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    Fragments journal

    I love gathering things, that might be pebbles on the beach, seedpods and dried leaves from the woods and many other finds I ran into. I could have many collections but I occasionally replace them by new ones. And now…

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    The 100 day project

    I’m participating in the #100dayproject, doing 100 days of mini concertina books. That would be my #100daysofminiconcertinabooks I’ll fill them with may little color swatches, starting with the mixing and matching of these little pieces of papers. Then I’ll glue…

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    Color and perception

    Perceiving colors is one of our senses, it seems to be the most normal thing of everyday life. Everything has color, everything is determined by color. It has become therefore so naturally that we scarcely think about it. Our whole…

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    Marl and limestone inspired

    Some of my colorful impressions of landscapes are framed now. They’re different from the smaller square ones and painted with oils on heavy paper. They’re inspired by the marl landscape in the south of the Netherlands were I grew up…

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    More landscaping

    This is what I’m working on behind the scenes. I’m painting these landscapes in oils, on small wooden panels. I’m working in thin layers, lots of sanding in between before adding a new layer. Lately, I’ve posted several color studies…

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    Advent art journal 2022

    December is a busy month, if only in your head. I have all these ideas for decorating and I’m thinking of all the things I would like to do. Mostly it stays all that because of too many plans that…

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    A view on my desk

    Color has a big influence on everyone. We can’t deny that. Being a color consultant I can talk a lot about this subject, for now I won’t. Fact is that only a glimpse of a color can cause sadness or…