This elegant woman was born in Antwerp and married Kurt Mulisch in 1927. She later become the mother of Harry Mulisch a famous Dutch author.

This woman was born in Amsterdam in 1886 and was known to be the first Dutch film diva. She performed her own stunts in the films that she played in. She lived to the ripe old age of 89.

There is not a lot know about this woman, only the fact that the original photograph was taken in 1919.

Not much is known about this woman, only the fact that she was born in 1900. This photograph was taken in 1921 in Amsterdam and she lived to be 94 years old.

This lady was born in Amsterdam and married Anne Anton Bosschart when she was 27 years old. They had three children and Betsy lived until she was 90 years old and is burried with her husband Anton.

This woman was a model and an actrice. In the second world war she was deported to Ravensbruck. She servived the camp and lived until she was 83 years old.

She was born in Amsterdam and was the daughter of the mayor of Amsterdam. She got married in 1927 and got devorced 1943. She lived until she was 94 years old.

This woman was born in Watergraafsmeer in 1899. She married when she was 26 and got devorced in 1946.

Not a lot known about this woman apart from the fact that her name is Popitek which is probably a Polish name.

As far as I know, the viewer sees Rembrandt's teeth for the first time. Painting teeth is not easy, so I was please that he didn't have a broad smile.

This is where Rembrandt lets us see a change in style. A rougher and looser way of applying the paint.

Here Rembrandt is quite young. The beautifully painted lace collar is reflected in his face, showing the almost impossible to copy technique of playing with light.

This painting was a battle to say the least. It is not only the last painting in the series, but it was the most labout intensive. Personallly I feel this is one of the best and I am more than satisfied how the helmet turned out.

This portrait of the master himself was the first one in the series that I painted. I had never painted a portrait so large before. It was therefore a challenge to reproduce this picture.

I wanted to paint this picture larger than the rest of the paintings in this series, as I think Rembrandt wanted to appear imposing. I also choose this one because of the colours. After working with a farely sombre palette for some time, the colours were quite refreshing.

Here Rembrandt looked like a friendly old man with a kind look in his eyes. The amazing way that he applied the thick paint to the canvas is difficult to imitate. Therefore the end result is very rewarding for me.

The lack of light of this portrayal of himself suggests that it was painted in the middle of the night by candle light. The face looks extremely dramatic and was a real challenge to paint.

This is one of Rembrandt later pieces. It is known for the really rough aplication of the paint. The wonderful brush strokes on the head band and forhead show what a great talent he had for portraying light.

Bolli is a stray dog rescued from Spain. He now lives with his owner in Holland.

This is Boef, a cute little dog with a sweet character and he lives in Holland

Charley's owner wanted a portrait painted of his dog because his pet was getting very old. She wanted to create a lasting memory of her pet.

Mick the Dachshund has a lively character which I think I captured very well.

This lovely English Bulldog is increadably strong and has such a soft character. We take her for a walk every day.

Davy the Collie dog has such wonderful long fur to paint. I choose to add a colourful background to bring his colourful fur.

This lovely little dog was scared and needed to be comforted with a dog biscuit. She sat perfectly for her portrait.

The lovely Hinault with his finished portrait in oil paint. He was named after the famous French cyclist.

Motchi was painted from a photograph because he lives in Spain. He also has his own Instagram page.