I organized two "secrets tours". With a small group we walked and sketched on different less obvious locations, and I told the participants stories about the city. This was the first stop of the first day: the entrance to the Saint Servaas Basilica, gothic at its best. I only has short time, so I had to limit myself.
Sketches
Monday, 4 July 2022
Sketchweekend: St. Servaas
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Le Corbusier in Ronchamp
Two real quick sketches that I made in France. This is the famous "Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut" in Ronchamps, by Le Corbusier. I managed to squeeze a visit to this iconic landmark in between the sketching week.
Unfortunately the front (the other side of the building than shown here) was in scaffolding, as were the famous tainted glass windows. But when I made the interior sketch, the few remaining nuns came in (yes it's still a monastery) and sang hymns and flayed a flute. THat was really special.
Sunday, 26 June 2022
Lange grachtje in the rain
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Abandoned factory
On the last day in France I visited an old abandoned factory, and made a quick oilpainting there. An experiment if I could ue oil while using my usual Urban sketching gear. It's not yet finished, there was not enough time. This is how it looked like
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Lake in France
This was what it looked like.
Friday, 10 June 2022
Sunday, 5 June 2022
Corravillers, church
Another one from Corravillers, the third day. This time the idea was to use flat brushes only, and it should show. Acrylic on panel 40x50cm. I am kind of fond of this one.
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Maastricht Hotel l'empereur
Afterwards we went out sketching. I made this drawing of a hotel across the main trainstation: l'Empereur.
Thursday, 26 May 2022
Corravillers: bridge
Like I already said: I attended a painters course in France, in Corravillers. Each day we received assigments, but I wanted to do some stuff on my own. This was the result; after the assignment, while the others of the group were resting at the swimming pool, I decided to do another one on location.
Waterbased oils on panel 40x50cm.
Monday, 23 May 2022
France: Faucogney et la Mer
We went to France, the Haute Saone region, in the northeast. Annemiek Jongen gave us serious challenges, making sure a painting reflects the character of a certain material (like type of brush). Actually this one was not one of the challenges, I made this one in my own style.
It's a cemetary, high on the hills near Faucogney et la Mer, Saint Martin.
Thursday, 5 May 2022
Berlin Alexanderplatz
Thursday, 28 April 2022
Berlin: Hackeschen Markt
We had a nice weekend in Berlin, with a group of friends. Arrived on Saturday, left on Tuesday. Roamed through the city, which was no ordeal as the weather was perfect: real early Spring.
I was not able to make elaborate sketches, if you are with a group, you have to adapt. This is a quick impression of one of the terraces at the station "Hackeschen Markt", one of the major S-bahn stations.
Friday, 15 April 2022
Brabanthallen
After 2 years of Corona, symposia are getting organized again. This is one in Den Bosch in the "Brabanthallen", about fire safety and alarm systems. Managed to make a quick sketch.
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Barcelona
As part of a "drawing"game, a group of us split up the map of Barcelona. I choose one, which I worked out. All drawings will lead to a patchwork of a map of Barcelona. Bolow the yet unfinished status as of yesterday.
An initiative of Laura Sfiat from Boston.
Thursday, 31 March 2022
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Maastricht, Graanmarkt
Saturday, 19 March 2022
Friday, 18 March 2022
Learning from Nick Runge
Trying to master watercolour. I found a watercolour by Nick Runge of an old man, and I tried to see how his colours and highlights work. I was rather happy with the result, even though I see a lot of possible improvement.
But I am not even coming close to the original artwork. Still a lot to learn.
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Denise
Live model painting session. At the atelier of Annemiek. Denise (I think she was called that way). Interesting model.
Saturday, 5 March 2022
Herkerather Kapelle
This afternoon, even though it was cold, due to the lack of wind it was nice in the sun. This little chapel (dating fron 1883) is standing quite lonely in the middle of barren fields. And quite inaccessible, as it is just across the border in Germany. Even though there are no real borders between the Netherlands and Germany anymore, that does not mean all roads and paths are running unobstructed.
Friday, 4 March 2022
Aldous Huxley
Trying to improve my watercolour portrait skills. This was inspired by a watercolor portrait made by Fabian Bartz. I made a copy, to see how to make the colours work.
Actually, "Brave new world" is one of my favourite novels.
Friday, 25 February 2022
Elsloo from the canal
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Jeugrubbenweg
Making a walk with your pet became a popular pastime during Corona days.
As seen this afternoon on the Jeugrubbenweg in Hoensbroek.
Sunday, 30 January 2022
Medieval Quarantine tower
Our Castle (Hoensbroek). This is the Plague tower, meant to quarantine the sick in medieval times. It wouldn't have enough room for these days.
It was cold outside, the watercolour would take a long time to dry.
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Thuisbezorgd
I am not very fond of this drawing. It was cold and drizzling, I stood on the Market on Maastricht. A guy was waiting in front of a restaurant. They were preparing some food, for him to take to the customer.
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Sunday, 16 January 2022
Hellevoetsluis
Another try on watercolour. Same theme, thunderclouds. But now transposed on the view from the Harbour of Hellevoetsluis (translates as: the lock at the feet of the devil). Not made on location, but based on a picture I made some years ago.
Thursday, 13 January 2022
Sunday, 9 January 2022
It was cold in Thull.
It was cold this afternoon, just above freezing, with a strong wind. Watercold we call that here. But I really wanted to go out and draw something. This is a hill with footpath, the "Mulderwegske" in Thull, just 2 km from my house. The cold shows, I think.