maandag 31 mei 2021

Lines

 These pages in my journal are all about lines, and about combining materials and colours. I have a tendency for certain colour combinations, so using other combinations can broaden my horizon.




maandag 24 mei 2021

The process

 Currently, I am enjoying online craft classes, working in a journal and trying different techniques. The classes are from an online course by Alisa Burke.

She talks a lot about the process being important, to get you in a creative flow from which new ideas might come. It is not the result that counts, but the joy you find in trying techniques. And as always: just start! Just start drawing, trying, combining colours, swiping, scratching and along the way ideas or spots of interest come to you, because hey: Creating is INNOVATING. And so these pages surprised me, they are not neat, not controlled, they are sheer joy and I like them:



maandag 17 mei 2021

New

 On my easle this last week: this portrait painting, and now for sale in my ETSY-shop.

I really enjoy painting people, there are so many details, so many differences (length of the nose, the position of the eyes etc), to capture these is a challenge. And then getting the right colour and colour combinations, it is all a process of creativity, I feel priviliged to do this.




maandag 10 mei 2021

Dutch landscape

This is a typical Dutch landscape: meadows, reed, water, blue sky and clouds... only the cows are missing. That is because they are turning this particular area in a nature reserve with emphasis on birds. It is a great walking area.

I made a small sketch of the composition of the photo I took.



 

maandag 3 mei 2021

Couple...pair...together...

Some 15 years ago I followed lessons in abstract art. It was all about creating layers, enjoying the process, and turning your work to see whether something popped out. It is this technique that I used on this painting. I saw the shape of these two people moving, together. I painted the shapes that I saw and added some soft pastel colours. You can find it in my Etsy-shop.