Voorburg – 01-06-19

In the dead of summer means I am in the midst of the outdoor sketching season. Although I did not complete this one on the spot the invention of the basic composition and planal distribution were done at Katendrecht, Rotterdam.

Beek – 30-05-19

I was heading for the Filosofendal at Beek, Ubbergen, Gelderland, Netherlands when I decided to take a turn to the left.

Huis Hatert – 26-05-19

There is an ancient spot in Hatert, Nijmegen, Netherlands, the place where I was born.

The Hague – 21-05-19

At the front my flat overlooks a great cityscape of The Hague, Netherlands, where I live. Already used as a styled (roundism) background in my oil painting ‘The Madonna of The Hague (2015)’ I decided to do a small sketch of the same view, now enriched with some extra high buildings like ‘New Babylon’ in the city centre.

Self Portrait – 20-05-19

A quick sketch in pastel and charcoal after I completed my graphite pencil drawing ‘Wijk bij Duurstede – 20-05-19’ this evening.

Wijk bij Duurstede – 20-05-19

On my walk through Wijk bij Duurstede in Utrecht, Netherlands, I saw these sheep in waving grass that ran all the way down from the dike I was on to the slate tree line.

Berg en Dal – 17-05-19

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Berg en Dal – 17-05-19’ is about one of my dearest childhood memories. Walking down the N70 route was pure magic.

Plasmolen – 16-05-19

At Mothersday I went to the hills at Plasmolen, outside Nijmegen.

Rotterdam – 14-05-19

At Katendrecht in Rotterdam I had a clear view on the old harbour buildings and I saw the potential of horizontals, some verticals and a diagonal by means of a quay to the right.

Wijk bij Duurstede – 13-05-19

I came to visit Wijk bij Duurstede, a small city near Utrecht and castle Duurstede is everything one can expect from a medieval castel: a moat, a keep and a perfect preserved round tower.