"Zonnebloemenzee." De Horst, Holland.

"Zonnebloemen draaien

met de zon mee

van vroeg tot laat

met de zon mee

tot hij ondergaat

's nachts

draaien zonnebloemen

langzaam

niet vlug

's nachts

draaien zonnebloemen

weer zachtjes terug

tot de zon komt

met de zon mee

zonnebloemen zee".

(Text: Hans en Monique Hagen.)

("Sunflowers sea."

"Sunflowers turn

along with the Sun

from early morning

til late in the evening they

follow the Sun till he sets.

At night,

the Sunflowers turn

slowly

without any rush.

At night,

the  Sunflowers turn

slowly back again.

Til the Sun comes up

they follow the Sun,

Sunflowers sea.")

I just had to think of this lovely little poem from the

book:

"Jij bent de liefste."

When we saw this view from our shelter this vacation.

"Zonnebloemenzee." De Horst, Holland.

(Sunflower sea.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

Days painting in Utrecht, Holland.

Had a great day in Utrecht, ...

"Kleine boot." Utrecht, Holland.

(Little boat.)  Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Utrechtse gracht." Utrecht, Holland.

(Utrechts channel.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Utrechtse sluis." Utrecht, Holland.

(Utrechts lock.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Canadian War Cemetery." Groesbeek, Holland.

If you ever have a change to paint a war cemetery, ... go for it!

I did it several times and each time it's soo impressive.

You really feel that it is an honor to do and that somehow your

being watched, not spooky in any way but just that you

become aware how much effort it took that you have the

freedom to paint whatever you want, ...

"Canadese Erebegraafplaats Groesbeek." Groesbeek, Holland.

(Candian war cemetery Groesbeek.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Show at the church of Persingen." Persingen, Holland.

One of you Bloggers will recognize this lovely little church ooow

so well. He exhibit his work very often in it and I hope he will

do it a lot more in the future, his work fits soo well in it.

Guess who?!

"Expositie in het kerkje van Persingen." Persingen, Holland.

(Show at the church of Persingen.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

Back home!!

So close at home and yet sooo different!!

I even now can't hardly believe that this is

still Holland, and so close at home.

I made 37 works in 17 days, although not

everyone is presentable I posted a lot of

them already on my website:

http://www.rene-beeldendkunstenaar.nl/

"Cranenburgsestraat." De Horst, Holland.

(Cranenburgstreet.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.