Here you’ll find a selection of paintings done “en plein air” or outside on location.
With these paintings done on location I try to capture the essence of a scenery, before the light changes too much. It’s a very focussed, yet very enjoyable experience. Once I’ve painted a scene outdoors, the smells, the sounds, the view, everything I felt is etched into my very soul there to remain forever. I like to think of these paintings as time travel windows, taking me back to where I was in spirit.
A small plein air study done on the Grebbeberg, Rhenen.
“Stumpy” 30x24cm oil on ACM panel.
A plein air painting done in Renkum in the Renkum’s Beekdal. I spent 4 lovely days painting this and it is the longest time I’ve spent on a single plein air painting. I wanted it to have a studio painting level of finish.
I spent two afternoons and one evening at the base of the Grebbeberg in Rhenen. A peaceful experience. There were only a handful of people going on the adventure of descending the hill into this valley. I’d love to go paint there again soon.
I spent a rainy afternoon in Doorwerth. I set up underneath a tarpaulin, because the weather was so intense. I did manage to stay dry for the most part. This absolutely ancient beech tree was dominating the landscape on top of the hill.
A one afternoon plein air painting I made during Cesar Meza’s workshop in the Haarlemmerhout.
Quick sunset, climbing by the Baltic in Gremersdorf, Germany.
A warm, sunny day at the Baltic at Karlskrona, Sweden
Stocken Coast on Orust island, Sweden
What an amazing place. I had to use trekking poles to climb across the rocky hills along the coast to get to this view. I could barely walk on the way back, but it was well worth it.
Watermill in Weddelbrook. Had dinner at a restaurant next to the lake and decided to paint this lovely watermill afterwards. Unfortunately my solvent container accidentally opened in my backpack, so I was forced to paint solvent free.. ergo, I used far to many brushes for such a small painting, since I could not wash them.
Schoorl dunes 2025
Went for a lovely little walk in the Schoorl dunes of North-Holland. It was quite windy, but fortunately I found a spot that gave me a little bit of cover so I spent 2,5 hours painting there
Beach with Apache helicopters 18x24cm oil on panel 2025. Painted in Katwijk during the NATO summit
Tide pools 2025 30×24 oil on panel made during Katwijk en plein air. Another helicopter, I think transporting NATO dignitaries
A quick plein air work of the sea during the NATO-summit 2025
“Funeral carriage” 2025 oil on panel. Painted the carriage in it’s storage hall and painted the background on a very windy beach the next day.
Oosterbeek. I spent a couple of hours painting outside. What a beautiful place
“Sleeuwijk” 2022 oil on ACM panel. It was a great evening, albeit a little chillier than expected. Fortunately there were no mosquitoes
“Neerijnen church” 2022 oil on panel. I spent a wonderful morning painting the lovely church next to the Neerijnen castle garden.
Barstaön 24x30cm/9.5×11.8in Oil on canvas. view from an uninhabited island in the Gulf of Bothnia. While visiting a The view was so stunning and the two hours I spent painting this, were some of the most enjoyable painting times I’ve ever experienced.
Biesbosch
“Brakel Floodplains” 2018 24x30cm/9.5×11.8in oil on canvas.
“Loonse en Drunense Duinen” 2018 30x24cm/11.8×9.5in oil on canvas.
Into The Biesbosch, 2021 18x24cm/7×9.5in Oil on canvas. I went into the Biesbosch national park again with my french easel and painted the path to the best area to watch ospreys. It was a delightful summer morning. I made the block-in for this painting on location and spent another hour on it in my studio when I could see it in better lighting conditions.