Exhibition Hulsberg

 

A small exhibition of a few of some of my paintings was opened today in Hulsberg, at the local doctors practice "Huisartsenpraktijk Hulsberg". I am quite proud to see those works there.

Even though I paint and draw a lot, I realized that I seldom frame the paintings. I never take the time to do it, obviously I am always eager to produce sometihng new. But it makes the paintings better. Lesson learned.

House on the moors

 

Haven't been sketching in the wild for weeks. Neither is this, but I wanted to draw something, some composition drawing. Just putting the pen on the paper, at the chimney, and observing where the lines go.

On a terrace in Ieper

Trying to work with Gouache on toned paper. Based on a picture I took from a guy sitting on a terrace on the Market square in Ieper (not made on location). I am not sure I am using gouache properly, I think I use it too much like watercolour. Still a lot to learn.

Antoing: Eco holiday camp

 

My wife and I had a nice weekend in a small cottage on a holiday camp in Antoing, near the Belgian-French border. It was an "Eco" holiday camp: the wooden boat shaped cottages were located in the middle of the nature, in between shrubbery and trees, and actually floating above the ground not to disturb the nature.

We used the opportunity to visit Ieper and the World War 1 museums and trenches. Quite chilling when you realize what is going on in Ukraine and Israel/Gaza.

Mauritshuis, The Hague

During my visit to The Hague, I visited the Mauritshuis. House of Vermeer's "girl with the pearl earring". And my favourite Rembrandt painting: "lesson in anatomy by Dr. Nicolaes Tulp".
There was a visitor, who was very interested in another Rembrandt painting in the same room. He practically stood with his nose against the painting.

Plein, The Hague

I was in The Hague yesterday, for business. And to visit the museum "Mauritshuis" (with the Vermeer and Rembrandt paintings). Before the visit I made this quick sketch of the square in front of the building.

Euphemia

 

Euphemia.

TRADING CITIES 1: Proceeding eighty miles into the northwest wind, you reach the city of Euphemia, where the merchants of seven nations gather at every solstice and equinox. (excerpt from Italo Calvino's book: The invisible cities.)