Townscape at the Koornmarkt (detail), drawn at the Coffee Company. For further information visit Mark's web shop.

Crossing Delft

'Crossing Delft’ includes an overview of all the cultural projects that Mark and Jan started in Delft. The artist and writer often combine their creative energies, sometimes working independently, each from his own discipline. Mark and Jan work in the time-honoured Delft tradition of free, pioneering spirits developing new concepts.

CROSSING DELFT CREATIONS
Mark van Huystee loves drawing outdoors, spending hours on end in many of the beauty spots the old town centre of Delft has to offer. Mark relishes the candid comments from the public. The old man who daily observes Mark’s progress, and remarked, “It doesn’t look at all like the real thing! Are you asking money for this! How much? … Ridiculous!” is particularly dear to him.
Writer Jan van der Mast has also caught Mark’s ‘outdoor virus’, but  prefers to work from the shadows, catching snatches of conversation from passers-by, writing down snippets like “Today I’ll punch someone right in the face… later”, shouted by a mother to her son as they cycle past.  Nothing is as beautiful as observing your own city and recording your observations as townscapes or stories. Or as different, entirely new concepts.

Writing on location: Blue buildings at the Van Leeuwenhoeksingel.

Drawing on location: Voorstraat en De Blauwen Hont.