July 27, 2025 It has sure been a while since I saw my sister Margriet Markerink on TV, but today it is happening at the 8pm NOS Journaal. There is an accompanying piece on the NOS.NL website that you can watch afterwards and at the bottom of this post is the full Journaal piece. I am posting this… Read More »
July 18, 2025 Today I visited the lovely ‘Art & Soul’ café in Port Stanley, and it was a real pleasure to see my two paintings on the wall! During this summer these pieces will remain on show (and for sale!), as an intro to the Elgin County Studio Tour that is scheduled for the last weekend of… Read More »
July 17, 2025 I did not expect to take this long to complete the horse portrait I started a good number of weeks ago. I had several other paintings on the go, and since the horse was done in multiple layers I often had to practice patience and let them dry for a couple of days before continuing.… Read More »
July 11, 2025 I figured another selfie might amuse you. So here it is. A leg-selfie with my wedding boot on 🙂 I do not often wear heels, but of course one cannot have a proper wedding day in flat shoes. So I chose a cute pair of boots, which by now I cannot even imagine walking around… Read More »
July 10, 2025 For those who follow my blog, I am sure you are getting impatient with the reveal of a recent work with lots of colour. I showed a fragment of the piece a while ago, asking if you had any idea what the subject is. Soon this piece will be revealed, I am waiting for it… Read More »
July 3, 2025 I love painting portraits. And this time, I decided to put the spotlight on myself. Having the luxury of choice, I picked a reference that depicts me in a posture that it still my habit when I am tired. But I no longer suck my thumb! The reference required some creative thinking, as it was… Read More »
June 24, 2025 While I am working on many other new paintings, I am also still busy with my new large horse portrait and before diving into the detailing of the first layers of the painting, I wanted to do a close-up study of the horse’s eye. Doing a study before continuing the main work is important to… Read More »
Welcome to ‘Art Studio Happy Cat’! June 22, 2025 Today is a big day – I have finally chosen a name for my studio. Here it is:Art Studio Happy Cat! Happy Cat is how I truly feel when I am working on my paintings. If I was of the feline persuasion, I would purr up some serious symphonies… Read More »
June 14, 2025 Breaking news these days seems to be about one disaster after another. It can be hard to stay positive. Let me give you something to smile about today, just to balance things out a little bit. I found myself doodling the other day, and the subject of my doodle was a fake piece of cheese… Read More »
June 1, 2025 I figured it might be nice for you to actually see me paint something, so I created a small timelapse showing me painting a horse! Well… in the process of painting a horse. I am only in the stage of the underpainting, but it will give you an idea on how projects like these are… Read More »