Sunday, February 22, 2009


Limited palette Frisian landscape with gray gouache (Daler Rowney brand), in addition Rembrandt pastels mostly in the clouds and transparent sepia, umber watercolors for the foreground.... gray primed panel as the foundation.

Today I saw some work by Salomon van Ruysdael (1602-1670, Haarlem) and was struck how thin and translucent the large water themed landscape was painted. He was the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael considered one of the greatest landscape painters and a huge influence on Turner.

19 comments:

Alexander said...

NIce, nice, nice,,,,really nice....!!!!

Jared Shear said...

Beautiful!.....love the addition of pastel for those highlights.

Leah Waichulis said...

Wow! Fantastic work.

Anonymous said...

Really romantic landscape. It has a "drama" quality that reminds me of the sketches done by Victor Hugo (do you see which ones I am referring to?)

Anyway, congratulations it's always inspiring to see someone using gouache this way. Thanks.

Unknown said...

Wow - so full of energy. Your work leaves me speechless!

René PleinAir said...

Wow, it looks like you been to Holland today!

Look > here < this was taken today.

Shane Pierce said...

amazing!

Patrice said...

Stormy skies! Fabulous use of values. I just love it.

Pavel Jakubec said...

Beautiful colors!!!

proconpictures said...

Dear Erik,

my wife and me just bought your Gnomon Gouache DVD and are enjoying every minute of it.

Hope to be able to show you some of the outcome sometime soon.


-Milan

Raul Avila said...

Enorme oficio!...

ykvision said...

Very inpiring!! Great landscape!!

Jeremy D said...

i love salomon ruysdael.
and i love this

Patrice said...

I'm back again - This piece really resonates with me.

Had I the money... I'd be buy it ASAP. I'll have to hope for a better financial year.

Every time I look at that sky, I get that little thrill of just WOW.

Patrick Jensen said...

I like how grand the sky is. Very strong piece!

Norman Hundert said...

Jooo! It looks so easy made but. But the skill level have to be very high to get such a result!
Big Compliment!!
I have to add you in my Blog list.. :-)
Greetings Norman

Richard Smitheman said...

Beautiful as always! Such an inspiration.

Nicolás Uribe said...

Oh my... This one is really something. Love the church.

You can say so much with so very little...

cypheristikal said...

Erik,
I would like to humbly request a possible purchase price for this piece? Please email me at cypheristikal@yahoo.com if you are at all interested in parting with this brilliant piece.

Chris