12 Apr 2023
Because I had to bring work for our Duo exhibition in Katwijk, we were in nearby Noordwijk for a few days. It is always difficult to plan, because you just have to hope that the weather will cooperate. But luckily it did ;-). A bit windy and busy with people, but I was able to work wonderfully. This Paintbox painting was also born there...
11 Apr 2023
Took the chance to paint for a few days in Noordwijkerhout, it was really chilly and the wind was blowing pretty hard. But luckily I have my little pochade and I could still paint wonderfully in the shelter of the car. The way people react en masse to the fields seems to get crazier and crazier every year. No one seems to know how not to walk between the balls.
11 Mar 2023
A bizarre weather change caused a kind of snow storm to set up at the end of the day on Friday. What I didn't expect was that it stayed down for a long time on Saturday despite the lovely sun...
8 Feb 2023
Fortunately, the sun really shows itself again, there is no wind, so it is a joy to stand on the waterfront of my beloved Berkel. The banks have been mowed, but the new reed tops already give the world a fresh green spring color...
19 Jan 2023
Working at Landgoed Dorth with finally a lovely sun again :-). It is really chilly, but with the sun in my face and this wonderful view it is easy to keep up. A passer-by saw me working and wondered why I wasn't wearing gloves. I always have them with me and I really use them when necessary, but I prefer not to. "Isn't the cold bothering you then?" she asked. "Nope" I smiled, "I don't notice it". "Well then you are really in your element" said the friendly woman. She said well I later realized...
16 Dec 2022
Finally some snow fell last night! When I got up the garden was covered with a thin layer of snow. And yes that only means one thing to me... quickly get dressed and go out, because then the white world is still at its best...
20 Apr 2021
The rapeseed field remains attractive so I am back in the same place, but now next to the path. Today the weather is lovely and the coat can be taken off. Next to me in the undergrowth is a large mouse family foraging...
18 Apr 2021
It is spring, wonderful weather with beautiful clouds and of course it is time for me to go outside. Today I am going out for the first time with my new plein air buddy the U.go pochade box ...
1 Apr 2021
When I was asked if I wanted to paint a mural in Museum STAAL, I of course said yes. It is a honor and a great challenge. And yes it was hard work on this scale, but I managed...
13 Feb 2021
It was so beautiful at the Berkel today. Sun and -4 ℃ and not too much wind makes nice snow paint conditions. It has been freezing for days and even on the Berkel ice is starting to grow. That immediately fascinated me. Nature is always different at the Berkel.
10 Feb 2021
And today it is cold.. very cold I may say. Well packed I am on my way to the Velhorst. I found a painting spot with a little shelter, because there is a more wind today...
9 Feb 2021
To go by car was almost impossible because of the extreme snowfall. The roads are unsafe at this moment. So I packed my backpack on my back, and hiked to estate Ampsen. Today I thought it would be nice to visit the sheltered forest...
29 Jan 2021
Today a photo from 2013 that I came across in my archive and immediately brought back many beautiful memories. Here I was working for the exhibition "Closer to the IJssel" at Galerie Lenten in Epse ...
17 Jan 2021
My alarm clock went off early today, it is dark and I took a look outside to check for snow. And yes the small layer of snow that fell last night is still there! I know I have to be quick today because it's going to melt...
16 Jan 2021
'Artist Sonja Brussen makes paintings from nature. Nature means everything to me. When I started painting outside, everything fell into place. All influences and changes in nature are very important to my work...
10 Jan 2021
It is already a good start to 2021. In the first week the painting "Night Shift" was sold to a customer from the Netherlands and in New York a collector had set her eye on "Natures Calling"...
9 Jan 2021
The sun showed itself today and it was very busy at the river Berkel. Fortunately, I have my sights on the evening right now. The last walkers left and peace returns. There is some rain in the air, but the light is very beautiful tonight...
2 Jan 2021
With this message I wish you a very happy, healthy and a good new year! I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for all the support, great responses, and many purchases of my work over the past year...
27 Dec 2020
It is wet at the moment, extremely wet, but this forest path at Landgoed Ampsen was tempting for a painting. In the spring it will probably be dry and green again and then this place is almost unrecognizable...
15 Sept 2020
Painted before when the sky was already starting to color, but now I'm on another mission... and that's the night. No more walkers and the last cyclists are still passing. Except for the chattering of the coots, it is as quiet as a mouse...
3 Sept 2020
Just got home from Texel, where we hung my painting project Paintbox Project at Gallery Posthuys in De Koog. It was a big job to hang 104 paintings as one block, but yes we managed it...
As a full time plein air artist I work in all weather conditions and seasons. My work is recognizable by the thick layers of paint and the firm brushstroke. So I have some demands on my painting gear and brushes. That I would love to share that with you!
I have already received messages from a number of colleagues with questions about my new U.GO pochade box. Coincidentally, the weather isn't too good at the moment so I thought... Let me make an unboxing video...
Hike & Paint might be the best way to keep fit ;-), but with my new U.GO 6"x 8" (small) it's really great! I now only have a tiny backpack with all my stuff on my back and that broadens the field of work even more...