Enschede (2)

 

Drawing of the side of the Jacobuskerk (Jacob church). It was a secluded little square, quite popular to draw.

Enschede: café Moeke

 

I just had a great weekend. Not only did I visit my good friend Igor (which I hadn't seen since my study days, 35 years ago) and his lovely partner Wilma, but the Urban Sketching Netherlands organized a Saturday of sketching in Enschede. This is café Moeke, where all 220 participants assembled before we went into town to paint and sketch.

Jelle Portrait

 

Straight from the easel at a live portrait session. Jelle, the son of Annemiek, my art/painting teacher. I am rather pleased with the result. Hard to tell, but all strokes have a dedicated special mixed nuance of colour. And I maintained some of the background structure in the face itself. 

Acrylic on prepared Kraft paper, 60x70cm. About 2 hours work

Amsterdam Westerkerk

 

Visited Amsterdam yesterday. To the Anselm Kiefer exhibition "Sag mir wo die blumen sind" in the Van Gogh and Amsterdam Stedelijk museum. Made this sketch of the Westerkerk on a bench along the Prinsengracht.

Hasselt (2)

 I saw this little Maria prayer station on a side street in Hasselt.

Hasselt, Belgium

Hasselt, a town in Belgium, this morning. I had to go there for a hip-operation of our cat, Yoda.