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July 31, 2010
Another painting from the Oudekerk in Amsterdam. I finally have time to do these things – and actually without rushing it too much. With this pillar I’m still trying to get a feel for it, before starting more complex parts of the building.
This coming Monday a German TV team will film me there for their travel show. They will also visit me at home – so I’ll be busy all this weekend cleaning up, so it looks respectable. I’m really curious what they will do.
 Oudekerk 2, oil on 30x40 cm linen  There is my lonely easel in the church. The Oudekerk is btw. surrounded by the red light district.
April 24, 2010
Painting a good friend is really a challenge. I think it is the pressure to get really the person one knows – but damn, its fun to try 
So thanks a lot to Norma for posing last week in the ongoing Portrait Month in the Gallery de Stoker. And the good news: more friend-portraits are upcoming. If anyone else wants to, let me know.
 Norma, oil on linen 50x40cm
April 19, 2010
I’ve posted a wip earlier. Here is the final one of Lake.
The foreground works better now with the extended sheet. I also had a more detailed face at some point – but overpainted it to a simpler version.
 "Lake 2" - oil on linnen canvas 50x40cm
April 13, 2010
This is the final version of a work in progress I posted before. Visitors of the exhibition have seen the image already. Although I must admit, since I was in a hurry I accidentally hung it up the wrong way 
Both versions work – but I do like this angle the most.
 Yola, oil on linnen 40x60cm - with frame (on click you can also see a no-frame version)
March 2, 2010
I showed the WIP earlier – here is the finished version. The digital version doesn’t really show that I used gold paint in some patterns, was a lot of fun.
 Anna 2 - oil on 50x40cm linen canvas
January 13, 2010
As promised yesterday – and with a nod to Jacob Maris.
Was really cold but worth the pain. Lets hope the snow stays longer (or new fluff joins in), so that I can make at least one more.
 Amsterdam (Prinsengracht) in the snow
December 15, 2009
Finished them both today, with little fixes. Maybe I make better pictures whenever the sun shows up in this country … which might take several months :/
Anyways, playing around with new things in the paintings. Especially limiting the colors and values I use. The Inez painting got kind of a medieval style in some areas. Especially on the arm – I like that, I will try around more with that.
 Portrait Inez, 40x50cm Oil on Canvas  Portrait Anna, 50x50cm Oil on Canvas
October 21, 2009
First something about the last posting – I’ve updated the portrait of the blonde girl. Damn, it looked bad (heh, I deleted all traces). I never see how bad a picture is until a week is over or so. Was a good learning experience to analyze and fix it though.
 Update of last postings painting And yeah got no internet – so fewer updates for now. Bad timing, as I just started taking part in the Unearthly Challenge with two friends.
The topic is “End-Game”. We want to do a 3D version of a medieval town that gets devoured by some digdug style machines that dig the ground away.
Here are the two first detailed concepts:
 Overview Concept of Falling Town  Second concept of Falling Town
October 12, 2009
I was painting these in a gallery in Amsterdam, while an “Open Atelier Route” was going on. Lots of galleries and art studios were open to see – and also here people could walk in and watch as we painted portraits of those two really interesting models.
 Portrait Ilse, 30x40 oil on linen  Portrait Dirk, 30x40 oil on linen
October 5, 2009
Last Friday I was painting in the Oude Kerk, a church roughly from 1250 A.D. , in the center of Amsterdam (surrounded by the sinful redlight district  ).
In the background somebody was playing the organ – what a great atmosphere to paint. Makes me want to make a series out of this – also because I feel there is much room for improvement. New topic – new challenge.
 Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
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