zaterdag 31 maart 2012

In Early Spring...

In this early spring we cannot see much green and flowers yet. Sometimes it is too cold... But the animals are attracted to each other or have already young. At this time of the year we can see how life is richness and wonderful. So: wherever you are stand today at a moment still and enjoy the spring!

When de winter was mild the spoonbills were confused. They built nests and then the forst came suddenly. The zookeepers of Rotterdam Zoo took care for the upbringing of the young Spoonbills.

 Magnolia Denudata, Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Pygmy Hippopotamus with young, Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

 White-Bellied Caique, Avifauna

 Black-Necked Swan, Avifauna

Rainbow Lorikeet, Avifauna 

Bald Eagle, Avifauna 

Indian Rhinoceros in the bath with the company of a Wild Duck, Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp)

Javan Green Peafowl, Avifauna 

Rüppell's Griffons building a nest, Avifauna 

Victoria Crowned Pigeons, Avifauna 

Dalmatian Pelicans, Zoo Blijdorp 

Rufous Hornbills, Avifauna 

Towny Owls, Avifauna 

zaterdag 10 maart 2012

Pumpkins as models

Pumpkins are one of my favorite subjects for my work. I love pumpinks! Their variety in colors, textures and shapes are really beautiful. Hier are some dry pumpkins that were models for my paintings, drawings and linocuts. Sometimes it happens that some pumpinks dry in place from rot and so they remained intact but their colors changed.

Studies of pumpkins, acrylic on cardboard,2003


Some mini sketches (2004-2008) that I made for the composition of paintings. Some of these paintings are at Flickr as Meeting I, Meeting II, Night Visit, Playing Hide I. Other paintings are at Flickr are Playing Hide III and View I.


Sketchbook with sketch of Night Visitor 

Sketchbook with pumpinks that I use for some drawings in 2009. In Flickr are two of these drawings of 2010 : Birds and Pumpkins I and Birds and Pumpinks VII.

I also made a little leporello book with a story about a dreamy pumpkin (see hier below) and another book with a linocut On the windowsill watching the clouds.

The progress of life, 2005

Friendship, 2010

The visit, 2006

The View I, 2005

The View II, 2005

The View III, 2005

The View IV, 2006
See also my Flickr for more works with pumpkins.