rene fijten sketches

  This afterrnoon, I took a nice ride on my bike, wanted to draw some cows, couln't find hem, so I drew this old farmhouse instead. It...

  Glaspaleis / Schunck. My city used to be rich and bursting of energy, in the coal mining era. In 1930 a department stote commisioned the a...

Also the Urban Sketching meeting in Valkenburg, a very quick one, maybe 10-15 minutes. The man was actually a statue, so he did not move :) ...

 A random image of a face, inspired by an image I saw on Pinterest. Just fun to do. Sepia ink and watercolour on Khadi paper.

Here another sketch of the Urban Sketching Meeting of last saturday in Valkenburg.  

  The Maastricht Urban Sketchers met today in Valkenburg. The group was about 12 people, we even had three from Eupen (Belgium) with us. The...

  Something random. Just started doodling.

  My wife and I had a few nice days off to celebrate our wedding anniversary: one to Utrecht, one to Amsterdam. I managed to make these 2 qu...

  I am very proud that one of my paintings was selected for the exhibition "Passaasj" in Heerlen. Out of 500 artists (both profess...

  Last Saturday I helped organize a National Urban Sketching Netherlands day. This time in Gouda. I had visited Gouda for preparation purpos...

  Live portrait session, with palette knife, last monday.50x60 acrylic..

  We had temperatures of above 20 degrees this week, very early. I went out to the Brussummerheide, a forest area a few kilometers from my h...

  Portrait in Ink, based on a vintage picture I found on the internet. Could not find the photographer. Washed out ink on Khadi handmade all...

  Quick sketch of a castle standing quite alone in the Brabant landscape. Kasteel Croy. Made 2 weeks ago, forgot to post.

 Another quick sketch made during the Tattoo session at Count your blessings, in Gemert.

  We had a meeting with the Maastricht Urban Sketchers last Saturday. a few hours of drawing, end then a nice beer in one of the cafés. My p...

  My son Mart treated himself to a tattoo. At "Count your blessings" In Gemert, an award winning tatoo shop. It took 2 days to mak...

  Finished another paiting: stilllife inspired by Matisse: our cat Mila behind a basket of oranges. Acrylic on Board, 60x70cm.

  Quick sketch across the canal in Gouda, and asphalt company unloading into ships.

Forgot to scan this drawing from Laboe, Northern Germany. I made this in the harbour, when I needed a break from the exhibition and library ...