The widow of Aleppo (2019)
Drawng often is called the primary process and I like it so much, brimming over with an ocean of ideas, that I forget about transfering those ideas to the secondary stage: the canvas. There always is something to dust off and in 2017 I used ‘Nude – 03-09-15’ to work out a bigger theme, called ‘The Widow of Aleppo – 18-05-17’, after Rembrandt’s painting Jeremiah lamenting Jerusalem’s destruction. Since the war in Syria sort of came to an end but the people still suffer, I found it appropiate to do this anew but then in oil.
Voorburg – 25-06-19
In Voorburg I went through a park at the Spinozalaan when I came across some geese with their young. One of the parents always is on the lookout and this one was sizing me up.
Beek – 11-06-19
This drawing complements the previous Beek (30-05-19) drawing in such respect that in this one the view is directed to the extension of the path I was walking on.
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.
