Preparing Open Studio days

Two Open Studio days are coming up and I always like to make something new. So I spent some time making new Christmas cards, and new charcoal portraits. I also want to start on some new artwork but somehow I have not find the rest and calm to concentrate and take time for this. It is probably because of too many sideprojects... In busy times I cannot work on larger pieces, I tend to grab some sketchbook for quick ideas or drawings. But the best thing is to block some days for creating without being disturbed or distracted :).

Info on the Open days you find here on the right side of the page. Please contact me for questions.

 

Soft light

Autumn leaves are still here, they are holding on and the weather is dry and quiet. So I'll be outside, enjoying the colours, the soft light, the shades and shapes.

 

Female painter Else Berg

Last week I visited the art museum SINGER, www.singerlaren.nl. A portrait I really liked was this one by Else Berg, it is called "Young woman in a red pinafore" and was painted in 1913. She was a Jewish artist, and lived in Amsterdam from 1910. She has made quite a lot of paintings which are all scattered in Museums and private collections. I did not know this portrait and I like the strong lines. 

She lived 1877-1942, she was taken to Auschwitz where she was murdered upon arrival...