Pond shore - Mastenbos, Belgium

 

These days are a very short vacation for my husband and me as the schools are closed, so we don't have to go to work. We made use of that by going for a signposted walk in Kapellen, Belgium. 

We explored the 'Mastenbos', a nice forest area that is very accessible for walks - no adventurous paths, just nice for a walk - and has a long history. The forest has many trenches and bunkers remaining from World War I and there is a lot of information about that history at the start of the walk.

We were happy to find more forest related information on the sides of the path and learned some things on the way.

There is a large pond in the forest that cuts through an old beech avenue. The pond has been maintained recently so the sunlight can reach the surface again. Looking over the pond - that has much of a canal as it is very straight - I could see the structures of the other shore and I made a picture of that.

The scene is great for my new panorama paper and I made this painting as soon as possible.

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Fünfseenblick - panorama view

 

Last week we were on a short vacation in the Moselle Valley, in a vacation parc near Leiwen. 

On our last full day there my husband and me went to the 'Fünfseenblick' point to see a great view over the Moselle Valley. The river meanders a lot and from the lookout tower we could see a lot of river and a lot of river bends.

I did not climb to the top (I had to come down in a dignified manner too) but from halfway up I could make a panorama picture as reference for a watercolour painting. 

The painting was made that same afternoon, making the best of the shadow of the cottage and painting outdoors. Indoors was getting warm as the sun was shining brightly and the curtains did not help much to keep the cottage cool.

The result is even better than I hoped to achieve in a vacation home and I am really happy with this painting.

The information about the materials I have used, the size of this work, its availability and my contact information are in my Tumblr blog.

If you are interested in my original artwork, please contact me.