Everything Is Just Passing By

Abstract depiction of my fascination with the workings of light

Light Materialized

Painted a as gift to my friend and collaborator, Corwin Stam, and his family

Stamland

Still Life with Tangerine

Still Life with Persimmon

Still Life with Autumn Harvest

Based on photo by and curtesy of ©Ian Roberts, with my greatest gratitude!

Peonies in Evening Light

Inspired by a still life by Sarah Sedwick

Glow

I just love the glow of Christmas ornaments!

Festive Cheer

What's Going on Inside?

Inspired by wintery heath on our doorstep in Heijen, The Netherlands

Morning Hoarfrost

Winter on the far border of Eastern Poland, inspired by Fedor Sakharev

Winter River

Inspired by a photograph by unknown Russian photographer, oil on Canson paper

Sleepy Village

Landscape in Heijen, along the Maas river dyke

Long Shadows

In the series of snowscapes from my child memories: backlit snowy forrest. Oil painting on stretched cotton canvas

Powdered Forest

Although the reference for this image was shot in Russia (by Alexandr Parkhomenko) it might just as well be the area of eastern Poland where I grew up, with the same majestic river on the border with former Soviet Union. The cotton candy colors of the low hanging sun!

Winter form my Childhood Memory

Fascinated by the strong sunlight contre-jour I decided to keep the color palette limited adn focus on the light effect.

Through the Fence

Full-on Winter

Based on photograph by a Russian photographer

Snow Arrived in the Forest

My dog walking path offers a different view each day - limited palette painting

Sun is Coming Up

High summer at the S-ven (S shaped pond) near Afferden, The Netherlands

Overgrown Path

S-ven (S shaped pond) in the forest nearby Afferden, The Netherlands

Rainy Day at the Forest Pond

Indian summer has graced our village and captivated my attention

Summer Almost Gone

Nature is being replaced by industry - newly built industrial estate in Heijen, The Netherlands, on the border with Germany

Once There Was a Meadow Here

Moderate European rainforest at Scottish West coast - Argyll and Bute

Up the creek

Pastoral Stroll

I find decaying subject matter fascinating...

The Beauty of Decay

Inspired by Eventide series by Daniel J. Keys

Foxgloves in the Last Light

Inspired by Daniel J. Keys' Eventide series

Sun-set-flowers

Inspired by Geogia O'Keefe's flower closeups

Hungry orchid

Is it a selfportrait ;) or a (not so) still life?

Holding to My Morning Coffee

Self-portrait 2024

Self-portrait as Northern Witch ;)

A philosophical dilemma expressed in self-portrait (of sorts)

Human vs Nature - self-portrait with Shadow

Black and white pet portrait on oil paper

Shadow

Pet portrait - Value study

Pet portraits - entries for Trekell competition 2024

Model studies in red brown conté crayon on tan Canson paper

Nude drawing

10 minute drawings created with conté crayons during the Dutch BigDraw 2024 festival in Nijmegen

10 minute nude studies

10 minute conté crayons drawing created during the Dutch Big Draw 2024 festival in Nijmegen

Nude male study

This exhibition paints my journey, from exuberant abstract expressions of my love for light to the nuanced, more representational observations of everyday beauty around me. In words of Mary Oliver: "Real attention needs empathy; attention without feeling is just a report.” Hence, each painting is an attempt to depict the emotion behind my fascination with the scene and to share it with you, the viewer.

Beauty Within