One of my inspiration sources with a bridge function connecting the parts of the Dutch Kingdom, is the House of Orange. 'Aruban Prank and Pride' was presented in the Dutch Paviljon in 1992, at World Expo Sevilla 1992... (Reflecting and exploring my own identity as an Aruban.)

dated 2002 until 2021 (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)
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Amalia (digital study)

2021

Amalia future queen? ( technical digital execise)

Willem Alexander, digital study...

2021

Freehand study of a mythical phenomena in the Dutch culture that has a lot of influence on our identity and society as a Kingdom....
This is also a study of technical possibilities that digital techiques can offer for my way of making portraits in a free, universal and practical 'streetart' way of working...

Maxima (step for step)

2021

A step for step digital study in my Photoshop program to investigate the options that digital techniques can offer for my way of working...

Princess A1 'Gaudy'

2021

Completely ready for her future 'godgivven' task...?!

Amalia, with a 'divine calling'...

2020

Basic stduy of the royal pair in black & white

Royal couple

2020

Basic study in black & white of the Royal Dutch couple...

Orange couple

2017

{pssibly my last study of 'our' Orange house, this tima as a commission...

Royal couple

2015

Willem Alexander & Maxima

King WA

2015

Cowning formalities

Study Princess Amalia

2013

Portrait study of princess Amalia

' Coronation'...

2013

Crowning with implicit use of a crown om 30 april 2013, in Holland... composition in H2Oil and modern Cobra paint.

Study Willem Alexander

2013

A study from a picture from the future king...

Holland: Royal Fairy tales?

2013

The continuing story... ?

Beatrix study...

2013

Old Queen Beatrix, ready to abdicate...

Princess Amalia

2012

Just an excercise (free work)

Prince William

2012

  Willem Alexander

Prince Frizo

2012

just a free excercise

queen Beatrix, dynamic

2011

study of a monarch of the Dutch Kingdom

Royal visit to the west (memento)

2011

Study/sketch that speaks for itself. Maybe from a bad picture, but ione of the few useful pictures I could find of this Royal couple, during an official visit to the western part of  the Kingdom... for people from this part of the Kingdom, this is special visual material!  

Study Princess Máxima

2010

Study of princess Máxima

Study Prince Willem Alexander

2010

Painting sketch/study of Prince Willem Alexander

Study princesses

2010

A little study inspired by our Dutch princesses...

Study Jan de Oude & son

2010

Study of the Dutch Royal House

Study Ernst Casimir & familie

2010

Ernst Casimir and family, during the golden age in the low lands...  

Study Hendrik Casimir I & Willem Frederik & wife

2010

Study of the Dutch Royal House

Study Hendrik Casimir II

2010

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Johan Willem Friso

2010

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Willem IV

2009

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Willem V

2009

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Prins Maurits & Frederik Hendrik van Oranje

2009

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Willem II

2009

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Willem III

2009

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Beatrix, queen of the Netherlands

2008

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Queen Juliana, dreamer

2008

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Wilhelmina, young and old

2008

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Queen Regent Emma

2008

Study Dutch Royal House

Study Koning Willem III

2008

Studie Dutch Royal House

Study King Willem II

2008

Study Royal House

Study King Willem I

2008

Study Royal House

Study Triple portrait of the Prince of Orange

2005

Study of the Royal House

Bernhardt, life artist

2005

Study Royal House

Study Claus and Eloise

2005

Study Royal house

Oil sketch of Amalia

2005

Inspiring royal child...

Mother of Willem of Orange (study)

2005

Study from bad images

Study Wilhelmina, moeder des Vaderlands

2005

Considered cne of the most beautifull princesses in the history of the House of Orange and also one of the most powerfull monarchs. A timeless inspiration source.

Study Queen Juliana

2004

Royal House study

Triple portrait Claus (study)

2002

Three moments in space and time of a royal diplomat

Our royal pair cliché 2

2002

Marriage picture distributed by the RVD and painted by many, seemed the ideal way to paint a real cliché, as a study. 

Orange couple cliché 1

2002

Since Maxima is part of the House of Orange, there is a new kind of inspiring energy, in m y eyes!