Kids having fun at the beaach

Kids jumpin' the waves 

oil on canvas-30 x 40 cm

painted on location - 15 July 2026

€ 325

 

Fun and games at low tide

oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm

painted on location - 25 June 2026

€ 325 

 

It's always fun to work on paintings with this theme. Usually the kids come up to me and ask the most innocent naive questions. 
 

Sunny and windy beach scenes at Zuiderstrand, DH

 

Zonnig en winderig uitzicht vanaf DeStaat

oil on linen - 30 x 150 cm

painted on location - Sat 28 March 2026

€ 785

Dutch skies can be very lively this time of the year. The clouds come and go at the speed of a blink of the eye. Makes it challenging to render them on linen with oils. But one does his or her best and the outcome will be unique to the creator of the work made. Of course with cloudy skies, shadows from the overcast moving clouds are inevitable, thus as the result in this painting.  

Birds eye view of Zuiderstrand 

oil on linen - 40 x 50 cm

painted on location - Thurs 19 March 2026

€ 425

Known as the quiet beach, this is the beach belonging to The Hague, which starts at Scheveningen harbor entrance and goes to the outskirts of Kijkduin, more or less what you see in the above painting. This time a nice peaceful scene, with calm and lazy waves gently caressing the beach. 

Sailing the North Sea

Zeilen op de Noordzee

0il on linnen - 60 x 80 cm

painted on location - Fri 25 april 2025

€ 975

Sometimes just painting two crashing waves is enough of a challenge and gets me inspired to make a painting. As what happened on this particular occasion. I don't always have an explanation for things, but something about the coloration on the waters surface and all that activity of the water in movement made it interesting for me.

Sailing, sunbathing and chilling at The North Sea

Strandslag 11, Westduinpark, Den Haag

oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm

painted on location -  5 June 2024

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I totally forgot to post this work when it was made back in June this year.  I was quite pleased with the situation at hand,  lovely typical Dutch sky, the clouds were continually casting dark shadows on the sea of green. It made for an interesting composition.  Also I liked the way the wind blew the sand covering most of the cement blocks used to pave the beach entrance.

Walking the dog on Zuiderstrand, DH
oil on canvas - 40 x 100 cm

painted on location - 19 Sept 2024

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Here you have the last beach scene painting made on location for this warm weather season, which is coming to an end. Made during the early evening, in time to capture all those warm tones being casted by the descending Sun.

Resting Seagulls

oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm

painted on location - 30 April 2024

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An intimate scene of a vast area, captured during low tide at The North Sea. Coloration of the Sea is always in flux, depending on the atmospheric conditions for the most part. 

 

 

The Sea and the beach, The Hague's top location.

Sailing in the Sunset

oil on canvas - 50 x 40 cm

painted on location - 6 June 2024

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Here you have an example of a painting I had made about two years earlier, but was not content with the overall look of that work. So the canvas was just shelved until I took it off the shelve and on to the easel at the same location. The result of the 2nd attempt is what you see in this posting.

The Quite Beach, The Hague

oil on canvas - 30 x 40 cm

painted on location - 15 July 2024

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Arrived at the beach nice and early to create this scene. Actually I was on location to further develop the painting shown just below this one. The crowds still not at the beach, so whilst waiting, I was lucky enough to have this canvas ready to be painted on. . 

Cool fun on a hot day at the beach,

oil on canvas - 40 x 120 cm

painted on location - on 3 occasions 29 April /15 July/18 July 2024

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Summer is finally here, people have dropped whatever it is they were doing, packed up their beach gear, and off they went to enjoy the overwhelming warm temperatures at the beach. The cool breezes coming off the fresh cold North Sea water is actually much appreciated. Today at this location, next painting I'll be set up with my feet in the water! 

 

A warm summer memory, on South Beach

 een warme zomerherinnering op Zuiderstrand , DH

oil on canvas - 30 x 120 cm

painted on location - 6 Aug 2022 / reworked in studio Jan 2024

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Although I prefer to work on location in front of the subject matter, occasionally I alter paintings made aux plein air in the studio. It's fun to do, because one has to use stretch ones imagination, and often invent things that may or may have not been at the original location. I have also published the 1st version of this painting at the bottom of the text, thus one can in comparing the two, for better or for worse, see the changes made. Naturally, one hopes for the better!   

The Sea, #1,2,3 and 4

de zee eindelijk vrijheid en ruimte, #4

The perfect day for sailing waves

oil on linen - 20 x 140 cm

painted on location - 24 Sept. 2023

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de zee eindelijk vrijheid en ruimte, #3

The Roaring Wave

oil on linen - 20 x 140 cm

painted on location - 8 August 2023

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de zee eindelijk vrijheid en ruimte, #2

The Whispering wave

oil on linen - 20 x 140 cm

painted on location - 6 May 2023

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de zee eindelijk vrijheid en ruimte, #1

The rolling wave

oil on canvas - 20 x 140 cm

painted on location - 26 April 2023

€ 975

I decided to embark on this subject and format once again, after several years of not working on this subject/format. Characterized by a high horizon line, and the waves breaking at the foreground. I will be making  paintings of this view, of course all of them will be different, as that is also a quality of the Sea, never the same view twice. Could be simular, but never the exact view twice! 

 

 

Kites, surfers and clouds at South Beach, DH

Kites, bathers and clouds at South Beach, DH

oil on canvas - 40 x 80 cm

painted on location - 22 July 2023

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Kites, surfers and clouds at South Beach, DH

oil on canvas - 40 x 120 cm

painted on location -  25 July 2023 

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These paintings were made in the same week, thus decided to post them together. Lovely clouds worthy of painting, thus that is probably the reason I was out there! I always like to include a bit of beach life on these scenes, not too much mind you, as it gives the viewer an indication of the season.  

Panarea and its Islands; Dattilo, Lisca Bianca and Basiluzzo

 

View of Lisca Bianca from the church San Pietro

oil on canvas - 15 x 30 cm

painted on location - 15 May 2023

€ 650

View of Lisca Bianca and Dattilo from terras at Hotel Cincotta

oil on canvas - 15 x 30 cm

painted on location - 14 May 2023

€ 650

View of Lisca Bianca and Dattilo from a cliff above Calcara

oil on canvas - 15 x 30 cm

painted on location -  19 May 2023

€ 650

On a recent working holiday I found myself visiting dear friends on a quaint and beautiful Island off the N/E coast of Sicily.  Panarea (ME) is one of  seven islands which forms The Aeolian Islands Archipelago. This tiny island has spectacular views of the many groups of surrounding islands and rocks that protrude out of the Sea, all of which have volcanic origins.   

View of Lisca Bianca,  Dattilo, Basiluzzo and Stromboli 

oil on canvas - 15 x 30 cm

painted on location -  14 May 2023

€ 650

Here you have a Sea level view, as this is from near the port of  Panarea. Featured is a typical fisherman's boat with its vibrant colors  Also noteworthy is the view of Stromboli on the far left, with its ever present cloud(s) hanging over the peak. This because it is an active volcano, spouting its fiery ashes and rocks and trembling the whole island, about every 24 minutes of the day, non stop all the time. As the winds had been strong due to local stormy weather, the wave action is wonderful to paint.

View of Lisca Bianca and  Dattilo during high winds 

oil on canvas - 15 x 30 cm

painted on location -  14 May 2023

€ 650

I had to take cover as during the making of this painting water was pouring from the sky off and on the whole time. The coloration of the Sea is wild with Earthy tones during these storms and that makes for interesting subject matter. 

Sailing on The North Sea

Zeilen op de Noordzee

oil on canvas - 18 x 115 cm

painted on location & in the studio - Sept 2022

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I decided to freshen up, in the studio, a painting I made on location in Aug 2018. Am much happier with the outcome of the changes. Hopefully now it will attract a potential buyer. 

Waves and Children on a hot summers day

Child with mango ice cream

oil on canvas - 18 x 24 cm

painted on location - Sat 6 Aug 2022

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This little painting was made right after I finished the painting shown below. Had a full day painting at the beach with the help of my 3 Meter parasol which I usually use as a wind breaker. A total different vibe from the seascape below, however was tempted to show a fun scene of what goes on at the beach.

 

The gentle wave of the North Sea.

Het zachte golf van de Noord Zee,

oil on linen -  60 x 120 cm

painted on location - Sat. 14 May 2022

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Often when I get to the beach and don't get inspired immediately, for a subject to paint. I often just go to the waters edge and meditate on the waves and the  grandeur of the sea. Then if something strikes me about what I'm looking at, then the creative juices begin to flow. Such was the case with this painting. Things just pulled together, the clouds, the colors of the water, and most importantly, in this case the beauty of the gentle rolling waves.  

The whispering wave.

The whispering wave.

oil on canvas - 50 x 120 cm

painted on location - Tues  18 Jan 2022 

€ 1650

I love painting on these misty days, when the fog is so thick, visibility is reduced just to your immediate surroundings. The atmosphere becomes at once mysterious and still, in a positive way, mind you. That I believe is due to the light. Often one gets in a peaceful mood, experiencing a deep sense of tranquility.  Luckily for me on this day there was hardly no wind to speak about, thus I took advantage of that, and after I finished Seascape #3, I dashed back to my auto, to get this 50x120cm canvas. Thus creating two paintings in one paint out session.   

A Winter's Seascape #3

 

Winters Zeegezicht #3

oil on canvas - 25 x 100 cm

painted on location - Tues  18 Jan 2022

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On this cold misty morning, I was inspired by a scene so full of tranquility that just by looking at it, I felt a calmness, whilst listening to the whispering gentle waves rolling in, I was transfixed and summoned to paint it. What you see above is how I represented it in oils on canvas. While mixing the colors on my palette, the odd cry of seagulls wisping by would catch my attention.  What lies beyond all that visible mist is an immensity so vast and grand, I leave it to your imagination to fill.

A Winter's Seascape #2

 Winters Zeegezicht #2

oil on canvas - 25 x 100 cm

painted on location - Thur  06 Jan 2022

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Have decided to make a series of this theme. Here is the 2nd, made in the first week of the New Year. Painted on location, however I made some alterations in the studio, this is the final version.   

Winters Seascapes

Winters Zeegezicht 1

oil on canvas - 25 x 100 cm

painted on location - Tues 21 Dec. 2021

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Having been absent from on location painting for just over two months I finally decided to pack my gear and force myself to head out of the studio, to do some on location painting.  Went to my favorite destination,  Zuiderstrand, the beach of the city I live in.  A nice comfortable half hour walk through the dunes of the nature reserve Westduinpark, brings me to the beach.  Fortunately for me the weather, even though it was extremely cold,  was to my favor, sunny and most importantly no wind to speak about.  The light this time of the year remains pleasant for us plein air painters for the most of the day as the Sun doesn't reach it's high zenith as it would in the summer.  From on high in the dunes I observed that the gentle waves where rhythmically  caressing the shoreline.  But what really got my attention was the intensity of warm white tones of the rolling waves, as the angle of the sunlight on them was perfect.   A point I would like to make, that you might find interesting, is that I was faced with the problem, how am I going to paint the color intensity of the water and waves on my canvas. Thus the first thing I did was cover the whole surface of the canvas with the darkest color I could create, a mixture of Indigo Blue and dark red did the job. After approximately 2.5 hrs. what you see above was the result of my creative efforts.                                 

             

Saturday morning at the beach

 

Zaterdag ochtend op het strand

oil on canvas - 30 x 150 cm

painted on location - Saturday 17 July 2021

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The fun and excitement is about to begin for many young kids and their families. Fun for everyone, even the pet dog has a blast. Water is a little choppy, so the parents are keeping a close eye on them. Parasols are being used to block the wind rather than the Sun. Plenty of space at this beach, because the average Dutch person thinks the beach of The Hague is Scheveningen and not this more natural beach. It's a well keep secert and we citizens of The Hague like it that way!  

Family fun by the Sea

Familie uitje aan Zee
oil on canvas - 30 x 120 cm
painted on location - Monday 27 April 2020

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My latest painted on a day the was comfortably warm, not really hot like in summer. With all this social distancing going on, there really is no place better to go than the spacious beaches we have right ar our doorstep. As long as not thousands show up at the same time, it is quiet safe. A simple composition, made lively with the those water pools on the forground, showing reflections of the kids enjoying the fresh water. A detail below, as this format is really difficult to represent properly on this social platform.

The gentle rolling wave

De zacht rollende golf
oil on canvas - 40 x 120 cm
painted on location - Wed 15 April 2020

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Here in The Lowlands we are having lovely sunny days, notwithstanding the still cool windy breeze at the Sea, which makes for a very healthy combination! Luckily we have huge wide beaches, so people can still get out, staying healthy and still practice social distancing.  For safety during these uncertain times due to this nasty virus in circulation.  In that respect I am lucky as a plien air painter, I mean all the space available.  Here below a detail of the signature, on the bottom right corner.

Free at last

eindelijk vrij
oil on canvas - 50 x 100 cm
painted on location - Monday 6 April 2020

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I feel this painting is true to the expession, less is more. Doing my best to bring the Sea in focus. A close up view of a gentle rolling wave, a sailboat off in the distance, a cloudless blue sky with some haze on the horizon, and God only knows what lies under the surface of the North Sea.  A simple view, yet it affords soo much space and freedom, at times just what we need, to pass the time of day.