Why Grey is Good.

Don't get me wrong: when I want to go out for a good sunset, or moonrise, the last thing I want is that grey ugly drape to cover th...

One Long Summer - 2026.

Normally our Summer only lasts for 6 weeks, that’s to say, 6 weeks of parasols and heat. This time it was 3 times as much, 18...

Good Painting & Good People

Here an update about Painting in Florida last February in Florida!
F L O R I D A!

The painting ‘themes’ were as before, B...

Painting Parasols at the Beach,
and Tips in this...

This list of tips was partly born from teaching in Florida and from teaching here on the beach of ...

Palms, at Sunrise & Sunset.

Those beautiful Chinese palms!
I have them in Holland too, smaller of course, are these 'Sabal Palms'?

So glorious to se...

Sand Colors,

Different!
This sand wasn't easily 'conquered', yet, it's of course always similarly solved:
by viewing what's there. If a color is ther...

Interpreting Reality.

The painterly interpretation of a scene and experimentation in this, and the zillion choices in this, for me, this is what make...

Paint what you love (- or don't paint it.)

Sometimes you are Really lucky, and here I was, because of 'all colors'. When you study sunsets you'll kno...

Winds & Warmth.

A sunset is most always better with some activity, whether it's clouds, figures, kites, it decides a lot; how a painting makes you fe...

Reasons for starts.

The yellow parasol was the reason for picking this view. The shallow water great for children to play in, a hot busy beach.

I fu...