Two Houses on a Dutch Canal

Two Houses on a Canal, watercolor, r, 21 x 29 cm/8.3 x 11.8″
How it might look on your wall

We came upon this scene not far from Kalenberg, Netherlands. Kalenberg is in Friesland, which has some of the most picturesque scenes in the country. I have abstracted some of the foliage, sky and water.

Thatched Roof House on Canal (watercolor painting)

Thatched Roof House on Canal, watercolor, 21 x 29 cm/8.3 x 11.8″

There are many thatched roofs in the northeastern area of the Netherlands. I decided to let this one veer towards realism to give the viewer a sense of what being on the boat is like in this country. We were moored around the curve thus the canal appears off to the side.