Last year I remember seeing this somewhere but I was too late to participate. I decided to not let that happen again. And so it will be that I am contributing 3 small acrylic tiles to this initiative this year. I have several months to create these tiles and all three have a different colour scheme. I am… Read More »
August 24, 2025 A friend came to visit and made this photograph of me with one of my latest paintings. There is a story to tell about it… When I initially created this painting, I was humming and hawing about the reference picture. It was one of my own photographs, but I was not happy with all of… Read More »
August 3, 2025 Summer often sees many new brides say yes to their beau. That was the inspiration behind this painting. I hope you like it!
July 27, 2025 I posted the above image a while ago and asked you to guess what would be the subject of the painting. And now it is time for the big reveal… What was hidden behind this apparent abstract painting, was not abstract at all. This is a detail of a person. And a person that, for… Read More »
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 »