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 »
Have a look at this picture and see if you can answer the question in the headline… No, I did not acquire shares in UHaul, although maybe I should have considered it when I first started traveling and moving around.Yes, another housemove is dawning! I have been doing the count in my head, and this will be housemove… Read More »
December 30, 2023 At the edge of yet another year ending I am sending you my very best wishes for 2024. I was floored with a bad cold and laryngitis in the past few weeks, but I think I am finally winning the fight against the virus. I am looking forward to it with high hopes – maybe… Read More »