Painting, Sketching & Enjoying Arts
When revisiting a place from my youth, I anticipated that my cherished old memories will collide with new experiences. Everything should have undergone a transformation
The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque extends a warm invitation to enter a captivating and beautiful world. It is adorned with a myriad of textures, intriguing
There is a lot of dry earth between the rows of lavender In Provence. Usually there are small dusty stones on that dry earth but
Terschelling is an island in the northern part of the Netherlands. It is surrounded by Wadden Sea. This sea is an intertidal zone which actually
There is a small pear tree in our small village garden and last year I started to sketch and paint it. It is nice to
A Cat in a basket This small oil painting of a cat in a basket has been inspired by the adoption of a cat by
Working at Nyenrode Business University was a great pleasure because of the people but also because of the beautiful estate. That estate is the responsibility
During the covid period we were all bound to stay at our homes and could not travel, visit museums, theaters, restaurants and many other places
The Dutch countryside is often misty during fall and winter so this views are usually dominated by grays. This morning however, the silhouette of the
I met Paul at the Nyenrode Business University and he was a phenomenon. He combined his wisdom as a deeply spiritual person, with business-like insights.
The creation of Adam is probably Michelangelo’s most famous fresco in the Sistine Chapel but Sibyl is a good second. It’s strange to see old
Shanghai is an amazing place. I have been there several times for fun or to visit my son who studied there. It was the time
Sometimes in the morning, especially when it’s dark and cold, I wished I had a cat instead of a dog. Once outside, I quickly forget
It is winter 2022-2023. What can I say? After two days of freezing (and some ice) we now have temperatures above 10 o C. It
John Constable RA (11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Constable made an oil picture called Shipping on the Orwell. I saw it in a
After an adventurous 10 days walk in Japan there is a need for a cup of coffee. Japanese cuisine is wonderful but coffee is not
It is a famous mountaintop because of the many cyclists trying to reach it. But actually the whole region and not just the mountain is
When I asked my mother what she would do if she had endless time, she looked at the table next to her chair and said
Fortunately for tourists like me there are a lot of gardens in Rome. The Gardens of Villa Borghese is actually a landscape garden with a