Flowers from my garden and drawings of flowers

It's summer. But it seems like spring now.

Photos of the flowers in my garden, Middelburg 2013.

And scans of some drawings of a series of 23 flower drawings, 2003 (The View ).

Today is my first Passiflora opened, therefore this blog...

Spring?

Waiting for Spring at Zoo Rotterdam...

Wanderoo 

Mandarin Ducks

A few sketches after a tiring workday and sketches at Blijdorp (small sketchbooks)

Still snow in March... and yes: we had a white Easter!

Oostkapelle

Oostkapelle: the beach is still in possession of the birds...

Oostkapelle, Kasteel Westhove

Blijdorp has money problems because of the crisis. This is why Blijdorp is from January to the end of football season 2012-2013 officially sponsor of football club Feyenoord. Especially for the zoo developed ASR  (sponsor of Feyenoord) Olli, special shirts, scarves, posters and stickers. The proceeds from these action goes to the zoo. A.S.R. makes this generous gesture because the company wants to return to the essence of insurance: provide support to those who need it.

The elephant Olli plays the major activity along with former international Giovanni van Bronckhorst in the campaign made by A.S.R. See also the beautiful advertisement here.

At the launch of Olli nearly 10,000 were sold in three hours. He was temporarily sold out (tijdelijk uitverkocht). 

After so many negative news about the crisis was nice that such an initiative came. 

There was a cheerful atmosphere in the zoo with many Olli's. 

New friendship...

New friendship...

Olli's waiting for new friends...

In the restaurant you could find more Olli's...

Olli's lollipops...

.And Spring? Perhaps coming.

Yesterday a Bumblebee visit  my Violets.

News from November en December

Still in the evening preparations (linocuts) for Book Art Fair in Leiden, in November.

More preparations (business cards and packaging). 

Pieterskerk in Leiden, where the Book Art Fair is held.

Interior of the Pieterskerk: the fair was inspiring as other years.

My table (pictures made by Boudewijn). 

Spring in Middelburg...  

Bastion of Middelburg. 

Birch Forest in Westkapelle. 

Canal of Walcheren. 

Westkapelle beach with a view of Domburg. 

A little snow in Middelburg. 

Dodo in the Heaven: 2012, acrylic on canvas,  30x30 cm

This painting seemed right to make a wish for 2013: I hope more love and respect for nature. And of course for each other throughout the world. 

The Art Route will be present at the Christmas Markt (at the Helm, at City Hall in Middelburg) from 20th to 29th December. I'll be there with my work on the 28th and 29th. Welcome!

Now it's time to decorate the Christmas Tree... Have a nice and peaceful Christmas and a very goed 2013!