When I was thinking of a theme for the Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge I first wanted
to draw my insect encounters I’ve  had at a small graveyard close to my home that’s out of
use for about 50 years now. I’ve drawn there a lot and also shot tons of pictures.
The butterfly I painted yesterday I met there, at graveyard Huis te Vraag (House to Ask – a bit
of a weird name. It dates from when Amsterdam was still a small town. After
traveling through fields and meadows this house was the first you would see and people
would stop by to ask for directions).
But I changed my mind, for now at least. I needed my daily paintings to connect to my
daily drawings a bit more and here is my first attempt.



Aquarelle, 25 x 18 cm, +/-10 x 7 inch