Gallery

Portraits of children based on (old) photographs, pictures of the photos as well as of the children, with their various reactions to the camera and the whole photographic setup. The pictures have something to say about the ways adults package their children and about the pathos and drama of childhood at various times and in various places, identified in each case by the title of the picture.

the children

(2008 - 2026)

Portraits of children based on (old) photographs, pictures of the photos as well as of the children, with their various reactions to the camera and the whole photographic setup. The pictures have something to say about the ways adults package their children and about the pathos and drama of childhood at various times and in various places, identified in each case by the title of the picture.
These paintings of land, sea, weather, atmosphere are responses to the physical world that aim to appeal to the senses.

earth, air, water

(2024 - 2025)

These paintings of land, sea, weather, atmosphere are responses to the physical world that aim to appeal to the senses.
images from the subconscious

dream beings

(2014)

images from the subconscious
Paintings of and about light, reflections, ripples, and the busy life of water.

written in water

(2016)

Paintings of and about light, reflections, ripples, and the busy life of water.
Illustrations to William Blake's Songs of Innocence & of Experience (1794). Blake was a visionary poet, and though his 'Songs' appear simple they open up a world of meaning, exploring the 'Two contrary states of the human soul'.

The William Blake Experience

(2012 - 2016)

Illustrations to William Blake's Songs of Innocence & of Experience (1794). Blake was a visionary poet, and though his 'Songs' appear simple they open up a world of meaning, exploring the 'Two contrary states of the human soul'.
reactions to a short stay in an extraordinary city

Marrakesh

(2012)

reactions to a short stay in an extraordinary city
oil,acrylic and watercolour paintings of the world etc.

nature 2011-12

(2011 - 2012)

oil,acrylic and watercolour paintings of the world etc.
'leaf-print paintings' that celebrate autumn and the inexhaustible intricacy of nature. Zooming in on them is recommended. Have fun!

the turn of the leaf 2011

(2011)

'leaf-print paintings' that celebrate autumn and the inexhaustible intricacy of nature. Zooming in on them is recommended. Have fun!
The pictures in this group are expansive and meditative in spirit. They seek to communicate sensations and states of feeling directly, without any clearly represented object.

Unbounded, new work 2010

(2010)

The pictures in this group are expansive and meditative in spirit. They seek to communicate sensations and states of feeling directly, without any clearly represented object.
these paintings of people, life situations, and animals, are about the pathos and drama of existence. The way we are close to one another yet at the same time so unfathomable.

people and animals 2005-10

(2003 - 2010)

these paintings of people, life situations, and animals, are about the pathos and drama of existence. The way we are close to one another yet at the same time so unfathomable.
variations on trees

tree sequence 2010

(2010)

variations on trees
reactions to nature and landscape (2009-10)

nature 2009-10

(2009 - 2010)

reactions to nature and landscape (2009-10)
This sequence of photographs is about the great paradox of the mysterious life of dead matter, the intangibility of tangible objects, the colourfulness of the grey. New forms emerge from ordinary things, refinement from rough, hard, scarred surfaces.The pictures play with scrap metal, meditate on the boundlessness of the finite. Shown at Galerie de Opsteker in Amsterdam 2-2010 (see ‘Exhibitions’).

The depth of the surface: a photographic sequence

(2009 - 2010)

This sequence of photographs is about the great paradox of the mysterious life of dead matter, the intangibility of tangible objects, the colourfulness of the grey. New forms emerge from ordinary things, refinement from rough, hard, scarred surfaces.The pictures play with scrap metal, meditate on the boundlessness of the finite. Shown at Galerie de Opsteker in Amsterdam 2-2010 (see ‘Exhibitions’).
watercolours

watercolours 2006-9

(2006 - 2009)

watercolours
reality taking shape

'abstract' landscapes 2008

(2008)

reality taking shape
These photo-paintings, pictures of pictures, reflect on the past and how we dream our lives. They are also meditations on photography, its poetry, melancholy and magic.

"family snaps" '03-10

(2003 - 2010)

These photo-paintings, pictures of pictures, reflect on the past and how we dream our lives. They are also meditations on photography, its poetry, melancholy and magic.
paintings (oil and acrylic) of landscape and nature, making use of

down to earth 2007-8

(2007 - 2008)

paintings (oil and acrylic) of landscape and nature, making use of "crumpled canvas" technique.
paintings of light, air, water, reflections, the feel of how it is to be there.

water, light, nature 2003-7

(2003 - 2006)

paintings of light, air, water, reflections, the feel of how it is to be there.
rough rocky landscapes in Wales and Tunisia

rocks and mountains '04-5

(2004 - 2005)

rough rocky landscapes in Wales and Tunisia
life and death

still-lifes and animals

(2005 - 2006)

life and death
Playful interactions of culture and nature. The photographs of 'The Crossing' can be put together in a (cross-shaped) collage.

photo-stories

(2006 - 2007)

Playful interactions of culture and nature. The photographs of 'The Crossing' can be put together in a (cross-shaped) collage.