A new client recently ordered over 20 limited edition prints of Amsterdam Holland to furnish a corridor in their business. Part of the order included two paintings of Amsterdam, so earlier this year we took the ferry across the North Sea so I could get some reference.
Over the two days I managed to paint a number of studies in my Moleskine Watercolour Sketchbook. This included the distinctive architecture and the famous windmills that one can see in and around Amsterdam.
Windmills at Dawn has also been reproduced as a limited edition print. And this new watercolour of bikes chained up on a bridge, silhouetted against the backdrop of a spring sunset in Amsterdam.
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It was difficult to spend huge amounts of time studying some of the more well known paintings, however I managed to make a couple of charcoal studies of one of Rembrandt’s later self portraits and a section of his “The Denial of St Peter” in my moleskine sketchbook . If you’re visiting Amsterdam then put the Rijksmuseum on your radar but buy your ticket beforehand and get there early!
If you’re an artist, then make sure you also take a sketchbook to make studies of some of the fantastic paintings on display.