Journal

Thoughts, happenings and other things I’d love to share with you

  • May – “Mirror”

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    May – “Mirror”

    When I started drawing as a teenager, I had stacks of pretty fashion magazines that I used for reference. If you’re a child of the 80s or 90s you’ll remember that none of those photographs had…

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  • June – “Embrace”

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    June – “Embrace”

    I’m of the esteemed millennial generation, whose sole purpose it was to put random verbs onto to literally anything we own. Words like “Believe” and “Breathe”. And “Embrace”. So when this word came to mind –…

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  • June – “Embrace”

    June – “Embrace”

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    I’m of the esteemed millennial generation, whose sole purpose it was to put random verbs onto to literally anything we own. Words like “Believe” and…

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  • April – “Light”

    April – “Light”

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    If you live in the northern hemisphere, you’ll notice the days getting longer. The light getter stronger, creating a different kind of shadow on everything…

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  • March – “Touch”

    March – “Touch”

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    Last month’s theme made me very aware of how much I naturally gravitate towards a dream-like state of mind. Being aware of that, inevitably makes…

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  • February – “Dreams”

    February – “Dreams”

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    I dreamt that I forgot to come up with a theme and in my panic posted something so totally out of it like “pigeons”. Then…

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  • Painted sketches

    Painted sketches

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    In my latest YouTube video I did some painting, based off some sketches I did during a live figure drawing session. Yes, that’s a lot…

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  • January – “Flow”

    January – “Flow”

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    I woke up this morning and there was snow outside. For someone who doesn’t like cold, I have a weird love for white fluffy ice.…

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  • Live figure drawing sessions in Zeist

    Live figure drawing sessions in Zeist

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    Last year I started hosting monthly live figure drawing sessions in Zeist. What a joy! It’s been so great getting out and doing what I…

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  • “Stillness” – my 2025 exhibition

    “Stillness” – my 2025 exhibition

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    In October 2025 I did my latest exhibition in my hometown of Zeist, the Netherlands. We enjoyed the wonderful musical company of Janneke Moes and…

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  • “Phantom II & III” (“Phantoom II & III”)

    “Phantom II & III” (“Phantoom II & III”)

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    40×30 cm, charcoal and pencil on panel (2025) On October 11, 2025 I will be exhibiting my work, together with the choir performance composed by…

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