Almost the end of Autumn

Leaves as inspiration voor drawings.




When I was walking with my dog I have collected these leaves.
It takes more than nine years until I could draw them...
But it's never too late to start!

 Two drawings almost finished.

A few sketches for icons on my blog.

Autumn is more then gray and  rainy days.

It means more at home (cozy!)

Reticulated Giraffe or Somali Giraffe(Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

 Rotterdam Zoo

Together with a bit of sun...

Meerkats  (Suricata suricatta), Zoo Antwerpen

More sleeping...

Fulvous Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor), Rotterdam Zoo

Beautiful colors and always company of somebody.
Rotterdam Zoo

Rotterdam Zoo

Station Antwerpen, photo made from Zoo Antwerpen

Rotterdam Zoo

             

             Looking what others are doing... 

          

        Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica), Rotterdam Zoo

Black Rhinoceros or Hook-lipped Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Rotterdam Zoo

Fallen leaves has its beautiful effects... Rotterdam Zoo

 

Painted Stork between leaves... 
(Mycteria leucocephala), Rotterdam Zoo 

Zoo Antwerpen

Rotterdam Zoo

Namaste and her daugher Zwatra eating  leaves that have falen in water. 

Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Rotterdam Zoo

What a lucky: Bamboo also in de Autumn.

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens), Rotterdam Zoo

In the evening with the moon...

Zoo Antwerpen

Book Art Fair in Pieterskerk, Leiden

Book Art Fair in Pieterskerk, Leiden: if you are in the neighborhood, welcome!

Saturday, November 2: 10.00 to 17:00

Sunday, November 3rd: 11:00 to 17:00

See hier for the route.  

Leporello (linocut)  book and 5 Owls linocuts

Atelier Route in Delft

When I went to take the trein to Delft (for the Atelier Route there) I saw these sheep.

They had to 'mow' the grass opposite the station in Middelburg.

It was a good opportunity to see them and to sketch.

And to make a photo...

Poster, book and invitation for the Atelier Route in Delft.

With my newest acquisitions: 8 pumpkins.

Two pages in the published book for the Atelier Route Delft.

I choose the photos and Boudewijn van den Berg designed these two pages.

This is his first idea.

But for a better balance, has become so. Left page.

Right page.

Rosemarijn with Jose at the entrance of Kadmium, at the opening of the Atelier Route.

Jos gave just the start of the Atelier Route in Delft.

Flora van Stek with her photo at the Autunn Salon.

Rosemarijn van Limburg Stirum, painting and sketches made with iPad

With my painting 'Autunn'

Voorstraat 60, a building belonging to MoTiv, aformerly a student chaplaincy.

At the entance of Voorstraat 60: Brighart and Saskia Serlé.

Brighart and me.

Jeannette Infante Ferreira and Cobi de Jong in the salon.

View from the window.

Saskia and Avi Lev. The boards and paintings in the wall 

of the kitchen are from MoTiv.

Atelier route

Atelier route

Circus, Artis and Finissage

Circus Belly from Wien was a few days in Middelburg, 

from August 28 to September 1. 

 It was special that everybody could walk around the circus.

One of many carrots for Kenay.

Kenay

It was extra nice for me to could see details and to make some sketches.

In bath...

Sketch of Tigers

They are so lovely...

Waiting for the next trip...

Sketches from Royal Artis Zoo, August 31

Red Lemurs were very active at the end of the day: they jumped from their house and several trees up and down. They hung on tasks with their hind legs. 

It was like a circus!

Artis was open until sunset. Ik was nice to see many noctural animals as the Ground Cuscus and Three-striped Night Monkey. 

After finissage of the Bird Exhibition (September 1), we had an amazing vegetarian dinner

at the atelier of Leni. The exhibition was a great succes:

there was a lot of interest and Leni sold many works of us.

Cats and birds on labels of organic wines.