Mijn schilderijen “De zee van tijd" en "Mijmeringen over nieuwe avonturen" zijn allebei geselecteerd voor de shortlist in de prestigieuze FIKVA‑competitie. Het is een erkenning die extra bijzonder voelt door mijn grote waardering voor hun inzet voor hedendaags realisme.
FIKVA staat voor: International FiKVA Award voor kunstschilders. Dit jaar, 2026 ontvingen ze 1290 kunstwerken van kunstenaars uit 74 landen. Binnenkort worden de winnaars bekend gemaakt. Ik ben benieuwd, er zitten fantastische schilderijen bij, dus de concurrentie is groot.

My paintings ‘The sea of time’ and "Daydreams about new adventures ’ have both been shortlisted for the prestigious FIKVA competition. This recognition feels all the more special given my great appreciation for their commitment to contemporary realism.
FIKVA stands for: the International FiKVA Award for painters. This year, 2026, they received 1290 artworks from artists in 74 countries. The winners will be announced shortly. I’m curious to see the results; there are some fantastic paintings among them, so the competition is fierce.

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Gas Station before Dawn, Pecos NM Oil on Linen 12” x 18”

Finished. Somehow starting new paintings makes it easier to finish ones that I am still working on...

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WIP Portugal Countryside, Late Afternoon Oil On Linen 20" x 30"

a few more steps along this long process

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Boston Public Garden
Oil on canvas 11x14 study

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WIP Sunrise, August, Ribatejo Portugal Oil On Linen 12" x 18"

Some more work on this. I think I am about ready to try and finish this guy after letting it sit for a while. Anything easy here has been done, so it's real work from here on out.

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WIP Portugal Countryside, Late Afternoon Oil On Linen 20" x 30"

Just beginning work on this one. This is alcohol marker over a simple underpainting so far.

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TBT Elm & Pleasant Street, Ludlow VT Watercolor and Gouache on Paper 22" x 30"

This is a painting from a late night wander 17 years ago today, in Vermont in the area where I had worked as a counselor in the late 70s.

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Child with Orange
Oil on canvas, 16x20

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WIP Nocturne, Rua das Escolas Gerais, Lisbon Oil On Linen 18" x 24"

I find I'm having to work on this one in little bits with lots of time in between. The different colored streetlights make it tricky, and getting the feeling right is demanding and pretty subtle as it turns out.

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TBT Late Afternoon Diablo Canyon Oil on Canvas 48" x 72"
This was a commission, and my first oil painting, from a photograph I took at Diablo Canyon 8 years ago today. I had been working almost exclusively in watercolor and some acrylic before this, but the collector wanted a 4' x 6' painting, and my friend the excellent painter Madison Cawein suggested I try oils.

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