Virtual Paintout - Estonia - June 2015

My Google Street View travels in Estonia led me to a colorful flower market near the gate to the old city in Tallinn. 

Link to Google Street View

"The flower market in Tallinn"

15x15cm, oil on canvas panel

I also checked what the guidebooks tell you to see in the country.  The Kadriorg Palace was high on their list:

Later, I was surprised to discover that its Estonian name,"Kadrioru Loss", means "Catherine's valley". Originally built for Catherine I of Russia, the building now houses an art museum.

Link to Google Street View

"Kadriorg Palace"

10x15cm, oil on canvas panel

Place(s) à l'Art - le 14 juin 2015

"Place(s) à l'Art - le 14 juin 2015"  
18x13 cm, oil on canvas

After the Parcours d'Artistes

Here is my "Chateau de Wolvendael" painting in its new home (bottom right).

Promenade dans le Payottenland

"Bruxelles vue du Payottenland"
18x24cm, oil on canvas
(private collection, Brussels) 

This is based on a photograph taken in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, looking towards Drogenbos.

At the time, I painted a smaller canvas on location: a view of the nearby yellow water tower. It was October and cold out so I couldn't stay there too long but the tiny canvas came in handy later as a color guide for the studio painting.

"Chateau d'eau jaune"
12x12cm, oil on canvas

10ème Parcours d'Artistes d'Uccle 2015

Nous serons au Bookshop d'Oxfam à Uccle pour la 10ème édition du Parcours d'Artistes les 23, 24, et 25 mai!   

The Bookshop will be open during the entire Pentecost weekend.  Everyone is welcome to stop by and see the exhibit of paintings and jewelry as well as the huge collection of books, including many in English.

Link to jewelry: Bijoux éthnique de Dominique 

Le Kauwberg à Uccle - hivers - février 2015

Now I have a small painting from every season for this park in Uccle.  To see all four paintings as well as some colored pencil drawings of the site, click on the "Kauwberg" tag below.

"Le Kauwberg, février"
15x10cm, oil on canvas panel

Virtual Paintout - Greenland III - March 2015

"Ice Float"
6x9 inch, oil pastel on panel

Virtual Paintout - Greenland II - March 2015

There are practically no roads connecting villages in Greenland, so the Google team often resorts to travelling by boat. I thought I might try painting an iceberg for my second submission to the Virtual Paintout this month but in the end I preferred the challenge of painting moving water. Here is the reference photo I found in "Street View":  LINK

"Waterfall in Greenland"
5x7 inch, oil on canvas
(private collection, Brussels)

Virtual Paintout - Greenland - March 2015

Greenland looks quite barren and icy in Google Street View but I found some nice colors in the images dating from September 2014 near Nuuk. 

Link:  Google Street View

I thought I'd exaggerated the reds but then googled "Images for Greenland in autumn" and was surprised to find similar reds in the photographs. The area is known for the strong colors of its autumn landscapes, which contrast so well with the backdrops of snow and ice. 

"Autumn in Greenland"

8x10 inch, oil on canvas

(private collection, Brussels)

Virtual Paintout - Bangladesh - February 2015

Above is the final version of "Red Tree in Bangladesh" which I completed in April.

Below is the preliminary version I submitted to the Virtual Paintout for the 28 February deadline:

Link to Google Street View image: Halishahar Road

"Red Tree in Bangladesh"
20x25cm, oil on canvas
(private collection, Brussels)