Millions of horses and mules died in Wordl War I.Steven Spielberg made a movie about the fate of the animals.You can find information about the real story behind this here. To make this photo must have taken lots and lots of preparation. Literally hundreds of men participated in the project. Look through your eyelashes at… Continue reading Warhorses
Month: November 2022
Aristocratic cowardice, betrayal and opportunism
Since I took the photo above and below almost 10 years ago as part of my preparations at Malta for writing my faction novel (in Dutch under pseudonym), I’ve learned a lot more about the topics mentioned in the title.At that time I had not yet heard of the horrible organized betrayal and global lust… Continue reading Aristocratic cowardice, betrayal and opportunism
First Exposition
Cute. I showed some paintings in a nicely positioned booth at this exposition called Nationale Kunstdagen (National Art days) in Gorcum, but I was bothered by people who walked too close around the corner and so too close to the paintings. The organization found the graceful improvised barrier I added sufficiently ‘creative’.
Almost two centuries later the Founding Fathers still knew
In a sense this video is a sequel to my ‘long text’ from October 30 about the very influential Dutch judicial activist Donner. I will make a -shorter- sequel soon about the Dutch monarchy and its cooperation with the World Economic Forum.
Saint Paul and his non-violent sword
In May 2018 my brother and I visited Rome. One of the reasons was to collect photos and inspiring information that I could use for a possible sequel to my (Dutch) faction novel “Alexandra’s Journey“. And, believe it or not, we discovered this basilica by accident! We didn’t even know of its existence. When you… Continue reading Saint Paul and his non-violent sword
Rembrandt & wokeness
My paraphrase of Rembrandt’s ‘Self-portrait as Paul’. I titled it ‘Rembrandt’s wink‘.In the original, Rembrandt only has a sword under his cloak; I’ve added another sword. I also moved his studio to the front of his house, so that he has/had a different view. The 21st century can be discerned vaguely across the street. When… Continue reading Rembrandt & wokeness