Winter street scene, The Hague

Oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
painted on location, re worked in studio Wed 19 Dec 2012
$ 425

A mother pulling a Christmas tree on a sleigh with her child telling her something. Three childern, one of which is sitting on a sleigh, being drawn by the eldest. A chap on his bicycle stopping to greet a friend. The whole city is covered in white, childern are loving it. The roads are a mess, and people are being encouraged to take public transportation. It was a lovely brisk sunny day yesterday, thus despite the freezing temperature, I took it upon myself to capture this unique situation, here in my neighbourhood. The theme of this work is snow, thus that is the point of interest I wanted to bring across. Therefore I purposely did not pay attention to the detail of the architecture of the houses. Rather choosing to highlight the effect of the freshly frozen snow on the objects at hand.

Cathedral, Zacatecas, Mexico

oil on canvas board
4" x 5" - 10 x 13 cm
made on location, May 1995 (signed and dated on back)

$ 75

Here a little gem made whilst I travelled through that exotic country Mexico some years back. A marble fountain, on the square creats a sense of depth, made in the evening, thus the dark blue sky.

Old Timer Carrusel, Carnival The Hague

Ouderwetse Carrusel, Carnival, Den Haag 2011
oil on wood panel
4" x 6 " inches
painted on location - Wed 28 Dec 2011

SOLD

The 1st of 4 paintings made at this colorful Old Time Carnival. which was situated in Huygenspark, downtown The Hague, Holland. A close up below, serves to show that I have taken great care, in bringing you a lively scene, thus the carrusel is actually spinning as you see the childern seated holding on to the chains of the swinging seats! Far bottom picture taken of me just after I completed this painting.

This way, Ladies and Gentlemen

Deze kant, Dames en Heren
oil on wood panel
10 x 15 cm - (4" x 6")
painted on location - Wed 28 Dec 2011
SOLD

A gay scene to start the new year off on the right direction! The carnival is in town, school kids both young and old have the oppurtunity to have some old fashion fun, in a city park, located in downtown The Hague! But really this scene can be in any park, in any city or town, were the circus or carnival is passing through.

St. George Cafe/Restaraunt, The Hague, Holland

Cafe Sint Joris, Den Haag,
oil on wood panel
6"x 4"
painted on location - Wed 11 May 2011

private collection - Florida, USA

Thought since my 1st posting is a detail of this cafe, now you can see it, in its full splendor. Painted in May, this year. A nice place to sit down and have your favorite brew!

Sint Joris - Christmas scene in The Hague

Sint Joris Cafe, Den Haag
ink,charcol,pastel on brown paper 30 x 23 cm
made on location - 02 Jan 2009

$100

Made sometime ago, this image seems quite appropriate to send out at this time of year. Some of you may recall that I have made several works from this cafe/restauraunt, over the years. And can you blame me, really? A perfectly balanced design was created on the windows with the Christmas decorations which harmonized with the exterior menu board of this picturesque culinary establishment. It attrachted my attention, as I was cycling along one cold winters day. Having my drawing gear with me, I gave it a go, and this was the result.