Here autumn is made !! Holland.

Finally I took all my courage together and went outside to
paint again, .... pfff hard to do after such a lovely week.

I reckoned that it would be somewhat easier to paint in the national
museum of old buildings from Holland, "Het openluchtmuseum."

Its winter season over there so all the buildings are closed and therefor
its much cheaper and less crowded, ....


I discovered that they make autumn there by burning yellows and oranges in
the forge.


"Herfst maken." Arnhem, Holland.
(Making autumn.)
Oil on board 24 x 30 cm.

And a little one from the trip:


"Seagos molen." De Rode Leeuw Gouda, Holland.
(Seagos windmill.)
Oil on board. 24 x 30 cm

"The next bridge." Holland.

Still no new one, .... its hard to get inspired
in my own area after such a great trip.

And anyway, their is so much to do at home,
my car, the garden, in home and in my studio.
So after the great week I reckon I could take
some little break for these other stuff.

This is a very common site in the area of Leerdam,
all houses are standing on an other side of a polder ditch
and you only can reach it over such little bridges.


"Het volgende bruggetje." Leerdam, Holland.
(The next bridge.) Oil on board.
24 x 30 cm.

"Walking the dog." Holland.

An other from the trip with Rob.
This one is done ON the camping, euhm the way to it,
to be exact.

Done in the early morning, ... Rob was still snoring. (lol)


"Uit met de hond." Leerdam.
(Walking the dog.) Leerdam, Holland.
Oil on board. 18 x 24 cm.

"Gouda's glorie." Holland.

Taking a bit of a break, do some home work,
so here's one also from my trip with Rob.

This is a small building in Gouda, ...
Autumn is is full swing here!


"Gouda's glorie." Gouda, Holland.
(Gouda's pride.) Oil on board.
16 x 24 cm.

"Here I stand." Holland.

It's been a busy week together with Rob,
made much paintings about 3 a day, with a max
of 4 on one. For anybody who does plein air work,
knows how much work that is. But it's been a worth wild
effort!! This painting was the main blast on the 4 ones day.
The last one that day, just before sunset.
You can imagine what that would give for a feeling.
Being able to paint these kind of scene is a privilege.


"Hier sta ik." Meerkerk. (sold.)
(Here I stand.) Meerkerk, Holland.
Oil on board. 18 x 24 cm. 45 min.