tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76785501736181969782024-03-16T21:51:33.736+01:00rene fijten sketchesRene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.comBlogger1862125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-42968069193377788912024-03-16T21:50:00.004+01:002024-03-16T21:50:38.181+01:00Copenhagen: Nyhavn<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUY8tC9CgBpDJPtT4ZbjB91izLxntDVif0j8fX_ncZ_Clh9ifjTrUseVe-qE0CsTOMtiPPiTLAlyCUz0FlWnYe-idtsTqKPmLuQhK3WrjACbABjfJzBXfYUM2N2OUJcc27cMk6P3225DZOtRBPnGAfF93VsFQYX7ES4qvKxEdFODVwDb8kEux8Ek0pAqz/s1600/nyehavn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1600" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUY8tC9CgBpDJPtT4ZbjB91izLxntDVif0j8fX_ncZ_Clh9ifjTrUseVe-qE0CsTOMtiPPiTLAlyCUz0FlWnYe-idtsTqKPmLuQhK3WrjACbABjfJzBXfYUM2N2OUJcc27cMk6P3225DZOtRBPnGAfF93VsFQYX7ES4qvKxEdFODVwDb8kEux8Ek0pAqz/w640-h504/nyehavn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6fJ07glmKB0UjYH1ZuYpA5aAmuIggbShp8U5vm1MX9__wChGu3viJ27BV4Em2VvbV-rRAdv4vdGGNzUhBg0oiLgH-J4X-BHd8lFi8GiaFIx__KOT1BSkw5Y7kqd1QhFiKYNoYGP-bQV9TTZh1vb0E_i-S2_p3SZCvXNx_9K2PfufSiPTbBCA6Auk8usB/s1600/IMG_0919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6fJ07glmKB0UjYH1ZuYpA5aAmuIggbShp8U5vm1MX9__wChGu3viJ27BV4Em2VvbV-rRAdv4vdGGNzUhBg0oiLgH-J4X-BHd8lFi8GiaFIx__KOT1BSkw5Y7kqd1QhFiKYNoYGP-bQV9TTZh1vb0E_i-S2_p3SZCvXNx_9K2PfufSiPTbBCA6Auk8usB/s320/IMG_0919.jpg" width="277" /></a></div>I made three drawings in Copenhagen, this was the last one. A beautiful old harbour with coloured houses, very pretty. But it was very very cold, my fingers where aching when I finished the ink work. I knew the watercolour wouldn't dry, it usually spoils the drawing. So I decided to colour it digitally at home. Done with Gimp.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-85583365044447486702024-03-12T20:29:00.003+01:002024-03-12T20:29:28.439+01:00Copenhagen<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAyWfBS9UMjQROsgpdUeIzu5EX2_kY6tuDBqiT1NkKa7YtycjXxJhjKBb-HJTAWLBqSGj4WbCHUROgsJTdjdv_RTYmcAPBCVmM5x0URjH3uYrZb6GS4RqIF4-ZQ6QHqSVicM-6QN9-hqJy-w49IUMTnwb-LI1vQ0pVYUvXdOlftfjR1xxNILDkls2WitL/s1600/IMG_20240312_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAyWfBS9UMjQROsgpdUeIzu5EX2_kY6tuDBqiT1NkKa7YtycjXxJhjKBb-HJTAWLBqSGj4WbCHUROgsJTdjdv_RTYmcAPBCVmM5x0URjH3uYrZb6GS4RqIF4-ZQ6QHqSVicM-6QN9-hqJy-w49IUMTnwb-LI1vQ0pVYUvXdOlftfjR1xxNILDkls2WitL/w396-h640/IMG_20240312_0001.jpg" width="396" /></a></div>After the meetings in Malmö I took a day off to visit Copenhagen, just across the water. This is a church with a peculiar twisted tower, near Christiania, the "<span>Vor Frelsers Kirke".</span><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-26406336091276559602024-03-08T18:42:00.007+01:002024-03-08T18:42:37.363+01:00Malmö: foodcourt<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGC-P9PppDvjK-Cd0I54fvBeAsALAdrTYkr3-KmxAOtxFWm0XVzhmhoEHXBnpDWKhQsaB8PhadzEvJMROg-oUDuvTM32GaO67ExyB_a8iMomLGOQ5ABje6r72j1wFABRSLtYvWE-4GWthiPrC7X_FUqHD7jZgcGsdKLCs-hyIQcF-0PbS5VlzsqubPwPz/s1600/malm%C3%B6%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1600" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGC-P9PppDvjK-Cd0I54fvBeAsALAdrTYkr3-KmxAOtxFWm0XVzhmhoEHXBnpDWKhQsaB8PhadzEvJMROg-oUDuvTM32GaO67ExyB_a8iMomLGOQ5ABje6r72j1wFABRSLtYvWE-4GWthiPrC7X_FUqHD7jZgcGsdKLCs-hyIQcF-0PbS5VlzsqubPwPz/w640-h436/malm%C3%B6%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Quick sketch of two guys eating a burger. At the foodcourt of the Emporium shopping mall in Malmö: the Se7en Sin Burger restaurant. I was enjoying a Pokebowl myself.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-19671760810904773942024-03-06T21:34:00.005+01:002024-03-06T21:34:35.753+01:00Malmö: harbour<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjN94G8giCWNrQlCA2gkJvUDFziD4O1V5nZCaunnUReNS5kT9N7YwranAgJdFafuizwKmIpStbuX1Had8wNruGKgzcEKbbQ3K6_7EpScxvOGDU0Cm10JlrEUNBNwEGzalLfGKKC_ZYlL9FAn_n2QsJ5LzNRGEkJoj49vE1fR0U7Z6vEIynt6wMsMKBxrZ/s1600/malmo%2002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1600" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjN94G8giCWNrQlCA2gkJvUDFziD4O1V5nZCaunnUReNS5kT9N7YwranAgJdFafuizwKmIpStbuX1Had8wNruGKgzcEKbbQ3K6_7EpScxvOGDU0Cm10JlrEUNBNwEGzalLfGKKC_ZYlL9FAn_n2QsJ5LzNRGEkJoj49vE1fR0U7Z6vEIynt6wMsMKBxrZ/w640-h502/malmo%2002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Business trip to Sweden, Malmö. I had to attend a meeting for a project to improvements Kidney treatment on a sustainable way. Very intersting.<p></p><p>I managed to go out and sketch on location: this is a sketch I made on early monday morning, in the harbour of Malmö. It was very cold, but I sat protected against the wind, it was manageable.<br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-82720380284414831292024-02-25T15:27:00.004+01:002024-02-25T15:27:23.286+01:00Igor Stravinsky<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhgoS-6lcWLsxTw_qEc8_LrPe8Yu81p8l3TwOgPZ-x0rer6lLyjcVIyMIzKZ6o9DEmsn44cNSdgdFjkBK95fH45nXV2A7L5RGqBIfxFP3Qi84wsasEn_ZCWK0Y9pM7YP1vVEIgHDIbii6iow3gF9X6kPibawR6yysOmyUFslU6yaZlYznYUgoqAMWp71i/s1600/IMG_20240225_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhgoS-6lcWLsxTw_qEc8_LrPe8Yu81p8l3TwOgPZ-x0rer6lLyjcVIyMIzKZ6o9DEmsn44cNSdgdFjkBK95fH45nXV2A7L5RGqBIfxFP3Qi84wsasEn_ZCWK0Y9pM7YP1vVEIgHDIbii6iow3gF9X6kPibawR6yysOmyUFslU6yaZlYznYUgoqAMWp71i/w452-h640/IMG_20240225_0001.jpg" width="452" /></a></div>Igor Stravinsky, composer. After a B/W picture from the Internet. <p></p><p>Holbein acrylic gouache on toned paper.<br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-42853451589160250482024-02-16T23:21:00.005+01:002024-02-16T23:21:39.124+01:00Portrait<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H3grrgsZlGCONEbC0-2ni8jOk6rWhd2JCaifpIzq6dd9vg7UnEfseY9yHxxV_jYOAENJoW67Kl1VcPGV_gejSOKoAMwmKJSX7SEEeYa6dTukGUFlBOsyOlny4js8blplP7ELe1mn0W3phNhXpTw9fK2KUA4Me_qrYTUj3Bo4K7urW6ashAOpkzYOoxaV/s1600/IMG_20240215_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H3grrgsZlGCONEbC0-2ni8jOk6rWhd2JCaifpIzq6dd9vg7UnEfseY9yHxxV_jYOAENJoW67Kl1VcPGV_gejSOKoAMwmKJSX7SEEeYa6dTukGUFlBOsyOlny4js8blplP7ELe1mn0W3phNhXpTw9fK2KUA4Me_qrYTUj3Bo4K7urW6ashAOpkzYOoxaV/w512-h640/IMG_20240215_0001.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>Acrylic gouache on toned paper. Size A4. After a picture I found on the Internet.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-33968372628358225022024-02-09T21:34:00.003+01:002024-02-09T21:34:24.092+01:00Swimming lessons<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGEfNpHh1b5FtVyHWnCXdFUAuJvBO5JOUKNYWhtnG5ZE5RFxkqOX7WEJ7Cjo-f8VpHhKaxx-oZu_Uyy3ynT-yKTR_KafG7YeGUq9KtM6DoNmQuX7DMmFg8opp5qBmwe6oi3IH45VqG6yTyrnCcfygCzw7pNWXU4ok1HXjvk2IDiuO8ssmPLtpyzvnfcbT/s1600/nieuwe%20hatenboer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="1600" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGEfNpHh1b5FtVyHWnCXdFUAuJvBO5JOUKNYWhtnG5ZE5RFxkqOX7WEJ7Cjo-f8VpHhKaxx-oZu_Uyy3ynT-yKTR_KafG7YeGUq9KtM6DoNmQuX7DMmFg8opp5qBmwe6oi3IH45VqG6yTyrnCcfygCzw7pNWXU4ok1HXjvk2IDiuO8ssmPLtpyzvnfcbT/w640-h556/nieuwe%20hatenboer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This afternoon. Waiting for my grandson to finish his swimming lessons, at the swimming pool in Sittard. This father was bored as well, but I have a sketchbook :) <br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-58403783652114064432024-02-08T21:47:00.001+01:002024-02-08T21:47:04.451+01:00Nuth: Terstraten<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cDV_NnDp7DeQbS96Y4oo6GD_mx9g3hlIjYTz9yHPSlvjgfoarkuWZMjp5UKI7NH6C94Lgpxg_pranTdZ7RBH7H0xGoGkSOgfVPyDIliRKi998P1Vh9Amb0g522GX6lUTKMGMYlaZupPWOieeF1ohHRG2mFwp9nb4kTDfwCwZV-AeB5wsIMczsP-ikWDO/s1600/IMG_20240208_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1600" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cDV_NnDp7DeQbS96Y4oo6GD_mx9g3hlIjYTz9yHPSlvjgfoarkuWZMjp5UKI7NH6C94Lgpxg_pranTdZ7RBH7H0xGoGkSOgfVPyDIliRKi998P1Vh9Amb0g522GX6lUTKMGMYlaZupPWOieeF1ohHRG2mFwp9nb4kTDfwCwZV-AeB5wsIMczsP-ikWDO/w640-h390/IMG_20240208_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Quick sketch of a country road in Nuth, South of Limburg.<br /> <p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-27161339641993792012024-02-04T18:17:00.007+01:002024-02-04T18:17:37.634+01:00Nieuwe Hateboer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_Kc6jn-BFlG3a9oSnXGJl5_xVvPxZZ-wTMKqz7PJom7izPyiDZAna0MipoC_p4kOwwM0yieldMNVOjcfHxb9xIBM3a5WoDJOmCTckOkmdPsv0W6Su2XHk97wUS_2touvUbnJc5OZFiYK9cquExYcf5p8M_JXaPo7U1l-KJwSHCzyzM-TZ1psli78shYe/s1600/hatenboer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_Kc6jn-BFlG3a9oSnXGJl5_xVvPxZZ-wTMKqz7PJom7izPyiDZAna0MipoC_p4kOwwM0yieldMNVOjcfHxb9xIBM3a5WoDJOmCTckOkmdPsv0W6Su2XHk97wUS_2touvUbnJc5OZFiYK9cquExYcf5p8M_JXaPo7U1l-KJwSHCzyzM-TZ1psli78shYe/w502-h640/hatenboer.jpg" width="502" /></a></div>On friday I usually bring my grandson Willem to swimming lessons. I sit in the canteen for a cup of coffee, there are always a few seniors meeting for an half an hour of coffee. This older woman was sitting on the table next to us.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-71941969808823462512024-01-19T22:02:00.001+01:002024-01-19T22:02:12.940+01:00Hoensbroek in the snow<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ffEMjGsaKc8WBlNdXxf6q1xzXBfKOVh-X_nsnjzlQVf3IviPaS2sqZD4n9I-XZZwX5OZhcJQO2bcHJcS2wYAbcGBimKEtFdkRpVU3AAgxRPN6r3_jTFNEdPKw3oTuuUGv9VUdReOsQ87vdavS-jD1ofsNVf9t9GSySWgRbIrWh1T8MmYGADIigQMFlN3/s1600/HOENSBROEK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1600" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ffEMjGsaKc8WBlNdXxf6q1xzXBfKOVh-X_nsnjzlQVf3IviPaS2sqZD4n9I-XZZwX5OZhcJQO2bcHJcS2wYAbcGBimKEtFdkRpVU3AAgxRPN6r3_jTFNEdPKw3oTuuUGv9VUdReOsQ87vdavS-jD1ofsNVf9t9GSySWgRbIrWh1T8MmYGADIigQMFlN3/w640-h460/HOENSBROEK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Thick packs of snow in our region, all in just one day, 20-25 cm. That was something we didn't see for a long time. I remember it from my youth, but it is probably getting rarer. Anyway, I had half an hour left this morning, and I rushed to make a snow scene on location. The Castle of Hoensbroek, as seen from my (warm and cosy) car on the parking lot. A4 toned paper, gouache paint, brushpen and black ink.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-44655744182938116642024-01-17T22:04:00.008+01:002024-01-17T22:04:56.712+01:00Marcel Duchamp<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRe81uH3rTsju4HskjmSE4Qo5YwAUtZ9J1QiIbZQdbC3sDseqyWtx5dO21-7twrTKm2Sfov5gsnhKdJJMhp65En4zSBX9zuQzDSsHYArm1hjnYqFACUclF4gJeA1fRyK8a1SNigIlN04deNSfBF66OJng1WU1oQOkXh0_K3sZtz1kayGUoXDXS6eAdUKV/s1600/marcel%20duchamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1600" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRe81uH3rTsju4HskjmSE4Qo5YwAUtZ9J1QiIbZQdbC3sDseqyWtx5dO21-7twrTKm2Sfov5gsnhKdJJMhp65En4zSBX9zuQzDSsHYArm1hjnYqFACUclF4gJeA1fRyK8a1SNigIlN04deNSfBF66OJng1WU1oQOkXh0_K3sZtz1kayGUoXDXS6eAdUKV/w640-h448/marcel%20duchamp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Marcel Duchamp. Even as a young boy I was fascinated by this futurist/dadaist/surrealist artist, I would devour all available books from our local library. I especially like "The bride stripped...", which I still don't understand.<br /><p></p><p>Anyway, it is painted after I black and white picture I found (from the NYT). With acrylic gouache, on black toned paper, A4. It was quite complicated to translate the black and white into colour tones.<br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-5735514045298751252024-01-14T15:45:00.005+01:002024-01-14T15:45:29.675+01:00Drawing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhB7HB-LmUXh_TS1R1ZVrDHOIpJEjs155xV7MiJOwpfXXagSEYmTcJnb0X_iLI5f8nSxEeZz9c_52KWALenkYowuHn_8pG73x7TZ50ctCNTtjJ2kdh-O67n_JpmhxzjDHSVRSVKt4TxKefL6Yc2WVH5OEKVOPrlWFUpsdx2bBDHOSj8v8ZpulxylVjTca/s1600/IMG_20240114_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="952" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhB7HB-LmUXh_TS1R1ZVrDHOIpJEjs155xV7MiJOwpfXXagSEYmTcJnb0X_iLI5f8nSxEeZz9c_52KWALenkYowuHn_8pG73x7TZ50ctCNTtjJ2kdh-O67n_JpmhxzjDHSVRSVKt4TxKefL6Yc2WVH5OEKVOPrlWFUpsdx2bBDHOSj8v8ZpulxylVjTca/w380-h640/IMG_20240114_0002.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>Ink combined with Acrylic gouache. Based on a painting by Izumi Kogahara.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-58925242004044832632024-01-07T14:02:00.000+01:002024-01-07T14:02:10.562+01:00Philip Glass<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q6y0FkBfuGwk6BT-XoDzwcZkKIAaXZ0Ic3Mb_wlK-Sptq95XcCqJ3RXXRAS66uKNL6PCkyQW-DHZ7P56A3o67wGpGvA9h7Dbz34MxuoqkflbMlykWLl2rCBIP0I4EhhQI1qDOGur3uDFUxgtJc8DbWsUU0783_17rgmK4ILGTXHktBt5NWFqchoGSqqE/s1600/philip%20glass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1266" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-q6y0FkBfuGwk6BT-XoDzwcZkKIAaXZ0Ic3Mb_wlK-Sptq95XcCqJ3RXXRAS66uKNL6PCkyQW-DHZ7P56A3o67wGpGvA9h7Dbz34MxuoqkflbMlykWLl2rCBIP0I4EhhQI1qDOGur3uDFUxgtJc8DbWsUU0783_17rgmK4ILGTXHktBt5NWFqchoGSqqE/w506-h640/philip%20glass.jpg" width="506" /></a></div>Philip Glass, my all time favourite composer. I went to a lot of concerts with his compositions, even saw him perform his work personnaly a few times. Based on a picture from the NYT, and a youtube tutorial of Emily Hues. <br /><p></p><p>Lately I tried to handle gouache, but somehow it didn't work for me. So I bought a set of high quality japanese stuff: Holbein acrylic gouache. This is my first try, so far I am really pleased how it behaves.<br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-56193786514874322032024-01-04T20:14:00.003+01:002024-01-04T20:14:15.113+01:00Roermond house<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGVc0gcsa6MxtYMfGCDdu-czccpsEyRZ69Syr-N2IJjgpcmA9bJdp1DGDTsKC_4zjSRyV1nYCTpHpcW9x1PsLVCoIXaMQNrBNfHt1BqunLGVdfOHKd7LWigQE6lfOTV_HlSCcYv3Sjqmrsa1FTTURGc2ePRxL_C_62dAM-Fk63ehOLgBrtgJUCC1OEEXH/s1600/roermond.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGVc0gcsa6MxtYMfGCDdu-czccpsEyRZ69Syr-N2IJjgpcmA9bJdp1DGDTsKC_4zjSRyV1nYCTpHpcW9x1PsLVCoIXaMQNrBNfHt1BqunLGVdfOHKd7LWigQE6lfOTV_HlSCcYv3Sjqmrsa1FTTURGc2ePRxL_C_62dAM-Fk63ehOLgBrtgJUCC1OEEXH/w474-h640/roermond.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqPF8dfT0ZTY2BL7JEwwfXCPJmBfoMdBmZNm-H19VNhiNThwtqjTfImHnySfckxrnOsadctodbh68LqwMqjpoSEaKA9Kb7rEucoUGG98YLIEaM1Ca3DOzvE_F6sSVMRCgbPIhkagDbGtZ_c8uGlrs5d6tteJfMmtkaKzo2LTNCN0i3kl8MgQ4P0OHGB8e/s960/414933340_7043418722374318_5283410944059190371_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqPF8dfT0ZTY2BL7JEwwfXCPJmBfoMdBmZNm-H19VNhiNThwtqjTfImHnySfckxrnOsadctodbh68LqwMqjpoSEaKA9Kb7rEucoUGG98YLIEaM1Ca3DOzvE_F6sSVMRCgbPIhkagDbGtZ_c8uGlrs5d6tteJfMmtkaKzo2LTNCN0i3kl8MgQ4P0OHGB8e/s320/414933340_7043418722374318_5283410944059190371_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Roermond, last saturday, with Ruud Otten.<p></p><p>Drawing a house, protected against the chilly wind by the wall of a shopping mall. Someone made a picture of us both; we were so concentrated we didn't even notice :) <br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-53584942273504809752023-12-30T22:16:00.003+01:002023-12-30T22:16:21.987+01:00Roermond Rattentoren<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdoOVoZWE2GdEq5owoym_lPa3AuLRXiOVVWZc_tPnColK_Bb1EhmXa0zlKgRhqSc6KQPRemep3CabUsmIA0PrTse2dPA1ke95sn8a8Y6EN0zjOT1gq6xvaOSsbtGXj0-1cYWh5cvmItH9YQGEPNLXLKyT-SDsC_XGFL303VMOXs7fa63yIU_Fk8aa4iz3/s1600/roermond%20rattentoren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdoOVoZWE2GdEq5owoym_lPa3AuLRXiOVVWZc_tPnColK_Bb1EhmXa0zlKgRhqSc6KQPRemep3CabUsmIA0PrTse2dPA1ke95sn8a8Y6EN0zjOT1gq6xvaOSsbtGXj0-1cYWh5cvmItH9YQGEPNLXLKyT-SDsC_XGFL303VMOXs7fa63yIU_Fk8aa4iz3/w464-h640/roermond%20rattentoren.jpg" width="464" /></a></div>Went out sketching on location again, in Roernond. This is the "rattentoren" (the tower of the rats. No idea why it is called that way). With Ruud Otten; even though it was cold, out of the wind it was still okay. I was able to try one of Ruud's self made watercolour naps, the green tones in this drawings.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-66687981443216503472023-12-29T11:04:00.000+01:002023-12-29T11:04:02.448+01:00Jean Rochefort<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdpTx2VWaRInkqpbXOutPodDKHK8iSyUOaWevCJHKhMD65VmLjGGBWUPjN7xCErIwmiBQOmhoxffoceZ533GJ5ICaS5mZkTYqPDh1-lWlIXGKe3MEbphj-q4nnZl6-Xg11V9-Yg5oPxyIk5fmARdS_JX1JW390gDMl9oq5eXsUv_b2WpFBF4ntCkcQKZH/s1600/IMG_20231229_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdpTx2VWaRInkqpbXOutPodDKHK8iSyUOaWevCJHKhMD65VmLjGGBWUPjN7xCErIwmiBQOmhoxffoceZ533GJ5ICaS5mZkTYqPDh1-lWlIXGKe3MEbphj-q4nnZl6-Xg11V9-Yg5oPxyIk5fmARdS_JX1JW390gDMl9oq5eXsUv_b2WpFBF4ntCkcQKZH/w436-h640/IMG_20231229_0001.jpg" width="436" /></a></div>Sometimes I get so frustrated doing portraits in colour, I just go back to my default mode: ink drawings in moleskine sketchbooks. This one is from a picture of the french actor Jean Rochefort. <p></p><p>I found a page: 100 pictures to use to excersise drawing/painting portraits. Good training stuff.<br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-17592674271442456052023-12-28T09:43:00.004+01:002023-12-28T09:43:45.813+01:00Portrait in gouache<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDX3B84kL4gYq9tT2M-5krLe0RtziREu_AADLywbYwfBXETjxTRu62E6acySWuDpW50f60HN7WYIm51FfiBNNNS7eTOJUGArJ186L14v1oouXBbgiy8MLjcBNASiF-vJo8zGbjJYqDjHEf_F_4qDWThlgqV_vUVOIxpaLHhC0LIKE7sIvjBs3FNLeWqMM/s1600/IMG_20231228_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1490" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDX3B84kL4gYq9tT2M-5krLe0RtziREu_AADLywbYwfBXETjxTRu62E6acySWuDpW50f60HN7WYIm51FfiBNNNS7eTOJUGArJ186L14v1oouXBbgiy8MLjcBNASiF-vJo8zGbjJYqDjHEf_F_4qDWThlgqV_vUVOIxpaLHhC0LIKE7sIvjBs3FNLeWqMM/w596-h640/IMG_20231228_0001.jpg" width="596" /></a></div>Quite dissatisfied with my drawings and paintings lately. The weather is too horrible to go outside. As compensation I have been trying to improve my portrait skills and trying gouache. But I already threw away quite a number of trials. Even this one, based on a picture of some soccer/football trainer, is not what I was looking for.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-18289459235911512282023-12-18T22:49:00.002+01:002023-12-18T22:49:17.002+01:00Slave ship<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDZH6cvapJdNQxxYwWhbFCcwiGyUGvZWKEk7JIrp1Sb4mE5UnVgpPqD9l02He9P3yem0mv8KJUrQsOaf-Pm3IlinbuJcVAsonpfLjWHepfplq6pevu6lFe-nSrTaY_FeYe7W0ELWsFNAKdpA3QdnUCVsx5tv658eJmT40yWl43X0WJTk5KZW7SNrnFWvd/s1600/IMG_20231218_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1600" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDZH6cvapJdNQxxYwWhbFCcwiGyUGvZWKEk7JIrp1Sb4mE5UnVgpPqD9l02He9P3yem0mv8KJUrQsOaf-Pm3IlinbuJcVAsonpfLjWHepfplq6pevu6lFe-nSrTaY_FeYe7W0ELWsFNAKdpA3QdnUCVsx5tv658eJmT40yWl43X0WJTk5KZW7SNrnFWvd/w640-h336/IMG_20231218_0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Busy time of year, all kinds of projects to be finished before January 1st. I read an old comic book "Master race" by Bernie Krigstein, dating from 1955. Beautiful B&W drawng work. Based on one of his drawings in the story "Slave ship".<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-22684273890914657702023-12-05T21:30:00.001+01:002023-12-05T21:30:09.287+01:00St. Jan demolition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMi0g6FX65mbwbEXa-oUyuTLGR3lMHxoCCLV8zVLDj6XvgOQqGEy5BbSjmY-tVAlBDKZ-GSGxUoCLSFnQcwc8SRVTATA_G4_B_VGbRDT-MLdG7DwPk55JSk8vNpX9vhO3CGvbMjCN_RSdgEVO33XmxYF-bdnsUyfo__vULDYXKLzq3uTDxfFWRce7gdfa/s1600/IMG_20231205_0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="1600" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMi0g6FX65mbwbEXa-oUyuTLGR3lMHxoCCLV8zVLDj6XvgOQqGEy5BbSjmY-tVAlBDKZ-GSGxUoCLSFnQcwc8SRVTATA_G4_B_VGbRDT-MLdG7DwPk55JSk8vNpX9vhO3CGvbMjCN_RSdgEVO33XmxYF-bdnsUyfo__vULDYXKLzq3uTDxfFWRce7gdfa/w640-h500/IMG_20231205_0002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>View from my study window: today they started tearing down the high school across the street. The new school buildings are behind this old wing. I have a lot of old memories in these buildings: my wife, both my children and I spent long years in there.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-17253063003637412222023-12-04T21:15:00.002+01:002023-12-04T21:15:14.245+01:00Astrid 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoZEMO6zMn8ZB65ym6m4o2_fmkqp9-iSmbCbkEtlWWkVRHb9kdpz5CaEjwLFeijiE-g-RdYsCyWZTuK3Ytyecb8Zv0o6a5dQqBxrasRrfCfKa-Ahc7CmIy1hO2dkgxtM2hT5Oi4BBlI1InAbhjww_teF2yW1qmrNLdmVm-R5x86pYYR1_kSVvSZaIL-2D/s1600/IMG_0329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoZEMO6zMn8ZB65ym6m4o2_fmkqp9-iSmbCbkEtlWWkVRHb9kdpz5CaEjwLFeijiE-g-RdYsCyWZTuK3Ytyecb8Zv0o6a5dQqBxrasRrfCfKa-Ahc7CmIy1hO2dkgxtM2hT5Oi4BBlI1InAbhjww_teF2yW1qmrNLdmVm-R5x86pYYR1_kSVvSZaIL-2D/w536-h640/IMG_0329.jpg" width="536" /></a></div>Live portrait session, quick charcoal sketches, 10 minutes each.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-36972944938150543572023-11-26T16:23:00.004+01:002023-11-26T16:23:34.122+01:00Astrid<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXXonid93HvvfWfUYjD5f5lT-0iQ5X8A15VrTxv1VGZZWBdvsH5QRoRxwjDeoz4LZ7dloOuDvsfLi03iv14o8J8sd2GfXxEu0TEiVQnKWR6zC94pzGb3iLSFLu9M0K3KX_VZDxR_74boVLXg-bCYd8OSgQusNx1sbG4igx97hG-_JD_NqTqVMTZxn1Fgd/s1600/astrid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXXonid93HvvfWfUYjD5f5lT-0iQ5X8A15VrTxv1VGZZWBdvsH5QRoRxwjDeoz4LZ7dloOuDvsfLi03iv14o8J8sd2GfXxEu0TEiVQnKWR6zC94pzGb3iLSFLu9M0K3KX_VZDxR_74boVLXg-bCYd8OSgQusNx1sbG4igx97hG-_JD_NqTqVMTZxn1Fgd/w514-h640/astrid.jpg" width="514" /></a></div>Live portrait painting session at Annemiek Jongens atelier: Astrid. The idea was to make an underpainting, to study light/dark and tonal quality. I couldn't resist to add warm/cool colours. Took about an hour to make. Acryic on bamboo paper 50x60cm.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-80792192591395614282023-11-21T22:07:00.002+01:002023-11-21T22:07:16.044+01:00Antoing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NMWHvKNh8J55yV833k8RgbQhMZDzpLgiEk4sapHnXC8nzGV-ppbzLjdKNFnDUjoz4rU4FolNk8xbs96vaC6eF2OtLemqOQWYSrTTUAIqQc_MSFtPkvWhaJDmrzjXb-eTttU_nYO9oFKnsAWBu18ec6gD1tv5U0kSocsn-sFhpkvGn2PqgSJRRQxnhZse/s1600/antoing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1600" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NMWHvKNh8J55yV833k8RgbQhMZDzpLgiEk4sapHnXC8nzGV-ppbzLjdKNFnDUjoz4rU4FolNk8xbs96vaC6eF2OtLemqOQWYSrTTUAIqQc_MSFtPkvWhaJDmrzjXb-eTttU_nYO9oFKnsAWBu18ec6gD1tv5U0kSocsn-sFhpkvGn2PqgSJRRQxnhZse/w640-h416/antoing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Quick scene in gouache, after a view we saw a few weeks ago, during a walk along on of the canals in Antoing, Belgium. Unfortunately not made on location, I am still reluctant to bring gouache to on location drawing/painting.<p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-78427892193718302172023-11-20T20:22:00.000+01:002023-11-20T20:22:46.513+01:00Alfa Bear trail run<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUg83sBZHKl4Ptl31OSFUxtytWttMhp5AkNpijaJyt7fbrDUrYWRlX-SJUUZ8QT-66E3a_uoGJiB7L8NI6ZZQhTDd_7C5bwQb-DWhvqF1T1FpR6SBGIxVgah2IM0J3Kg6m1b6f9ibKMS3la3xyxq3zvEzC2oGtG0W6P2WtopU1xLHZIRvNMAVhm-nokUs/s1600/IMG_0315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUg83sBZHKl4Ptl31OSFUxtytWttMhp5AkNpijaJyt7fbrDUrYWRlX-SJUUZ8QT-66E3a_uoGJiB7L8NI6ZZQhTDd_7C5bwQb-DWhvqF1T1FpR6SBGIxVgah2IM0J3Kg6m1b6f9ibKMS3la3xyxq3zvEzC2oGtG0W6P2WtopU1xLHZIRvNMAVhm-nokUs/w480-h640/IMG_0315.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I usually don't post personal things, just drawings, but I am quite proud of my achievement yesterday. I did the Alfa Bear Trail run in Schinnen: 12,7 km running with a height difference of 300 meters (that's the height of the Eiffeltower), over steep hills, footpaths and through mud, mud and more mud. <p></p><p>I finished in 1 hour and 25 minutes, which gave me place 237 of 430. To put this in perspective: I am 65 years old, there were only 10 other runners of my age or older.<br /></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-65509120892074660952023-11-17T20:24:00.001+01:002023-11-17T20:24:05.506+01:00Baltimore<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKi_2zMFjzkzad2KgLsgikkXUpJNTNo2HCwSXmIYTGixLJql2mjej0sIDWLfOu2lZiZdvw1-hJ4-s7fh74xvIa6mYMdgdIbhuOWcdDhWbPHAWQRYhIMcM62CccEaYkm2dTwZk_DIinVPUGjIi0NEusjGEEnilJxhJoZot91ta-ut6WN0IMSIZ3Fj8MC6L/s1600/IMG_20231117_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKi_2zMFjzkzad2KgLsgikkXUpJNTNo2HCwSXmIYTGixLJql2mjej0sIDWLfOu2lZiZdvw1-hJ4-s7fh74xvIa6mYMdgdIbhuOWcdDhWbPHAWQRYhIMcM62CccEaYkm2dTwZk_DIinVPUGjIi0NEusjGEEnilJxhJoZot91ta-ut6WN0IMSIZ3Fj8MC6L/w560-h640/IMG_20231117_0001.jpg" width="560" /></a></div>The dark days of Nevember, it's dark when I get home from work, no chance to draw or paint outside. So here is a page from my sketchbook, a portrait of a man from Baltimore, based on a picture by Patrick Joust. Made with my Duke Confucius (fude) fountainpen.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678550173618196978.post-29651382815150353992023-11-14T20:53:00.000+01:002023-11-14T20:53:05.360+01:00Suriname<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5Ucj6sTaLD_X4GY0u_NH6LdW01pcONCtXmaBitAcySlJUQ0CJs4ixVWvbiojgC2jWonItrEGOEIVV9jWK0rZjh2GOk9ih5zvapVW6B_YREACiskW9IxVeH472CCSPYNDVDwT_hhIo-ZvHG9N_-yvE4feHL6OwyZ1aLnkB8nbt8yxiOXk90yOIr9T27Om/s1600/IMG_20231114_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5Ucj6sTaLD_X4GY0u_NH6LdW01pcONCtXmaBitAcySlJUQ0CJs4ixVWvbiojgC2jWonItrEGOEIVV9jWK0rZjh2GOk9ih5zvapVW6B_YREACiskW9IxVeH472CCSPYNDVDwT_hhIo-ZvHG9N_-yvE4feHL6OwyZ1aLnkB8nbt8yxiOXk90yOIr9T27Om/w502-h640/IMG_20231114_0001.jpg" width="502" /></a></div>Each week my newspaper (Volkskrant) features interviews with 100-year old seniors. To learn from their wisdom. Some months ago they had an interview with an old lady from Suriname, don't remember her name, but it was a very interesting take on our society. I saved the picture and used it for this gouache painting on toned paper. I am not sure it really resembles her, but it was interesting to do.<br /><p></p>Rene Fijtenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01994125490311431495noreply@blogger.com3