A vase full of bloom

 A new painting in my ETSY-shop: a vase full of violet lilacs. I showed some pictures of the making of this painting in an earlier blog.

SOLD!

Christmas ornaments

 Last week I made some Christmas ornaments which will be handed out to people in a nursery home. They were asking for handmade ones, in the hope they can give each resident one. I used some gold paint for extra bling.

Amazing tall trees

 On one of my walks I come across these large beech trees, they are just majestic and have intricate branch patterns. With my phone I took a picture for inspiration. 

For the first drawing I studied the lines of the trees and how they connect. For the second drawing I looked at colour, shade and tones. It is a good exercise for your drawing and watching skills... which I should do more often but somehow I get caught up in daily life...

On demand

I am in Christmas card mode, with some orders for custom-made cards.

So I am painting, cutting and folding... hoping that those who receive this card for Christmas will enjoy watching it. I love sending some beauty and light into the world through snail mail.

 If you are looking for Christmas cards, you can find some designs in my ETSY-shop, or contact me for a custom made order :).

The grape vine

 In the garden next to the studio is our grape vine. It has grown abundantly and produced nice small bundles of grapes. And now it is providing a golden shower of leaves. 

This was the view from inside the studio looking outside, it feels like the nostalgia of autumn.

And a picture from outside:

Inside the studio I was working with some watercolour, and made this small impression of a branch with autumn leaves:

Next moss painting will be...

This is the picture which I made to serve as reference for my next MOSS painting.

I found this particular spot on a windowsill of a church.

 I will use a small frame to look for a nice colour composition. First I have to buy new canvases, I have run out of them.

Mushroom season

During one of my walks I looked for different species of mushrooms, and found these lovely porcini's. And other ones, there are a lot at the moment if you know where to look. 

I made drawings of chanterelles mushrooms, they can be printed on fabric via MOTIFLOW. To make into pillows, bags or even curtains. Here is a piece of fabric I ordered with my own illustration on it.