Homage to Best Companions
This recent work, called “Best Companions,” is a painting which I simply had to make to express my appreciation for some of the artists who have inspired me through the years. I am thrilled to have entered this ‘homage’ in the current exhibition in Roger Billcliffe’s Gallery of Fine Art, and would love for it […]
Masterclass with Cornelis Le Mair
Cornelis (Kees) Le Mair is a legend in his lifetime. I had read his book “Het edele ambacht, de lelijkheid aangeklaagd” (The noble craft, accusing ugliness) a few years ago and long admired him for his views on art as well as for his paintings. So when the opportunity arose to joining some other accomplished […]
Exhibition “Return of the Still-life”
Dear Doreen, “Das Stillleben kehrt zurück” was the title of my solo-exhibition in Osnabrück during the Autumn of 2015. Still life painting returns! I fully appreciate, of course, that such a claim may seem rather remarkable to say the least, but in a sense it was true enough, for my chosen genre of painting for […]