Queen of the Netherlands

By Jarig Straatsma

I don't know why, but I wanted to paint the queen of Holland a long time ago. But I never came to it. Untill now. Maybe it is because she turned 70 this year. It is a big, for me it is, painting, 31.5 x 24 inches. And a real struggle. I used mirrors to see if it was done all right. It took me three (!) days to find out the color of her hair. But I think it is satisfying.