“Flying the kite at Texel island”
Texel island is the largest of the West Frisian Islands in the Netherlands, North Holland and forms the largest natural barrier between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. It’s dune landscape forms a unique habitat.
Texel is well known for the wildlife, especially birds of prey and geese in the winter.
About 70 % of activities are related to tourism.
We visited the island two years ago, going there by car with the Royal TESO ferry and we spent a day there.
The painting I did this week is inspired by one of many photos taken and is the second painting I did with Texel beach.
We were on the beach at De Koog village.
For the sky I used cerulean blue, warm white and unbleached titanium, for the sea I used a mixture of Prussian blue, teal blue and warm white and for the sandy beach I used cobalt yellow and burnt sienna.
“Flying the kite at Texel island”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”).
