March and April are usually write-offs for me as far as plein air work. I find the florescent greens of new growth combined with the browns of winter to be really unpicturesque. My own attempts at blossoms are usually miserable failures so I avoid them. I also have a lot of studio work to catch up on, mostly enlarging sketches of Italian subjects from last year to meet gallery commitments.
That said, I did get out a few times and here are the results.
Cows at Sint-Martens-Voeren (Belgium). 30 x 20 cm, oil on panel.
Luxembourg Sketch. 20 x 30 cm, oil on panel.
Canal in Maastricht. 35 x 25 cm, oil on panel.
Oud-Valkenburg Roofs. 20 x 30 cm, oil on panel.
Windmill at Ohé en Laak. 30 x 20 cm, oil on panel.
Windmill at Ohé en Laak #2. 20 x 30 cm, oil on panel.
I’m off to Italy next week so this will probably be it for my Dutch period. It’s too bad as the colors are just getting interesting again.