People

Scooter Ride

7 February 2018 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

© Els Vlieger Scooter ride Gouache painting of a lady on het Lambretta scooter. The painting was made after a 1950s photo of my mother-in-law on her scooter. She was a hairdresser back then … [Read more...]

Danielle riding her Solex bike

7 February 2018 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

© Els Vlieger Danielle riding her Solex bike Carefree cruising Zeeland's flat and sunny landscape on a Solex bike: who doesn't want to be like Danielle? This artwork was commissioned by the lady's … [Read more...]

The garden

3 March 2017 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

© Els Vlieger The garden For this piece I was inspired by one of the family films with my brother talking to a gardener. He has a fantastic looking tricycle there, complete with a fancy … [Read more...]

On the beach

28 February 2017 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

Snow sledding

28 February 2017 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

© Els Vlieger Sleigh riding Winter fun! I was inspired by a film with my father pulling my brother on the snow sled in the mid-1960s. In the background you see the street from my native … [Read more...]

In the mirror

23 January 2017 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

Not the Blank Page

11 January 2017 by Els Vlieger Leave a Comment

© Els Vlieger 100 Days not the blank page project A project on Instagram with every day another drawing based on my family's photos and snapshots, from the 1910s till the 1970s. The drawings were done … [Read more...]