Psyche & Amor – 23-05-23

This oil painting ‘Psyche & Amor – 24-05-23’ is finished finally. Long overdue I must say. It took way more time than expected.

The brown eyed girl (2018) (sold)

The brown eyed girl (2018) (sold) A commission for a classic portrait. I focused on the complexion of the beautiful young woman from indonesian and dutch origin, showing a great mixture of madder red, burnt sienna, green, purple, yellow and blue hues in her face. I decided to put the stress on the face and […]

The green eyed girl (2017) (sold)

A commission for a classic portrait. The young girl, age 3, has beautiful green eyes (hence the title) and was very animated during the sessions, which is fun to watch but difficult to work with as an artist.

Glass vase (2016)

A quick painting I made the morning before afternoon’s workshop ‘painting glass’.

Prague (2004) (sold)

An oil painting based on a prestudy in charcoal.

Foetus (2004)

I love foreshortened positions and although the model is tucked in very tightly, through application of the golden ratio and positioning the model according it, the composition worked out fine.

Nude at sea (2004)

I thought a nude simply was not enough. I added the sea later.

Erasmus (2004) (sold)

Since my birth I am a fan of big empty spaces. I painted this one in my previous apartment at the Erasmusweg, The Hague, Netherlands and used it as a stage to suggest emptiness.