"A start of a beautiful day." Doetinchem, Holland.

Made last Fryday, and indeed a great day it was.

 

"Begin van een mooie dag."  Doetinchem, Holland.

(Start of a beautiful day.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Theekoepeltje" Doetinchem, Holland.

Just a lovely morning painting, ...

 

"Theekoepeltje." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Little Teadome.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Leven en Dood." Doetinchem, Holland.

This could well be my favorite spot in Doetinchem, ... 'De Kleine Holt' that is.

A great place with lot's and lots of subject to paint.

 

"Leven en Dood." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Life & Death.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Caffee Friends from the past." Deventer, Holland.

A little sketch I made last Thursday in Deventer, ...

 

"Cafe Vrienden van Vroeger." Deventer, Holland.

(Caffee Friends from the past.) Oil on panel. 18 x 24 cm.

 

"NieuweSluis." Zwartsluis, Holland.

Made last wednseday in Zwartsluis, ...

 

"NieuweSluis." Zwartsluis, Holland.

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

 

 

"Nobody home." Hummelo, Holland.

Made this one yesterday, ...

 

"Niemand thuis." Hummelo, Holland.

(Nobody home.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Fries pride." Gendt, Holland.

An other one from last Sunday, ...

 

"Friese trots." Gendt, Holland.

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

 

"Waiting for the boss." Gendt, Holland.

A lovley day in Gendt yesterday, ... Thanks Koen!

It's a real pleasure to be able to paint in you awesome gardens again.

 

http://www.landgoedpoelwijk.nl/

 

"wachtend op de baas." Gendt, Holland.

(Waiting for the boss.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Open doors." Doetinchem, Holland.

One from last Friday as well, a sunrise painting doesn't

take that long, although I wish you could take some more

time for it.

 

"Open deur." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Open doors.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"At Sunrise." Doetinchem, Holland

Guess this was a lucky shot, never knew that it turned

almost complete reddish just before the Sun comes up.

I did the first strokes befor the Sun rose but after that

it went all much too fast, ...

 

"Zonsopkomst." Doetinchem, Holland.

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

 

"Before Sun Rise." Doetinchem, Holland.

Early but well worth it, ... guess it would be even more

exciting to go out a little sooner, then to chase the last details

 

"Voor Zonsopkomst." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Before Sunrise.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"New day." Doetinchem, Holland.

A new day, ...

 

"Nieuwe dag." Doetinchem, Holland.

(New day.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Going wild in the woods." Doetinchem, Holland.

Last Sunday I discovered a nice peace of forest nearby

which was so dense you could go lost after a few steps of a path, ... I almost did.

It's amazing how little rain come through even when it pours quite hard.

Anyhow, it was a challenge I thought about the whole weekend.

 

"Gek op bos." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Nuts about Forest.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Smog factory." Rheden, Holland.

One from last week to stay on the radar, ...

Been too busy to get out today, pity, maybe tomorrow.

 

"Smog fabriek. " Rheden, Holland.

(Smog factory.)  Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Herinneringslaan." Westervoort, Holland.

Made this one as well last Friday, ... it was a real

stroll into memory-lane, indeed.

 

"Herinnerings laan." Westervoort, Holland.

(Memory -lane.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Tuintje van Truus." Westervoort, Holland.

A I told yesterday early morning painting is a real rush, ...

Before you even have blocked inn the main parts the light

was already running across the grass, so I had to paint most

part from memory and looked at home where to tweak it a little.

 

"Tuintje van Truus." Westervoort, Holland.

(Truus Garden.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Edge of the woods." Rheden, Holland.

Made this one a few days back, ...

Not that I haven't painted today, but I am not sure if it's

ready yet.

 

The morning light is soo incredible fast, ...

 

"Rand van het bos." Rheden, Holland.

(Edge of the woods.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Smeared White Sídhe." Doetinchem, Holland.

It's getting autumn like around here in the early morning,

lots of 'Witte Wieven' (White Sídhe.) around in the morning, ...

Tricky to paint them, once they notice you they are gone.

 

One tip for it, is to stand on the edge on a shadow, estimate a little

how long it will take to get into the sun light, this way you're probably

notice a bit sooner that the world around you is changed, ...

 

"Uitgesmeerde witte wieve." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Smeared White Sídhe.) Oil on panel. 24 x 30 cm.

 

"Kruisallee." Doetinchem, Holland.

Yesterdays effort, ...

 

"Kruisallee." Doetinchem, Holland.

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

 

"Forgotten tree." Doetinchem, Holland.

Can you imagine that I've forgotten this big fellow, ... ?

I discovered him last weekend while having a stroll with

my girlfriend in the park 'Ruige Horst'.

 

"Vergeten boom." Doetinchem, Holland.

(Forgotten tree.) Oil on panel. 30 x 24 cm.

 

"Vlaams bakhuisje." Openluchtmuseum Arnhem, Holland.

Made last satutday during a gorgeous day in a Dutch pleinair museum.

 

"Vlaams Bakhuisje." Openluchtmuseum Arnhem, Holland.

Oil on panel. 18 x 24 cm.