Too much to be still

Stories in oils

I don't often paint with oils. Certainly not in the traditional way where intermediate layers have to dry. I'm not that patient. When I paint with oils I use water-mixable paint and paint 'wet in wet'. (how appropriate!) I have to finish a piece quickly, at the latest in about two days. The drying process takes about a year. The techniques I apply are similar to those of acrylic paint.

Stream

I used Cobra oil paint in combination with a mix of beeswax and carnabau wax. This made the paint work even more smoothly and created beautiful transparent transitions.

On paper 39x48 cm.

een kabbelend beekje , reflectie van de bloemen die langs de kant staan in het water

Tulips

The tulip is my favourite flower. They are still growing in the vase. Even when the petals fall, they are beautiful.

On paper 39x48.

Boven sidetable hangt tegen een witte muur een in olieverf geschilderde figuratieve afbeelding van drie tulpen

Drie verschillend getinte tulpen tegen een achtergrond van groene stylistische vormen

Dunes

A dune-like landscape - thickly applied paint in the foreground and scraped away in the back. In some areas of the painting you can see the structure of the paper reappear. The dunes are painted with fingers, catalyst wedge, pallet knife and kitchen paper.

On paper 39x48 cm

duinlandschap met op de voorgrond zand en wat begroeiing - water en de lucht is weergegeven in strepen wolken

Singelkerk

Not everything I paint starts without a plan. The idea to paint the Singelkerk (Ridderkerk) was inspired by a visit to the exhibition 'Van Gogh in Auvers' in Amsterdam. During the last three months of his life Van Gogh painted what was in the immediate surroundings of Auvers. The church of Auvers was one of his subjects.

I see the Singelkerk every day because I live nearby. Inspired by Van Gogh I got to work. I found this old black and white photo that I took as a reference. This photo was taken before a fire (1920) destroyed the tower and church. The church was rebuild. The building in the background was a school at the time - today it's a museum.

On canvas 70x90 cm.

Tegen de avondhemel staat een kerk - geschilderd vanaf de achterkant. De ramen en toren zijn verlicht. Een hek staat voor de kerk en enkele jonge kale bomen rondom.

schilderij van een kerk opgehangen in een interieur

Little sunflower

This little image of a sunflower is playfully set up. It's like the flower itself has rays of sunshine.

On canvas 21x29 cm.

Een kleine zonnebloem tussen gebladerte - aan de linkerkant zijn de bloemblaadjes vervaagd alsof ze zelf stralen

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