Johanna Westerdijklein, vanaf De Haagse Hogeschool
oil on canvas
40 x 70 cm
painted on location - 2 sessions, Jan/Feb 2010,(finished in studio)
private collection, The Hague
Not a normal subject I would choose to paint, however a commission I accepted due to the nature of the circumstances involved. This work is being gifted as a retirement present to a colleague of the administrative counsel at this learning institute. I intuitively gave much attention to the natural objects featured in this scene, thus the row of trees, the water and the sky. After finding out who Johanna Westerdijk was, I'm glad I did. She was the 1st University Professor in Holland, and her field of study happened to be plant pathology, more specific, Phytopathology. Which in simple terms has to do with the study of plant deceases. I choose to paint this scene, in the twilight hour, as the effect of the soft cool darkening skylight mixed with the artificial lights, creats a pleasing visual affect.
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