Category Archives: arts

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Workshop eenvoudige patronen in aquarel

Mijn liefde voor aquarel is de afgelopen jaren gegroeid; ik kwam er voor het eerst mee in aanraking bij de online lessen van Creative Bug. De allereerste lessen die ik daar volgde waren bij illustrator […]

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Workshop eenvoudige boekjes maken

Ik ben altijd al gek van boekjes geweest: lezen, door tijdschriften met mooie prints bladeren, fotoboeken en art journals maken. De geur van papier, inkt en verf, het fysieke gevoel van bladeren en naar mooie […]

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Tussen Kunst en Kerst

Op 15 december a.s. zal de kunstmarkt Tussen Kunst en Kerst plaats vinden in het Art Centre Aalsmeer. Veel van mijn collega-kunstenaars zullen ook hun atelier openen met een aanbod van grote en kleine geschenken, […]

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Bookmaking: The Little Book of Wonder

I almost finished filling up my Little Book of Wonder, a class by Amy Maricle of Mindful Art Studio. Yesterday I added the covers to my handmade little accordion book full of surprises. I just […]

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Commission: Almuni event The Power of Dialogue

On Saturday 13 April, 2024 I captured the alumni event of Political Sciences and Public Administration of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Front row And even though I was focused more […]

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Printing high contrast black and white photos on top of mono prints

The other day I showed you papers where I painted over the top of high contrast black and white photos. Today I share with you the papers where I printed black and white photos on […]

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Painting on high contrast black and white photos

I’ve been experimenting a little with painting on top of high contrast black and white photos taken with my cell phone. I selected a couple of nature inspired photos that were not too busy, changed […]

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Painting for Fun Sketchbook Challenge, by Laura Horn

I finished the Painting for Fun Sketchbook Challenge, a class by Laura Horn from her Creative Blend Art Program. This is one the many online classes I own that I finished from A to Z […]

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Coming back from the Museum Market

Last month Kees and I rented a stall at the Museum Market in Amsterdam. We are looking back at a good day: we had friends coming by, we talked to strangers about our art, we […]