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.
“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, transporting NATO dignitaries
“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.