Voorburg – 09-05-19​ (sold)

impressionist urban graphite pencil drawing promotion

In springtime Voorburg is a wonderful place to be. The Old Church is catching light and the big ol’ tree in front of it is shattering the light on top of the church roof.

Veere – 08-05-19

impressionistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

I was walking through Veere, Zeeland, Netherlands where I visited the harbour first.

Singer Laren – 29-04-19

Impressionistic interior graphite pencil drawing

Sunday 28th of April I went to Museum Singer Laren to see a great exhibition on German expressionists like the painters of Die Brücke and Der Blauwe Reiter.

Berg en Dal – 28-04-19

impressionist landscape graphite pencil drawing

I planned this study to be completed under an hour. I think I improve. The goal is to prepare me for the outdoor season to come.

Laakmolen – 26-04-19

impressionistic mill graphite pencil drawing

The Laakmolen is an ancient mill already painted by Vincent van Gogh and it is hidden from plain sight nowadays.

Clingendael – 25-04-19

impressionistic graphite pencil drawing of sheep and trees

A second of a new series of small drawings depicting estate ‘Clingendael’ at The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

Clingendael – 24-04-19

impressionistic graphite pencil drawing of a pond with swans

Wednesday (daytime) is my ‘day off’. Teaching art class is due in the evening and I have lots of time to go outdoors now spring has arrived. Estate ‘Clingendael’ is just around the corner to where I live here in The Hague and there i saw two swans swimming by.

Kethel – 22-04-19 (sold)

Surrealistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

I was heading for Julia Filament’s exhibition on Katendrecht when I decided to take a detour through Kethel, a small encapsulated village in the north of Schiedam, near Rotterdam.

Leidschendam – 21-04-19​

impressionistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

Today I went to Amsterdam to see Rembrandt’s etchings and on my way how I stopped in good ol’ Leidschendam at the Sluisjes where I quickly sketched this view with ‘De Peperbus’ (an old church) in the background.