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Not That Kind of 'Romantic'
The terms 'Classical' and 'Romantic' tend to conjure images of orchestral music and Valentine's Day. Historically these terms are applied...
Peter VanderPoel
Jan 10, 20181 min read


Dinghies at Nantucket Harbor
#Art #watercolor
Peter VanderPoel
Jul 30, 20171 min read


Transferrable
One of my favorite pieces of music is Clair de Lune (Moonlight), by Claude Debussy. Below is a link to an audio file. Until recently, I...
Peter VanderPoel
Jul 11, 20172 min read


Keyboards and Key Words
Exercise 1: Find a friend and a piano. Using the photographs below, play two chords. Depress the right foot pedal for a sustained tone...
Peter VanderPoel`
May 9, 20172 min read


22nd & I (or so)
#art #watercolor #ambiguity #architecture #washingtondc
Peter VanderPoel
Mar 18, 20161 min read


Wyeth Smackdown
A few years back, I visited the Wyeth Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. The Wyeths are a tremendously talented family with a museum devoted to 3...
Peter VanderPoel
Mar 10, 20163 min read


Backyard at Blackburn's
A view from the parking lot of a seafood store in Carolina Beach North Carolina. Oil on canvas, 20" x 30" #art #oil #painting...
Peter VanderPoel - Oil
Feb 24, 20161 min read


Wayson Jones-Artist
#photography #photograph #art #artist #profile
Peter VanderPoel
Feb 16, 20161 min read


20" Later
#watercolor #snowstorm #art
Peter VanderPoel
Jan 24, 20161 min read


Loudoun County Courthouse
I was early for a meeting just outside of Leesburg. I had been to the downtown once before and knew there were many opportunities for a...
Peter VanderPoel - Watercolor
Nov 25, 20151 min read
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