The Red Sun.

Funny how we forget to go out early enough.

You’ll need prep time. And it’s light WAY before the actual sunrise. I think 40 minutes pri...

Not So Comfortable.

I had set the goal of painting the sunrise again, this was back in March. And this meant putting the alarm to a time way too earl...

Paint the Sun!

I wrote about the How-to-painting-a-sunset-on-the-beach aspect in this previous post. You’ll find a 10-Step PDF there that’s very help...

The Best Sunsets Include Clouds.

Clouds make most skies better and more interesting to paint. Including sunsets.

It’s always the question, will the ...

Sunrise Colors & Lights.

For a painter, any new fascinating topic is a treat. Here it's the pier at dawn, yellow lights, a warm greyish purplish sky,...

Sunset versus Sunrise.

When you paint the sunset in Autumn you don’t have to wait for it towards 10 in the evening, like you’ll do in Summer, and thi...

That hurdle MUST be crossed.

Often a moment is SO pretty, the fear of ‘not being able to paint that’ will be there matching it. Understand that this ...

I Love Frost.

I’ve always have had a love for the Dutch scenery, always looking at the horizon, in awe by the beauty of the landscape.

It was a few ...

Between Dark and Light.

This is a painting I forgot to include here in my blog. And as we haven't had a 'real' Winter here in Holland, I will share a...

Happy 2020!

A New Year, "Out with the old and In with the new!"

Wishing you a wonderful new start in so many ways!

I'm thinking of something 'smart...