Yes, I knew already and I was silent for a while when I had read it... It is still on my mind. Cancer is a horrible desease...sometimes is dead a blessing... Many will miss him. He was a great artist.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this sad time. He will be missed by so many , he was a great Artist and Person from what I could see in his Art.

So sorry...quiet thoughts for his family and friends. An amazing artist who will be missed.

Very sad news... It makes me silent .. Strength with this loss ! He will be remembered !

Dirk was one of the nicest and most talented artists I ever met on the Internet. It's so unfair that he lost his long and hard fight. I'm proud that he called me his friend and I miss him terribly. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

I think Dirk will be up there playing with Urchin, making more artwork, enjoying the afterlife. We will be down here missing him with you. Hugs and prayers to you.

My prayers and thoughts to the family and to you

I am so sorry for your loss. He had such a way with words and images. He will be missed.

Touching, and my sympathy..

My sincere condolences to Dirk's family and friends. My wife Will and I are very sad with the loss of this great artist.

May God bless. 5+.

I have wondered for quite some time about Dirk's absence, and this is heartbreaking news. My sincere condolences to Linda and his family and friends. I agree with CarolSassy, I'm sure Urchin was waiting for him and there to welcome him on the other side. His art and prose will be missed.

This news has saddened me greatly.. Dirk was a wonderful part of this community.. he will be missed.

No words can express the pain of loss and are ill of console to those whose lives stand empty for it. With deepest sympathies and most heart-felt condolences.

I am so sorry for your loss. His talent and love of life was something to always look for. His courage and heart will always be admired. He will be missed. Bunny

Dirk was a very talented artist. I will miss him dearly.

Dirk was inderdaad een alround artiest en bereid om anderen te helpen en het is vreslijk zonde dat hij al zo vroeg ons allen moest verlaten Wens de familie en vrienden alle sterkte toe in de komende tijd Dat hij mag rusten in vrede

Yes i have already known this. I did not knew Dirk personally, we exchanged just a few mails and IM´s. I was lucky to contribute to his pleasant website with an own gallery. He was a very very sympathic person and i will really miss him. He had a fantastic talent and feeling for many different kinds of art and he was a great inspiration for me as well. I was very impressed by his attitude and courage during his disease. I am also very sorry for your loss and i wish you and all your family members as much strength as possible. In memory to Dirk, Markus.

Very sad and heartbreaking. May God comfort you and your family in this time of loss. Dirk will be greatly missed. Please leave his website up so we can view his art now and then.

My sincere condolences to his family and friends.

i am shocked - i know his wonderful work - it so hard all my thoughts by his family and all friends, that loved him

My deepest sympathy to all of you. He will be terribly missed. May he rest in peace.

Thank you so much for letting us know. I enjoyed Dirk's art, most especially his poetry. He was a good man, and I was honored to participate in a small part of his life. I, too, hope you will leave his gallery intact. It's a way we can visit him no matter where in the world we are.

I felt this too, so sorry and he is missed. My thoughts are with you. Always. H.

Wow, very touching. Very nice tribute.

I will miss his wonderful art and poetic writings. My very best wishes to his family and friends.

Words are so inadequate at this time. Dirk's art and prose were like a light to us. Bless you all and I wish you strength and peace. Lea

I´M SPEECHLESS

My condolence.....