How a Dutch Windmill Works
8″ x 12″ Watercolor painting of Dutch Windmill by Roland Lee. This big Stellingmolen at the Open Lucht Museum in Arnhem Netherlands has its sails trimmed and operating. I had […]
Paintings of Dutch Windmills
I’ve spent the last two weeks working on some new paintings of Windmills in Holland. I started with small watercolor studies of some of my favorite windmills we visited in […]
Traditional Dutch Clothing and Dutch Girl Hats
Jodi and Zach dress up Dutch right down to the traditional wooden shoes. While we were in the Netherlands Nellie and her sisters collected a few Dutch girl caps, aprons, […]
Typical Facades and Gables in Dutch Architecture
This building near the center of Tholen features a typical, yet elaborate gable front. Most of the buildings are very narrow, with two or three stories above. The street levels […]
Studies for Paintings of Churches in Holland
The tower of The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Our Lady’s Church) dominates the town of Tholen. It was built in 1375 while construction of the nave, aisles, the choir and the transept began […]
Sailboats in Volendam Holland
A few more pictures of my sketchbook drawings from Volendam Holland. These three drawings were done around the little bay in Volendam, north of Amsterdam Holland. Take a look at […]
Paint the Parks Exhibit in St. George
Artist Don Weller made a presentation at the St. George Art Museum tonight as part of the Paint the Parks Top 100 Travelling Exhibition. Both Don and I have paintings […]
Authentic Traditional Dutch Clothing
From the time we arrived in Holland Nellie wanted to have our picture taken in full traditional Dutch costumes. Everywhere we went in the Netherlands she would ask, and they […]
Thatched Roofs in Holland – Travel Sketchbook Drawings
I never expected thatched reed roofs in Holland and yet almost everywhere we went, especially in the countryside, we saw them. Some were all thatch, others half-thatch and half-tile. I […]
A few Holland Sketchbook Drawings – Giethoorn Netherlands
I’ve decided to start posting a few random drawings from my travel sketchbooks each day. These drawings were done on location in The Netherlands. They are not necessarily designs for […]
Farewell to the Windmills of Holland
Bicycles, windmills, and water — we won’t soon forget Holland. Well, we’re finally back home in Utah and trying to adjust to the time. It’s always a sad farewell when […]
Photos from Holland – Trip’s End
Sketching in Holland’s “Green Venice” in the town of Giethoorn. We’re back in England after two weeks in Holland and we have internet access again (hooray). After a week [...]
