"I usually paint still lifes and make my own set-ups in the studio or in the studio at the academy. I like to experiment with shapes and how shadow play can be a connecting element. I visited the house just now, but find the interior very overwhelming. Now I have picked a spot in the garden, overlooking the villa. I'm going to focus on all the curves in the house, and how the sun creates shadows on them. Both in the bricks, and in the windows and furniture, you can't see anything but curves. It fascinates me.

I paint on a canvas, a canvas that is not stretched. It is a bit rougher than a pre-tensioned canvas. The grains of the canvas come through and I like to play with that. When you paint dry, you have the texture of the canvas, while with wet paint you can create a window effect. I find it very inspiring to participate in Painting Nights. You consider a building, which is an architect's idea, and you find your own interests in it. I also like getting an exercise, and doing my own thing within that framework."

"This is the first time I come to Painting Nights, at the invitation of my daughter Margriet. She wants me to get back into painting more. I usually paint portraits and prefer to work indoors. Outside, you surrender to the weather conditions, which are thankfully ideal right now. But the convenience of having all your materials close by in your workspace, to be in your own environment, being able to put on a music...that suits me more.

I find the building a bit dark inside and choose to work outside. The shape of the building is very imposing, looking like a boat. So I wanted to venture into capturing the intricate composition. It is searching for the right proportions and the rendering of the lines in the structure. I am trying out with watercolour. Normally, you stretch a canvas like this and prepare it, but here at Painting Nights, I can let go and experiment a bit."