The Sketchbooks finished.

Sketch book Project

Only 2 weeks to finish the book.
Here is a sneak preview.

Paul van Dam

I have been busy making a portrait of the
Architect Paul van Dam who tragically died
before he saw his final building (Creative Valley)
completed.
I dissected the photo into the same elements that
make the shape of Creative Valley.
One long middle section with five boxes either
side.
Added some texture of the concrete wall where he
hangs and printed that on ceramic tiles.

After quite a few attempts the tiles were cut out
and placed on the wall in Creative Valley.

Urban

Our society is becoming increasingly urban,
crowded and devoid of contact with nature.

The Stedelijk Amsterdam

A fantastic example of artists using,
occupying and animating a space.

The family mug shots.

Family Portrait

Finally the series is complete.
Looking forward to working on a group portrait.

There is a stranger among us.

Couldn't resist doing something on this wall finally got the chance 

yesterday.  Adelaarstraat Utrecht.

Diary of a mad housewife.

Thinking of working on this theme.
Perhaps it should be ramblings of a
mad housewife?

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5 minute collage

Trying to step up my production,
as I only have 2 months to fill the
Sketchbook for the Brooklyn Art
Library project.

Past Lives.

An Astrologer once told me that in a former life I was an asian
priest.
So I made this up from an old poster of a chinese empress,
a photo I took of balinese statue, a 1950's french Vogue and an
old shot from the 1980's (which feels like a past life anyway).

Photomontage printed on canvas 80cm x 80cm.

little dutch girl...

Destination.

Leche Vitrine.

Window shopping in Paris is a visual feast.

Halfway Down The Stairs.

Wanton Wiles.

Strange Bird. 30x30cm
Paper, fabric, and acrylic on canvas.
SOLD

She's Electric. 30x30cm
Paint & paper on canvas.
SOLD

The fun fair is in town.

Fairground rides twist and turn as piercing shrieks
are emitted from upside down heads.
Neon lights flash frenetically as house music pounds
a mindless beat.

Still life II

For flowers are good both for the living and the dead.
For there is a language of flowers.
For there is sound reasoning upon all flowers.
For elegant phrases are nothing but flowers.
Christopher Smart 1722-1771

Still life II: Medium acrylic & paper on canvas
80x60cm

Still life canvas.

This is a study for a larger piece I am currently 

working on.

30cm x 30cm. Acrylic and paper on canvas.

Melkmeisje

Beautiful Decay.

Influenced by the Dutch 16th & 17th
century Vanitas still life painters.
I have tried  to translate that genre
into a modern urban setting.
Vanitas is latin, meaning emptiness and
loosely translated corresponds to the
meaninglessness of earthly life and the
transient nature of vanity.
These painters were often obsessed with
with death and decay.
I myself am more concerned with the latter,
but perhaps they go hand in hand.

Girlesque

Mixed medium: oil, acrylic, paper, feathers. 80cm x 80cm.

LIfe is like a piano...

...what you get out of it depends on how you play it.

Inspiration.

Currently working on the redesign for an office space.

I came across the atelier of Decodel.

What a wonderful space filled with all sorts of goodies.

Perhaps not quite my clients cup of tea, but I am sure 

I will find a use for these later.

www.decodel.nl

Made you think exhibition.

This portrait is part of a book called Made You Think which
is the initiative of Rosa de Jong and Clien Wintzen.
60 Creatives were selected to participate with their free work
within  the theme Made you Think.
Out of the 60 participants that contributed to the book 20 were
chosen by a professional jury for an exhibition at the club
Trouw in Amsterdam.
I was very happy to be one of the 20.

Digital fine art print on Art Glicee  76 cm x 76 cm.
LIMITED EDITIONS OF 10

She's got legs.

jule

Paper, acrylic and fabric on canvas 80 x 60cm
SOLD

Sophie

This is part of a series of portraits that I am making.

Final is printed on gloss photo paper.