The Netherlands
Lindsey and I visited The Netherlands in 2017 to spend time with our son Neil, who had become a professor at Tilburg University. Highlights of the trip included his girlfriend Maaike's hometown of Heeze. We also toured the countryside, saw the tulips in bloom at the Keukenhof flower fields, and went to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam.
Once home, I painted several canvases—some quick and loose and others more precise. Many of these pictures were on display at the URGE Gallery in Escondido, CA in December of that year.
After another visit in 2022, I painted pictures of scenes behind Neil and Maaike's house, an area with ponds, forests, and fields. The large sunset painting was from one of his photos during an evening walk.
2022
Sunset in Tilburg, NL ~
Brett Olinger, Dana Point, CA (2022) 60 x 36
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Pond in Tilburg, NL ~ Beth Sweltzer, Scarborough, ME (2022) 24 x 18
Water Lilies in Tilburg, NL (2022) 24 x 18
2017
Near Tilburg #1 ~
Tom Laird, Oceanside, CA
2017 • 14 x 11
Row Boat in Moat ~ Neil Cohn, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2017 • 30 x 15
Near Tilburg #2 ~ Bernadette Sanchez, Sterling, VA 2017 • 14 x 11
Church & Zwan ~ Maaike Verest, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2017 • 16 x 24
Heeze Moat #3 ~ Tara Hoveland, Bigfork, MT
2017 • 11 x 14
Heeze Moat #1 ~
From Neil's photo
2016 • 16 x 20
Heeze Cows #1 ~ Karen Krulevitch, Santa Barbara, CA
2017 • 11 x 14
Red Windmill ~ Ana Miletic Sedy, San Diego, CA
2017 • 24 x 8
Heeze Moat #2 ~
Sondra Kronberg, Jericho, NY 2017 • 30 x 20
Amsterdam Windows on the Water ~ Pat & Linda Droll, Tucson, AZ
2017 • 36 x 24
Amsterdam Blue Boat ~ Sage Schaan, San Francisco, CA
2017 • 14 x 18
Flowers & Windmill ~ Michelle & Alan Wolfson, Carlsbad, CA
2017 • 20 x 16
Tree on Heath #1 ~
(In the style of Van Gogh)
Annette Heinmeyer, Phoenix, AZ 2017 • 20 x 16
Tree on Heath #2 ~
Caedmon Haas, Baltimore, MD 2017 • 20 x 16
Keukenhof Flowers #1 ~ Ana Miletic Sedy, Rancho Penasquitos, CA
2017 • 40 x 30
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Leigh at URGE Gallery in Escondido, CA (2017)