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 »
May 25, 2025 In between other projects, I like to do a bit of studying. Especially when it comes to colour. Usually the results are not worth publishing. But I am kind of happy with how this one came out. This red bean in this study is lit by two different colours. Which means it throws some interesting… Read More »
May 21, 2025 I am sure I am not the only one eagerly waiting for temperatures to rise and days to be dry here in Ontario, Canada… But there are always two sides to each coin. If you are a non-farmer, like myself, you may relish the warm, dry summer days. But for farmers these can be a… Read More »
May 4, 2025 Today, May 4, is the day that The Netherlands, my country of origin, is commemorating those who fell in the second World War in particular and in any war in general. The Canadians were instrumental in our liberation in 1045 and in many places in The Netherlands ceremonies of gratitude and commemoration have been held.… Read More »
April 23, 2025 These days I am working on a variety of paintings. I am starting to really like working big. And I was curious how a pet portrait would do at a larger scale. It is not based on any particular cat that I know personally, it was just a fun project. Life of an artist is… Read More »