Female nude sketch, from rear.

Model in thought
pencil, pastel on 280 grm sketching paper
21.5 x 14.5 cm
sketched in studio, 5 minutes - 8 Sept 2006

50 euros

Tomorrow I start up in my studio, model drawing/painting sessions. The model is for the most part nude, and for reasons of beauty and grace, usually a female. (God, must have felt very creative Over the years I have amassed a rather large amount of such sketches. Thus should you ever be so inclined to include in your art collection works of this genere, feel free to make an appointment.

Isola di Panarea, Isole Eolie (Sicilia)

Village of St. Pietro, Panarea, Aeolian Islands, Sicily
oil on masonite
10 x 15 cm
painted on location - July 1988

345 euro (this comes complete with an Italian silverleaf guilded wooden frame)

For those of you new to my postings, this may come as a surprise, the exsistence of the Dry Paintings from The Lowlands blog. Here I feature older works and artworks not related to the Wet Paintings concept. This little oil was made one fine summers day back in 1988. It is the only remaining work of a series of 16 paintings all made in that time. Thus it is somewhat dear to me, and it won't just easily walk out of my studio! Panarea is one of the hottest tourist spots in the whole of the Mediterranean. I visited this island for the 1st time in 1979. As a result I was lucky to have made a lifelong friendship with the Cincotta Family, owners of the renowned Villagio Turistica Cincotta and Hotel La Piazza. This painting along with 5 more made on this island and the recent 12 paintings made in Sicily last month, will be featured at the Italian Traiteur & Delicatessen, That's Amore, on the Laan van Meerdervoort 188a, The Hague, next week.(Will send an official invitation on next very soon).

Signature on back of painting.

Village Scene, Menetreol-sous-Sancerre, France

Early evening, Rue de La Chappelle
oil on canvas, mounted on board
10 x 13 cm
painted on location - 26 May 2009

Private collection, Alkmaar NH

Hommage to Gauguin

Copy of Deux Tahitiennes 1899, by Paul Gauguin
oil on wood panel
60 x 80 cm (approx.)
painted in 1984, Verona, Italy

private collection, Aurora, Ontario, Canada

A very early work made back in my days at the Accademia de Belli Arte, in Verona, Italy. I took it upon myself to make this copy of one of my favorite artist's, Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903), who in the later part of his life settled in Tahiti, in the Polynesian Islands. Something about the subject of this particular painting by the post-impressionist master, that inspired me to make this painting. To bad I could not have done it directly from the original, as being a student in Verona, it was hardly possible to make the journey to visit the Metropolitian Museum of Art in New York City, where it is housed. It is a well known fact that copying master paintings can only help the up and coming art student to get a grip on composition and other qualities that go into making great works of art.

Via Grescia, (Chianglie), Sora, Italia

Road leading to Castel Santo Castro, Sora(Fr), Italia
oil on canvas
10 x 15 cm
painted on location, October 1984

private collection, Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Now this is a dry painting, for sure. Made when I had finally decided to bight the bullet, and made the choice to go to Italy in order to deepen my studies in the Fine Arts. Belle Arte, as they say in Italian. This is a scene of the historical center of the village were I was born. That dark thin object leading from the top of middle house to the wall on right edge, is not to dry clothes on, but rather to insure that the facades of these old houses don't collapse, as they have up till now survived many an earth tremor. It most likely was installed after the 1915 earthquake which destroyed about 40% of the buildings in this area.

Artist with model series #1, 09

Frits and myself reflected on mirror with model
Ink/pastel on Casson 200grm paper
50 x 65 cm
sketched in studio - Fri 17 April 2009

75 euro

This is the first art work that I have created in my new studio space. You can get an idea of how this area of the studio has been furnished. I'm standing at the easel working out a detail on this very sketch, Frits is studying the model, his eyes are gazed at her. Th model in turn contemplates the little wax nude statue, that I made some years ago.

Sketch of the White boat, Delft

Preliminary sketch, The White Boat, Delftse Vliet
Pastel/ink on colored paper
24 x 35 cm
made on location, May 2004

95 euros (with pas-par-tout and frame 125)

This is the first work I made of this subject. A small oil of this scene was painted, shortly thereafter, you can see it on my website in the archive section.
Last year I made another oil painting of this boat and surroundings which can be found on my Wet Paintings blog, (spring 2008). Characteristic of this medium is the spontaneity and unfinshed look, creating at the same time a mood and reference for the starting and finishing of the final work.

Model and Artist, red and blue.

Model and artist #1/09
oil on canvas
15 x 24 cm
painted in my studio feb 2008


SOLD


This is a theme I have been working on now for at least three yrs. If this painting speaks to you, you are welcome to come by the studio and browse thru the more than 50art works I have in this theme. The artist, is seen studying the subject, through the reflection of a large mirror, strategically placed behind the reclining nude model.

Oliveto, Isola del Liri (Fr), Italia

Olive grove with view of Parco Nazionale D'Abruzzo
oil on canvas
40 x 45 cm
painted on location, May 2004



Dear friends, as you know, I am out of commision with St. Anthony's Fire(erysipelas) these days, thus I am posting a painting from my other blog. This work was made near the place were I stay when visiting with my relatives in Italy. Sometimes when the light bounces of the olive trees leafs, combined with a soft breeze, which intimately intertwines them, one can observe this delight to the eyes. Across the valley and lining the top of the mountain range present, is Europe's largest National Reserve, which still houses the like of bears, wolfes, and that regal of all feathered creatures, the eagle.

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First time buyers get 15% + 15 euros off asking price.
Regular customers get 10 % off for every painting they own, up to a max. of 50%.
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