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Dutch Taxes vs. Art – Round 2

May 6, 2012

Just last year the Dutch government raised the consumption tax on visual art from 6 to 19 percent. I really don’t demand a special status, but raising it just this year again to 21 is gonna be tough. Clients barely had the time to get used to the higher prices… apparently galleries had a drop … Continue reading Dutch Taxes vs. Art – Round 2 →

Work In Progress: Katie

April 8, 2012

A new painting close to finished – one more session.

Portrait Month Coming Up

April 4, 2012

Coming May I will take part in the portrait month again. This time with much more days. Anyone is welcome to join as painter, model – or just drop by and watch the artsy action and exiting exhibition. We will be painting from May 18 until June 3 (2012) in the windows of Gallery De … Continue reading Portrait Month Coming Up →

Sketchbook Time Travel – 2009 Edition

March 5, 2012

Long time, no Sketchbook. Some more pages from the end of 2009. Amsterdammers might even recognize one or the other place. I’ll leave it to you to guess. Also, since we’re at the topic of Amsterdam: I’m desperately in need of a studio. It’s tough to find an affordable cozy place, with nice light. If … Continue reading Sketchbook Time Travel – 2009 Edition →

Lecture slides: The Strange World of the Games Industry…

February 25, 2012

…how to get in, and would you actually want that? So below are the slides and links to a three-part lecture I gave today about the Games Industry. It was strangely fun to write all this down. And I surprised myself how much I know about the industry workings, considering that I didn’t come up … Continue reading Lecture slides: The Strange World of the Games Industry… →

“Katia Kabanova” Costume Designs – Part II

February 11, 2012

Time to continue from the last post about the Opera costumes. Here are nine more designs for “Katia Kabanova” that was (playing at the Opera Zuid). But first some photos of the production – here you can see the mud that covered the whole stage, which I had to preview on the designs also. Most … Continue reading “Katia Kabanova” Costume Designs – Part II →

Global Game Jam 2012 – Keynote and Stress Levels

January 28, 2012

Yesterday I gave the keynote for the Global Game Jam 2012 in Leeuwarden. Below are the slides that I promised to upload. Here is one slide about the emotional roller coaster that I always went through when I took part: The rest of the slides is a bit more practical about how game jams and … Continue reading Global Game Jam 2012 – Keynote and Stress Levels →

Red Pencil Witch

January 10, 2012

A little experiment with red pencils – thanks to David and Nadia for the tip. I think I overdid it a bit though … as usual. The paper got wavy from all the shading and going with white pencil over the red (even if erased) is impossible. Could be interesting to adjust my style to … Continue reading Red Pencil Witch →

Dark Orbit Illustration

December 31, 2011

Cover illustration for the Dark Orbit browser game...