"along the railroad." Doetinchem, Holland.

This is one of the funny bike paths in my hometown,

there are lots of these little paths along railroads or along

farm fields or little streams, it's giving great painting opportunities

because the little paths always meandering a bit which gives

great compositions.

 

"Langs het spoor." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Along the railroad.) Oil on panel. 18 x 24 cm.

 

One lucky bastard I am!

Just received a awesome piece of art from

 

 Haidee-Jo Summers

 

What a lucky bastard I am at the moment!!

 

Thank you soo much Haidee, it was so very VERY well packed

so arrived completely unharmed!

 

Yahoo what a threat, ... gone study it now in close detail.

 

 

 

 

"Soaking wet." Doetinchem, Holland.

You know when you gone paint these kind of skies,

you most likely gone get very, VERY wet, and indeed.

 

"Drijfnat." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Soaking wet.) Oil on panel. 18 x 24 cm.

 

With droplets

 

One Ibu one painting.

It's do able, but I don't recomend it, ... it hurts!!

 

"St. Martinuskerk." Wehl, Holland.

Oil on panel. 18 x 24 cm.

 

NO paintings for a while

Due to a diagnosed severe frozen shoulder I am
not be able to paint for a while, ... sorry.

 

 

 

 

 

"Snow shoveling." Doetinchem, Holland.

This is the mean cause of my muscle ache,
luckily it's on my right side so I still can paint a little.

For all I know living on a street corner has one downside, ...
a LOT of snow shoveling!!

"Sneeuwruimen." Doetinchem, Holland.
(Snow shoveling.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Monet`s winter garden" Doetinchem, Holland.

Finally little bit of sunshine on this side of Holland.

Together with snow it's just what a painter would wish for,
let alone to know this little spot which does reminds me
so much of that lovely winter painting from Monet.

If only I had a blackbird, could buy one from plastic tho.

 

Monet's wintertuin." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Monet's winter garden.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Ireland last one." Wexford, Ireland.

 

Just got some paintings back from Ireland, and although

I showed most of them this one I didn't, ... it was the last one I made over there,

waiting for the shop of Tony and Trish (TNT :-))  to open.

 

"Ierlands laatste." Wexford, Ierland.

(Ireland last one.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

"Lijsterbeslaan." Doetinchem, Holland.

An other commission, I am getting famous in Doetinchem! ;-)

 

 

"Lijsterbeslaan." Doetinchem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

 

"Catharina in het wit." Doetinchem, Holland.

Still lovely white around here, ...

 

"Catharina in het wit." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Catharina in white.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

Snow !! Again.

A very cold but beautiful day, if only the skate-tracks where open.

 

Although I said I would stick to the bigbrush this week I couldn't

experiment on the snow with it, there isn't just that much snowy

days here in Holland.

 

"Loenhorsterweg." Doetinchem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Hessenweg." Doetinchem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

 

1½ inch brush Doetinchem, Holland.

So Peter here you go, ... it isn't that easy I have to say,

especially to clean the brush all the time, it takes gallons of turp!!

But it's great fun, I think I am gone stick to it for this week.

It also reduces your brushes enormoulsy!!

 

Thanks for you lovely posting. > over there <

 

"Waalse water." Doetinchem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"De Volharding." Doetinchem, Holland.

Although I promised Peter Yesis to paint with a large

brush I couldn't manege it with this little vessel, but I

got rewarded with my nautghynes cause it was sold immediatly

by the people which where the owners of this little schip.

 

"De Volharding." Doetinchem, Holland.

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

 

"Walmolen Doetinchem." Doetinchem, Holland.

It's getting colder, they even talk about skating weather next

week. For people who don't live in Holland, the Dutch go nuts

when it's skating weather! Me too but more for painting them ;-)

 

This is one of the main features here in Doetinchem, the large

rampart windmill to translate is roughly.

 

"Walmolen Doetinchem." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Rampart mill Doetinchem.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

Btw. Are there any other Bloggers having trouble uploading images?

 

Commission, Doetinchem, Holland.

Just a little commission and although I don't like to paint

these kind of new buildings that much, it was great fun.

 

"De Huet." Doetinchem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

Grey, grey, grey and some grey with grey.

Although Richard Schmid once told he liked grey weather because

the light is just what you need as a plein air painter, cool with a colour

perspective just as it should be and lots of time because the light isn't

changing that much, ... he right about it all the way except that after

a few days (I'll reckon a week now) it's becoming very VERY dull,

no contrast now sparkle no nothing just grey light, ....

 

Ow well it's good practice.
 

 

"Zoo grijs." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Soo grey!) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

 

"Grijs bos." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Grey forrest.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Grey world." Westervoort, Holland.

Forgot my turp today, which isn't that convenient when

painting in the floodplains of the Rhine, especially not when

you should have cleaned your palette a long time ago.

But it's a nice practice on the other hand, to paint thicker

letting the paint do it's work and shape your brush the way

you want. Together with the fact that it was still quite an

high tide (all melt- and rainwater from Germany) and being

in the place where I lived for more then 20 years it was

just a lovely time.

 

"Grijze Wereld." Westervoort, Holland.

(Grey World.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Grey path." Doetinchem, Holland.

Somehow I like those grey days, together with lots of rain

it tends to get very VERY soaking wet around here which

causes lots of reflections in these kinds of pathways, ...

 

My bike is thinking completely different about this I'll guess.

 

the other thing I like to experiment with now a days it the

vertical size, its still the same size but it looks more evident.

 

"Grijs pad." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Grey path.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

 

 

"Grey start" Doetinchem, Holland.

 

Wishing everyone a marvelous and healthy

2013!!

 

This started off with a very grey day, but ended marvellously sunny.

 

I really have to take more panels with me!

 

"Grijze start." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Grey start.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Onder zeil." Laag Keppel, Holland.

(Under cover.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.