Old Holland cold grey
One of only two Old Holland colours I’m using. I needed a cold grey for my larger works of art. I found this and it works. It’s exactly what it ...
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Update: my artwork process
I’ve been quite inspired and motivated these past few weeks. And I think part of the reason is that I haven’t spent as much time on social media. Well none ...
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 ...
The culture of coexistence and consumerism.
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 ...
van den hooven business cards arrived yesterday!
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?
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
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 ...
My high school report cards in visual arts!
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 ...
How did van den hooven’s style arise?
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 ...
Turner’s yellow
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 ...
We are working on our online shop and delivery service.
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 artists create a study of a main artwork first?
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 ...
Writing about surrealist art (and pigments).
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 ...
Choosing my water colour palette and brands
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 ...
Add some atmosphere to any room.
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An artwork in progress…
van den hooven website updates
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 ...
About illustrative artist Van Den Hooven…
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 ...
New artwork displays…
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 ...