September 9, 2024 I often get questions about the pricing of my artwork. I have now added a new page with screenshots of my work and some information about each one, including the price. There is also some information about how commissions work and how the quality of art prints compares to the original work. The page can… Read More »
August 31, 2024 I have a series of new works on the way and last night, I realised I wanted to make a change in one of them. So off I went to my studio, switched on the light and retouched the painting. Unbeknownst to me, my activity was picked up by our security cameras. My studio window… Read More »
August 23, 2023 Sometimes it takes multiple iterations to get to a satisfying painting. I used my summer course to give this project a fifth and final try and I am happy I did, because I can finally look at the result with pride and contentment AND I learned a lot about all elements of the painting process.… Read More »
August 11, 2024 My summer course is going well and is amazingly inspiring. I work with Will Kemp from the United Kingdom, an award-winning professional artist and teacher. We chose a project that is technically complex and we are almost done… Below is a fragment of the study that features sunbeams inside a room… Airbrush For this particular… Read More »
July 13, 2024 It feels so good to be back at painting! And much to my own surprise, it is a landscape. Or should I say: ice-scape? It is my take on what happened this winter in Port Stanley, a charming little village a stone’s throw from our house, at the edge of Lake Erie. It was a… Read More »
July 4, 2024 Hi everybody! Finally I am getting back into the swing of things with painting.Working on 3 different pieces, one is nearing completion and it is a bit of a departure of my usual work: it’s a scenery… Inspired by life, so to speak and I will soon present it to you… In the meantime, let… Read More »
May 29, 2024 Two years ago I decided to make a painting of Mitsy’s signature move: looking at the world topsy-turvy. She still loves to do this and she is the only cat I have ever had that does that. Not long after, I also felt called to paint our other resident cat, Suzi. And of course Mitsy… Read More »
Sunday, April 28 Sometimes you have to make yourself take time off and just… sit and do nothing! I did just that today. A fresh cup of Tumeric Latte, a cat in my lap and letting my eyes rest on the fresh greens of the willow and maples in front of our house, the Forsythia in your little… Read More »
April 15, 2024 Hello friends! I am slowly getting back into action after our house move. The past months were very hectic, but we have made it to the other side and are hoping for a peaceful summer with lots of bikerides and other fun activities. My studio is set up, but I am not yet ready to… Read More »
February 26, 2024 I have been diving into my image archives recently, to find some mentoring materials for a friend, who is getting into photography more deeply. It made me wonder about my Olympus gear from my years as a photo journalist. By now all of it is labeled ‘vintage’, but to me the 80s and 90s do… Read More »