Dutch landscape with cows

No painting today, but instead two jewels......

Today and tomorrow Beau and Jan staying with their grandparents. Beau, uncle Martijn en grandpa Barend were out crab fishing. And afterwards, yes then you are tired.

Holiday feeling in our own IJmuiden

In summer we don.t have to go away for a holiday for our town is so beautiful to be in summer. Beach, dunes, sitting on a terras in the early evening and see the sun go down.... what more can you want.

It.s nice to make a painting of our place...but still in progress

Visiting our great grandmother and father

Painting almost finished

A walk through the old city Enkhuizen

Diner at the beach

After taking care of our grandson for two days we treated ourselves with a diner at the beach. It seems the wetter is not so nice, but the temperature was fine for me.

Staying the night at my grandparents house

My moms and dads holiday is over now and they had to work again. Grandma Carla and Grandpa Barend are looking after me for two days and yes that.s like a party. I can stay up late, eat everything I like, pull the cats tail and with my weth cookie I make everything dirty. And when I pretend to cry they take me on their arm en kiss me, brrrrrrrrrrrrr

Very bad influenze

Marlijn Poppendijn

Now for two years ago I saw Marlijn and her paintings at a exhibition. And then you know at once, this is great and we will hear from her more. Marlijn makes the most wonderfull paintings for childrenrooms now for a couple of years. Now she also creates dolls, cards and homedecorations like bedstuff. Also she has a webshop and her own blog now (in dutch). Her blog Marlijn poppendijn and her webshop Marlijn poppendijn

New painting first stage

3rd stage of oilportrait

Art of Carla Stey

Art of Carla Stey

Oilpainting, second stage

Portraitpainting again , in progress......

I haven.t been painting portraits for a year now. But since a week I have started again, yeahh

My beautiful daughter is married now

The Rwandan Children's Choir

A young and vibrant group telling the story of Rwanda in traditional Music and Dance.

Rwanda has overcome incredible challenges to be where it is today. Now 24 children are traveling the world telling this story.The Rwandan Children’s choir is made up 24 very talented children ages 9-12 . Most of the children in the choir are orphans. Some come from homes devastated by HIV/AIDS. The choir presentations are a great source of healing and encouragement for the children. The children perform in churches, schools, and other public places raising awareness about the issues that Rwanda has faced and how it is working towards bringing unity, healing, and prosperity after the 1994 genocide that claimed more than one million people.

Join this group at Facebook and also join Africa Mission Alliance at Facebook

At YOUTUBE you can also visit a small film of the choir

Lovely felt of Atelier Sterre

Atelier Sterre

These lovely creations can be bought at Atelier Sterre.

Creative packages from felt and muslin

Beau.s birthday

De Zaanstreek

Het Weefhuis te Zaandijk en Zaanse Schans

This is the area I was raised for the first 9 years of my life. Now I have my first exhibition of oilpaintings here. It feels so good. The Zaanse Schans fameus around the world.

And then I see my own oilpainting on this website and the website of Het Weefhuis

Route to Het Weefhuis:

MET DE AUTO
Vanuit richting Amsterdam:
Ringweg A10 volgen richting Zaanstad
Door Zeeburgertunnel of Coentunnel
A8 volgen richting Zaanstad
Richting Beverwijk/Alkmaar A8 aanhouden
Bij de afslag Zaandijk/Koog aan de Zaan richting Zaandijk N203 aanhouden
Bij eerste verkeerslicht rechtsaf richting Zaanse Schans
Bij eerste verkeerslicht vlak voor de brug linksaf (Lagedijk)
Na ongeveer 250 meter aan de linkerhand Lagedijk 39, achter in de beeldentuin.

And here I will welcome you at my exposition

Location Lagedijk 39

1544 BB Zaandijk

16th of may 2009 from 12.00 till 17.00

17th of may 2009 from 12.00 till 17.00

Dutch Glory