Back to the bulb-fields. Schagen, Holland.

After those harbour days I took a little break, but today

I walked through the work I made last week. I still have

one box to go (5 work I'll guess) Anyway these I tidied up

today.

"Bollen uitroller." Schagen 2011

(Bulb roller.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Compositie met rood." Schagen 2011.

(Composition with red.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Compositie met roze." Schagen 2011.

(Composition with pink.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"De bollenwachter." Schagen 2011.

(The bulb keeper.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Denkend aan Robert Joseph." (narcis poeticus actaea)

Schagen 2011

(Thinking of Robert Joseph.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

Robert Joseph

"Laatste licht." Schagen 2011.

(Last light.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Morgenrood." Schagen 2011.

(Morning-red.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

Harbour-days Arnhem revisited.

Again a wonderful day in Arnhem, man what a lovely boats laying around over there!!

"De RO38." Arnhem, Holland.

(The RO38.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Samen achter het ponton." Arnhem, Holland.

(Together behind the barge.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Vliehouts pracht." Arnhem, Holland.

(Vliehouts pride.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

Ow and some new (ahum) work from my Bulb field trip.

"Seafox." Schagen 2011

(Seafox.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Tramstation Wieringerwaard." Schagen 2011

(Tram station Wieringerwaard.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"De Hoop." Schagen 2011.

(The Hope.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

Harbourdays Arnhem, Holland.

Wow what a busy day, the so called 'Kadedagen' are in town,

old historic ships everywhere in Arnhem. but I tried to take

it easy after last weeks painting.

"Famous Grouse." Arnhem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Smid aan wal." Arnhem, Holland.

(Smith on shore.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

Ooow almost forgot ;-)

The first batch of the bulb-field paintings.

"Compositie in blauw." Schagen, Holland.

(Composition in blue.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Denkend aan Edgar Payne." Schagen, Holland.

(Thinking of Edgar Payne.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Hete dag bij Oudesluis." Schagen, Holland.

(Hot day by Oudesluis.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Twee molen." Schagen, Holland.

(Two mills.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Bollenmolen." Schagen, Holland.

(Bulb mill.) Oil on panel. 12 x 30 cm.

Next batch tomorrow.

Just home, ...

A small preview

Weeks-work

Preparing for the bulb-fields.

No painting today, been to busy packing for a week

painting in the bulb-fields, ... leaving tommorow.

(Nijntje by Dick Bruna.)

(Thank you so much for this lovely card, Lieke, Corry and Sjerp.)

"Little ship Thom." Giesbeek, Holland.

To tired, ... so just the painting.

"Scheepje Thom." Giesbeek, Holland.

(Little ship Thom.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Early morning Arnhem." Arnhem, Holland.

A few days ago I noticed this spot, but couldn't find it

on Google-maps again. Last Friday I discovered where

it was, just beside a great factory. I painted this through

the gate of the factory area.

"Vroege morgen Arnhem." Arnhem, Holland.

(Early morning Arnhem.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Behind the blue doors." Doesburg, Holland.

Today it was almost impossible to get a good painting,

I had a good starting point though, behind two blue doors

one of them was open and I noticed a lovely wall, so I fetched

my view-catcher to see if it would look like a nice subject.

A lady came outside to ask what I was doing and she told

that there was a lovely tower at the other end of the building

I had a look but decided to stick with the wall, but viewed

from the other side. During the session it rained several times

it hailed two times, and although I closed my pochade to shelter

the painting I couldn't stop the Sun so the whole scene changed

too much in the end, ...

"Achter de blauwe deuren." Doesburg, Holland.

(Behind the blue doors.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

Bataviawerf Lelystad, Holland.

Exhausted but satisfied after a day's painting in Lelystad

on

'De Bataviawerf.'

"De Bataviawerf." Lelystad, Holland.

(The Batavia yard.) Oil on panel.

24 x30 cm.

"Urker op de Bataviawerf." Lelystad, Holland.

(Urker on the Batavia yard.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Little ship Karibu." Giesbeek, Holland.

M. day today, and what to do when finished?

Yes going to the local shipyard!

"Scheepje Karibu." Giesbeek, Holland.

(Little ship Karibu.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Along the Railroad dike." Westervoort, Holland.

Don't know how long this scene will exist, they are planning

a railroad-station on this spot, and the whole dike will be tunneled for it.

Hope the quiet atmosphere will stay, ...

"Langs de spoordijk." Westervoort, Holland.

(Along the railroad dike.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

Lesson number ... Westervoort, Holland.

Always check and double check an commissions work address, ...

"De Pals 32." Westervoort, Holland.

(The Pals 32.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Fill 'er up ." Arnhem, Holland.

Just a great spot, ... and maybe some new subjects to grasp.

"Gooi maar vol." Arnhem, Holland.

(Fill 'er up.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.

"Little house besides the dike." Westervoort, Holland.

Started painting this little dike-house yesterday,

but it also started to rain and even so much that

my ultramarine blue turned into cobalt blue.

And that's for me the sign to stop. I finished it

this morning (yes tweaking is very common ;-) )

Anyhow, here the little effort.

"Dijkhuisje aan de Pals." Westervoort, Holland.

(Little house besides the dike.) Oil on panel.

24 x 30 cm.