Muiden is a small town near Weesp. It’s castle protected the entrance to Amsterdam from the southeast. There’s a large lock controlling entrance to the Vecht River where the moated castle is located.
Muiden Castle, water color
Art
Bridge in Edam, watercolor painting
This is a watercolor painting of a bridge in Edam. The narrow canal is protected from the Ijsselmeer by a lock. There are 7 bridges. A bridge tender takes you through, biking from one to the next. It’s a lovely place to visit, by boat or otherwise.
Pechersk Lavra
Pechersk Lavra is also called the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves. It is an Orthodox Christian monastery located on the cliffs overlooking the Dnieper River in Kiev. There are extensive caves which were occupied by monks. There are beautiful church domes.
Woman in a Van Gogh Field
I joined with two other artists in Valencia to hire a model with whom we enjoyed working. She is able to hold long poses. Over three hours I painted her in acrylics and later added the clothing and background. I took as inspiration for the background the landscape paintings of Van Gogh, with a twist.
In the Park in St Petersburg Russia, acrylic painting
In the Park in St Petersburg Russia is set in a popular park along the river. The ghost-like appearance of some people really struck me. Russian faces, a bright brass steeple, a Kupka inspired background.
Contrabass Player (drawing)
From a drawing made at the Palau de la Musica
Mae on the Sofa
I happened to catch one of my granddaughters on the sofa during the recent visit. Pen and ink
Field with Woman
Starting with a life drawing session, I added a some landscape with VanGogh’s wheat fields in mind, particularly Wheat Field With Lark (the muse), changing to the purple drippingness.
Woman plays Lute
Ode to Artemisia Gentileschi, 1593 – c. 1656.
Barcelona Jazz! Paintings
A celebration of two outstanding elements of Barcelona’s culture, jazz and Gaudi’s innovative designs at Casa Mila. The main, larger section represents the architecture, an inset the club scene, based on original on site pen and ink drawings at the Palau de la Musica. The brightness of the colors matches that of the music, the dance and movement the fullness of participation and unity.
