New painting

Today I started a new painting. It.s not finished yet, but there is a beginning again. I love paintings the eyes. That.s when a portrait starts living for me. Now the paint has to dry a bit and then I can work on it again. Is.t she adorable. It breaks your heart to know that she is an orphan. And there are so many of them.
Children without a future. Next year I hope to be able to paint a lot of portraits and then organize an exhibition. Then I hope to sell a lot of my paintings and a part of the money I will donate to an organization who can help to give these children hope and a better future.

Christmasfeeling

Kat Soto and her new creations

Kat Soto for me is a very inspiring artist. Her dolls are so perfectly made. I received an email from her that se added new items to her website. Her website is really worth visiting.

Blogger Friends

Tonight I received an email from one of my bloggerfriends. Her blog is one of the blogs I visit almost every week. It.s so nice to find out how creative friends are living and thinking abouth life. Shelby has a new post abouth Christmas and wants all of her bloggerfriends to link to this post. Ofcourse I will do that. For my heart also goes out to those in the world who are not so lucky to live the way we are able to. Ofcourse we have to think of them all year round, but to start with Christmas is a beginning. So visit Shelby ( keeper of the chocolates) blog and read her latest post.

Our Sint Nicolas party!!

We had a great Sint Nicolas party on wednesdaynight. The pictures shows you how we celibrate the fifth of decembre. And yes, I now have my choclatletter C.

Our house

Corner of our little garden.

Can you imagine how this will look at Christmas. I cann.t wait till we can decorate this. In our room with have two of this.

The party of Saint Nicolas

Today Beau is going to THE party of the year. The big party of Saint Nicolas. She was so excited. She is gone ask him if her grandmother can recieve a choclat letter. I have to put my shoe by the chimney and sing some songs. Ofcourse I know a lot of them. I will do this evening. The fifth of december we will have our party at my daughters place. So now we have to buy little gifts, create some poems with it and make some surpriseboxes. With children this is so lovely.

Tableware and how you can also use it.......

On a show a couple of weeks ago I found this great creative stuff. Birds made of spoons, knives and forks. Can you believe it. The picture is not so well made, but you get an idea what this creative person did with it.

Saint Nicolas and Christmas

The Christmasfeeling has started late this year for me. For several years my sister and I made christmas ornaments and dolls and then before Christmas we joined a Christmasfair somewhere to sell our stuff. It was.nt always easy, for we live not so close to each other. Internet connected us. What are you making now? And then hup a photo with MSN. This year we didn.t create together att all. I really miss it. The first Christmasvisits has planned now and now I can look through all (many) cookingbooks. I love that. Sitting on the couch with all my books, hot chocolate and a little cream on top. I love it when people come over to my house. I.m so blessed with a lovely partner. He enjoyes Christmas also. But at first there is Saint Nicolaas at the fifth of december this nice, very old, men has his birthday. In Holland the children receive then present instead of given them to him ( like Christmas). Together with his helpers he rides on his white horse with black spots and brings the present in the night. I love this time when children are small. Yeasterday he came through our street. We live near the harbour and he comes by boat from spain. A steamboat. As soon as he has arrived in Holland the children can put one of their shoes at the chimney. With an apple for the horse and a drawing and wishlist for the Saint Nicolaas. I love this time of winter, especially now when I have my granddaughter who still really believes in Saint Nicolaas.

Hitchhiking

Living by the sea sometimes you have a hitchhiker, not in your car, but on top of it.

Weekend!!!! Time to paint.....

I.m so happy. Weekend again. I picked up my granddaughter from school and she will stay over for a night here. Beau also enjoyes drawing and painting, so now we both are painting in my room. This little boy is from a picture from the Carf site.

My sister did it again....

My sister Marjon again made some wonderfull dolls.

My two prides: Marijke and Beau

This painting a gave away to my daughter. I never made a picture of it, but today we went visiting her and ofcourse.... a picture now. It was painted half a year ago.

My little dutch granddaughter

Looking for pictures I found this picture of my granddaughter 3 years ago. We went to a Dutch museum called Zuiderzeemuseum. Children can dress in original dutch clothes and play with old toys. It.s really worth visiting.

Painting...... my passion

One year ago I didn.t know I would ever like or could paint. Now I.m addicted to it. It.s my passion.

Still have to learn a lot abouth mixing colours and other techniques. Now I know that I like painting portraits the most. For I have a job for 5 days a week, painting I have to do in my spare time. My partner is so sweet, never complains when I.m sitting in my room and paint, he brings me coffee, makes dinner and stimulates me to keep on painting. He is the best.

Step by step....

Is not ready yet, but it.s getting better step by step

Lovely art for childrenrooms

Today I visited a creative market. Always nice to wander and look what other creative people shows. Marjolijn Colijn makes beautiful paintings for childrenrooms. And believe me, they look even much nicer in real then on her blog. She started painting 2 years ago and there is now a lot of intrest from all over the world for her art. She is worth it, the paintings give you a happy feeling and are nice presents to give away.

Progresssssss

second stage of painting

Every stap it will look better! I hope

New painting

This morning I came out of bed to early. Was thinking it was time to go to work, but I was wrong. So I had extra time to do some painting. I started this portrait. It is in a very early stage.

After work it took me two and a half hours to come home. There was so many traffic, brrrr

My friend had diner ready, so I could work tonight at this painting. The Chevy has to wait again.

Chevrolet (CHEVY) 1953

Next project: Finishing my painting of a Chevrolet 1953

I never went to Cuba, but since internet I can imagine how that country looks like. Especially I love the pictures with the old Cuban taxi.s. How in the world were they able to collect all these beautifull old memories of cars. But I love them for the way they still caring for these cars.
Otherwise all those cars have.nt been excisting anymore. This painting of a Chevrolet of 1953 I started half a year ago. I did not paint the last 6 months, but now, after my surgery, I started again and yes, I still love it. Backgrounds are not my piece of cake, but I have to praxis over and over again to also enjoy painting backgrounds. There is still so much to learn. But these lessons I like, it only costs time.

Old toys

This cute toy was found back in a box at the attic. He now has his own place in my room, so I can watch it every day. It must be fifty years old. Just love the piece.

Herman Brood finished

Nice feeling to finish the painting of Herman Brood. Put my name on it and ready. In a couple of months adding a little varnish and than he can decorate someones wall. Where, I don.t no yet. And now up to a new painting....

Almost ready Herman Brood

I just have to add a vieuw details to this painting. I.m looking forward to start a new painting after I finished this one. There are so many nice faces to paint.

This was Herman Brood for today!

Punch likes Herman Brood painting

Punch is a little bit jealous, he still has some missings at his body, but he likes watching me painting. Still a lot of work te be doing, but the beginning is here.

Don.t think the eyes are wrong, Herman squinted.

New painting of Herman Brood

It.s a few months ago that I have beeing painting. Today I started again with a portrait of a very famous Dutch Artist/singer who died in 2001. Herman Brood, a dutch legend. It.s a very intresting face to paint.

Clown, by my sister Marjon

I.m impressed how my sister is able to create all kind of figurines. Her latest creation is of Joseph Grimaldi, the famous clown. He is made of viscose and painted with acryl. It.s so nice to see how a piece of viscose can become a lovely doll. Go visit her blog to see her other creations.

Marjon, I.m proud of you.

Alice in Wonderland

What a lovely drawings of Alice in Wonderland made by the twins Janet and Anne Grahame Johnston. Always searching in secondhand bookstores for books with nursery rhymes and fairytales. The drawings brings back memories to my childhood and gives me a lot of inspiration to create. Just looking at the drawings gives me fun.