Pen drawing: fineliner and marker original size a5 (14.8 x 21 cm ) Rolduc Abbey is a former abbey in the Kerkraad district of Rolduckerveld in the Dutch-Limburg diocese of Roermond near the German border. The abbey played an important role in the reclamation of this area and in the earliest coal mining. Its original name was Abbey of Rode or Kloosterrade, derived from the toponym -rode (reclaimed place). Nearby is the town of Herzogenrath, capital of the Land of 's-Hertogenrade, with the Castle of Rode. In the French era, the name 's-Hertogenrade was Frenchised to Rode-le-Duc, which soon became Rolduc. The abbey is located on the Plateau of Kerkrade and overlooks the Worm valley.
My name is Gerard van Heugten, I have been creative all my life outside work, drawing, painting and ceramics, but after retirement I lost my heart to drawing buildings and small landscapes, a day without drawing is a day not lived... Read more…
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Germany
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Netherlands
Netherlands
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Germany
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