Saturday, October 31, 2015

"River Oaks theatre"
6x6 inch
oil on gessobord
SOLD
 
 
A scene from Houston, this is a very old, cozy theatre in River Oaks. By night it is the eyecatcher of the street.
I like to paint nocturnals. For me it works best to paint from a blurry picture so I don't get into the details too much. If I make the picture I really try to remember how the darks look, I try to make a mental picture and try to decide what the most attractive part is.
I like the reflective lights, those few strokes on the cars have a lot of impact.



Friday, October 30, 2015



"Outside dinner"
6x6 inch
oil on gessobord
$55
 
This is rice village in Houston. In the evening the lights make it so attractive, it is great to paint.


I talked about the floater frames before and how the gessobord-tiles look great in it. This is an example of this:



Monday, October 26, 2015


"Time for a wine"
5x7 inch
oil on gessobord
 
SOLD
 
 
Inspiration comes from everywhere, even from daily things. I particular liked how the wine made a light red spot in the shadow of the glass on the table.



Tuesday, October 20, 2015

 
"Dutch klomp"
6x6 inch
oil on gessobord
$55
 
 
Typical Dutch, although nobody uses them, only farmers. The wooden clogg protects your toes if you are working with horses and cows. And it gives a nice "clogg, clogg" sound if you walk on them. And fun to paint too :)


Monday, October 19, 2015

 
"Dinnerplace"
6x6 inch
oil on gessobord
SOLD
 
Rice village in Houston looks so cosy when it gets dark. It has the atmosphere of a small village indeed.

I let myself go with the colors, I loved to paint the lights, keeping tonal value in mind. It turned out a bit abstractlike, that is because my right hand is in a cast for a few weeks (nothing serious). I tried painting with left but the lines, and actually all the brushstrokes, get all wobbly. I didn't like that at all so now, without being able to bend my wrist, I manage to paint. And I learn to paint with less details, it's a win-win :)

Saturday, October 17, 2015


"Getting the dust out"
6x6 inch 
oil on gessobord
SOLD

A painting again inspired by my trip to a ranch in Texas. I will go back there next week, I will shoot reference pictures like crazy! Also, I will make some plein air, if I have time between all the ridin' :)

Thursday, October 15, 2015


"Yellow car"
5x7 inch
oil on gessobord

Parked in the shade, next to the fence of a house, this yellow car looked so peaceful. I love the color yellow and I loved the way the light just sneaked close to the car.

I started painting on gessobords again, I like the way I can move the paint around on the hard surface. It comes in phases, tomorrow I might prefer canvas again :).
I recently found out the best way to frame them is in a floater frame. There is a bit of space between the painting and the frame, so you don't lose any surface of your painting. It seems to float in the frame which makes it look really great on the wall. You glue the painting (just at the edges on the back side) onto the center of the frame or you can use double sided tape.
You can order these frames online. For example at frankenframes.com (select frames- floater frames - add dimensions at the right. Size 5x7 inch is $16).

Wednesday, October 14, 2015


"Waiting for a ride"
2x  6x6 inch
oil on stretched canvas
$85

They don't seem so eager but once saddled, those horses are ready to go. These two little paintings are based on a picture I took on a ranch in the hill country in Texas.

This painting is a triptych so it exists of 2 separate little paintings of 6x6 inch (15x15 cm).