The abundance of spring

We have got some warm and sunny days in the Netherlands

and it seems like spring is exploding with flowers and birds.

It is so nice to be outside now.

The region I live in is sometimes called

the Dutch watergarden

and here you can see why:

So this is where I take my bicycle for some nice rounds

and look for inspiration for paintings and drawings!

Spring flowers

Time is going quickly, so nice to have some sunny days at last... I went out into our garden, curious to see whether some flowers would already show. And yes, here they are:




The white-violet pattern of stripes is pretty impressive, certainly when you look closely. The yellow of the last picture is so soft, nice!

A day at the office

You know those days at work, when you're a bit tired?
My colleague and I often made jokes, saying: "hey, it's just another day at the office!", followed by a cup of coffee and then straight on to those tasks of the day. It took the pressure off of being in a stressfull job with just so many problems to solve.
Well, yesterday it was a day at the office for me, but wow did I enjoy it! My office is my studio, here you see the window of my studio-kitchen, looking straight out into the fields. The other one is my studio-window.




I spent the whole day working on a new series of paintings, for lunch I went outside, to sit in the sun and I enjoyed making several pictures (lying with my nose on the ground...).




I think those of you who also enjoy making pictures will recognize the joy of looking for a nice picture, seeing the colours, the contrast, the depth. When you're taking pictures of nature you really have to seize the moment, so it's always a bit exciting to see whether you have succeeded.

So this day at the office was great and satisfactory, especially because I took the time to clean up...