Het antwoord is eenvoudig. In Nieuw Zeeland, het land waar ik vandaan kom, zie ik dagelijks een adembenemende natuur om mij heen. Die prachtige natuur dringt zich aan je op. Daar ontkomen beeldende kunstenaars ook niet aan. Elke dag biedt een nieuwe mogelijkheid om je in die wereld om je heen te verdiepen en die artistiek te interpreteren en vast te leggen. En zo dragen zij bij aan het scheppen en het weergeven van een belangrijk aspect van de culturele contekst van het land. Hier in Nederland ervaar ik een andere wereld om mij heen. Overal staan huizen en gebouwen. De architectuur levert een prachtig tijdsbeeld op….
Category: Drawing
Ink on Paper
This is a scene in busy Amsterdam. I like the juxtaposition between the old and the modern. I have used … More
Amsterdam Cafe Culture
from one of the many bridges and as I browsed the delightful sounds of a French horn wafted through the open door. It was clearly live music and being very partial to the brass instruments my curiosity got the better of me.
Cycling in Amsterdam
The bike is such an iconic part of Dutch culture. How could I not capture it on paper. This is an Indian ink, applied by brush on manuscript paper. I love ink’s beautiful blackness and permanence. In addition the strong linear aspect of urban, architectural views make it a natural subject for ink.
Amsterdam Dreaming
I’m currently working on a series of images of Amsterdam. My focus is once again on the architecture – I can draw nature in New Zealand but here I like to wallow in the richness and beauty of the architecture.
A simple Handshake….
My first year in the Netherlands was tough: house buying, job hunting, trying to make friends etc. Then in January … More
The Tower of Our Lady
he church that belonged to the tower was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion in the 18th century. It forms the focal point of this drawing.
Drawing my new home town
This is really a Dutch City and you do not find hoards of tourists wandering round, unlike Amsterdam. I refer to Amersfoort as ‘Amsterdam for the locals’.
Christchurch Earthquake Drawings
It wasn’t until 2010 that I began drawing. It was after the earthquakes in Christchurch New Zealand, and there was … More