Orange Light.

When it’s ‘white out’ you should not let any (painting) moment go to waste.

Especially when a white landscape is a rarity.

A red sun,...

Timing!

The twilight keeps to fascinate me. That purple blue, it lasts such a short time, the time between night and a half hour before sunrise. The ...

Ice Crystals in the Paint
and Better Prep.

Better prepared. Coffee, hot water, gloves, hat.
When it’s white outside everything will wait and I’ll pain...

Morning Light on the Snow.

That morning I didn’t look outside, if I had, I could have painted that reddish glow (of a rising sun) AND the snow, the b...

From Christmas.

Two paintings from Christmas.

I went out early, it was still dark and I wanted to paint the (full) moon.

It was dark and overcast, ...

A Special Nocturne.

I went out to paint around 7 PM (Dec. 31), yes there were already a few small fireworks exploding on the horizon, not like what h...

Last one for now.

Yes, what a beautiful scene!
Nothing better than dark skies with rainbows, and cows under it.

It’s a real joy to darken up the whole ...

Seize the moment.

It was already far into Autumn, but you can find those sporadic Summerish days. I sniff the pinks in the air and I know I have to d...

Go with it.

I showed the artists in my class how we can also be happy with ‘overcastish’ weather. Because it makes the whites of the cows stand out.

Movement & Solutions.

I started the day with a demo, and this painting was then started.

The most common question is always "How do you paint MOVING...