Overviewpage: Around the World in Watercolours
A selection of watercolours with images from various countries around the world, to provide an overview of my work.
dated 2002 until 2018
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Blue Dome
2018The domes of many mosques in Central Asia, like this one in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, have been decorated with beautilul blue tiles
Blue tiles
2016The interior of the mosques in Central Asia, like this one in Uzbekistan, have been intricately decorated with blue Marjorica tiles
Lattice work
2016Many of the mosques and madrasses in Central Asia, including this one in Samarkand, have intricate lattice works in the windows
Beirut door
2015A door in an old building in Beirut, Lebanon
Temple door
2014A door in one of the temples of a small town in Central Vietnam
Fishing Boats in Aceh, Indonesia
2018The wooden fishing boats in Aceh, Indonesia, are characterized by a high bow and bright colours.
Bicycles, Indonesia
2014In the Kota neighbourhood, the centre of former Batavia, now Jakarta, you can rent colourful bikes with matching helmets.
Somali Woman
2014Despite the somewhat delapidated status of Berbera, de harbour of selfdeclared independent Somaliland, the people manage to create a colourful picture
Three Men in Rajasthan, India
2008Three men walk through the centre of Jaiselmer, in the Indian State of Rajasthan.
old quarters in Salala
2018This is the old part of the city of Salala, in South Oman
Temple Door in Leh, North-west India
2008High in the Indian Himalayas Buddhism is the dominant religion, complete with colourful wooden temples.
Holi, India
2005Holi is the annual festival of colours in India, often characterized by people throwing coloured powders at each other.
Door in Iran
2017Many old buildings in Iran have fabulously decorated wooden doors
Door knocker
2017Many of the old doors in Iran have beautifully crafted knockers
Part-wooden house in the Alsace, France
2018Many of the houses in the Alsace villages, in France, have a traditional wooden frame
Houses on Stilts, Mekong Delta
2014In Can Tho, in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, most houses are on poles, to avoid inundation by high water levels
Rara Band in Jacmel, Haiti
2002Each year between Carnival and Easter music-making Rara bands roam the countryside of Haiti, colourfully dressed, and often with men dressed in women’s cloths, to collect money.
Mansion window in Iran
2017A stained-glass window is one of the ways to decorate the mansions in Iran