A quick sneak peek at my next artwork.
Here’s a sneak peek at one of my upcoming artworks. Here you can see that the outlines have been completed and it is ready for painting. I don’t always do ...
Here’s a sneak peek at one of my upcoming artworks. Here you can see that the outlines have been completed and it is ready for painting. I don’t always do ...
A captivating and vibrant investigation into the dichotomy of modern life As a species, we’re both inhabitants and consumers of the natural world. This piece invites you to examine our ...
The main feature is that they are an extremely minimalist design. The ‘reversed’ text is the colour of the paper and has been “knocked-out” of a large block of orange ...
What pencils do I use and recommend? I pretty much exclusively use the classic Staedtler mars lumograph 2B pencil. For writing and drawing. First of all I just like the ...
Cobalt turquoise (PG50) is one of those colours that I instantly fell in love with. There’s nothing else like it. Nothing comes close. The next closest cobalt colours, cobalt cerulean ...
I thought it would be interesting to show you some of my old report cards from the mid-90s. I had aptitude for art in highschool.I came first a couple of ...
What I call the van den hooven style did not happen quickly. It has evolved slowly, over approximately the last five years. Read on. You may think that I am ...
I’d like to begin my discussion series about the individual pigments that I use with Turner’s yellow. I seem to have settled on a number of different yellows and I’ll ...
Just a quick news update to let you know that we are still working behind the scenes on our new online shop and delivery service. You’ll soon be able to ...
Why do a study of an artwork first? The reason I did a few studies are several: Good paper is expensive (and most artists are poor) and smaller bits of ...
I recently decided to write more about my artwork, process and style. To do this, I first tried to put myself in the position of an art collector. What sort ...
I thought it would be interesting to say a few words about the brands of paints and pigments that I use, so I intend to do just that. I’ve put ...
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In recent months van den hooven has been busy behind the scenes preparing his new art statement, a brief family history biography and also a new art series description. Now ...
Illustrative artist Van Den Hooven, has a distinct visual language characterised by confident lines, divergent colours and imbued with vibrant symbolism. Intentionally cluttered, contradictory and complex—his compositions capture the chaos ...
Have you ever wondered how art would look in real life situations? Sometimes we can’t always picture what art will look like when it is displayed on a wall. How ...
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