My first drawing of 2017
Just finished: A young cheeta cub surrounded by butterflies. I used several brands of coloured pencils on suede mat board. Click HERE for a bigger picture.
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Deer, birds, blisters and wood…….
Last week Tom and I went for a day long walk in the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen, in the west of the Netherlands near the coast between Zandvoort and Noordwijk. There are supposed to be many foxes but they did not feel like showing themselves. It was very cold and the area is …
A good start!
I would like to start the new year by wishing everyone a good 2017 filled with love. As an inspiration I added a whole album of swan pictures. Twice a year, the pond across our street serves as a temporary resting place for a couple of swans. Usually they only stay a day or …
Horses, sheep and more….
A lot of new pictures today. Very special Skudde sheep, a few chickens and goats and some Tinker and Fjord Horses. Except for the goats they were all photographed on a small farm. ( Thank you Jarig and Eva for the opportunity ). Then last week we spent a few days at …
Finally…..
Last week I finally finished the drawing of a European wildcat I started months ago in May. Due to my surgery in June and because of some renovations to our house after that, I had not been able to do much drawing. Now it is finally done and you can see a …
De allerlaatste Joppe-boeken!
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Fall comes with new animal photo’s.
Are you enjoying the beautiful fall colours as much as I am? The weather has been so nice lately that I had the opportunity to go out and shoot a lot of animal pictures. The results can be found as additions to the following Albums: Big Cats, Primates, Meerkats, Raccoons …
Pictures from our trip.
Last week, we spent a few days in Zuid Limburg, in the south of the Netherlands. I was a bit nervous to find out how things would go with the new stoma and how much I would be able to do again after the operation. Fortunately, everything went well and …
I am back….
After a long pause because of an abdominal surgery that did not quite go as planned, with a long recovery period, the last post has been a long time ago. By now I am doing a lot better and I was finally able to start drawing again. I’m working on …
Nieuwe foto’s
Today I added a lot of new animals photos on the website. The albums Wolves, Birds of prey, Dogs and Wildcats are completely new. The White-tailed Eagle has been moved to the album Birds od Prey. Furthermore, new photos have been added to the existing albums Birds, Big cats and …