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Dresden Part Two and Other News

September 9, 2010
A watercolor from Dresden's Elbwiesen - and some humbling comparison to the master Caspar David Friedrich...

Tidbits from Dresden – Part One

September 5, 2010
Gustav Klimt paintings and Hockney books in galleries in Dresden and Berlin...

Old Curch Number 2

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 … Continue reading Old Curch Number 2 →

“Art for Arts Sake” Collab Paintings

July 9, 2010
Finally I can show all the results of the “Art for Arts Sake” event at Distelweg that I talked about earlier. Nadia organized a collaboration weekend. Nadia, David, Ronald and me were painting together on lots of pieces. It was an interesting surprise to see how much people enjoyed watching the process, even staying there … Continue reading “Art for Arts Sake” Collab Paintings →

Teaching and Managing – it’s not about the data, stupid!

June 30, 2010
The other day if found via the interesting “Seth’s blog” this talk by Eric Mazur about how a teacher found out he sucked at teaching – and how he approached the problem. I find this very inspiring on so many levels. First of all about how he approaches the issue. To search hard data on … Continue reading Teaching and Managing – it’s not about the data, stupid! →

Kaisa

June 22, 2010
I've got a new oil painting from last Friday to show - a portrait of a close friend...

Fun Weekend Art Events

June 12, 2010
I guess we can blame it on the nice weather, but somehow now every weekend some nice artsy events are going on. In half an hour I’ll leave to Ruigoord – a squatted artists village near Amsterdam … they even got a squatted church. There is the All is One festival today (12th of June) … Continue reading Fun Weekend Art Events →

Fabio

June 1, 2010
Another portrait – it got a bit more of the real feel that I am looking for, while still not seeming like a photo. Although the three hour sessions don’t leave me with enough time to measure exactly (leaving some inaccuracies there), they teach me how to work effectively. And it does add a loose … Continue reading Fabio →

Words that Don’t Exist 2: Reality in Words

May 29, 2010
Second part of thoughts about how words work - versus how we think they work...
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