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Five fold portrait of Winston Churchill by old dutch painter Frans Groenendijk

This video is only partly inspired by the publication of my book ’49:49′Available in the shop, but refers mostly to my older (E-)book IS, the Kurds and the Caliphate; Turkey: from sick occupant to paranoid neighbor. (Videos are published on social media like TikTok, YouTube. See LINKTREE in the footer). The text is mostly based on… Continue reading Study History!

Talking about TDS while varnishing

This 3 1/2 -fold portrait I painted in October 2024. Yes, before November 5 I titled it ‘Welcome back 45!’. I was quite sure Trump was going to win a third time but less sure this election was not going to be rigged again. Apart from the possibility another attempt on his life could be… Continue reading Talking about TDS while varnishing

Lotus Flower & Chainsaw

Official title: “Welcome Back 45 !“ Next November 5 not only the future of the United States is at stake. If the people who in effect control Kamala Harris somehow manage to get her into the post of ‘leader’ of the free West, everything positive that the United States has brought to the world will… Continue reading Lotus Flower & Chainsaw

Sunset at EAZ and fighting Misogyny

Sunset Egmond at Sea (Egmond Aan Zee)

Egmond aan Zee is a lovely seaside resort on the North Sea coast. I was there for a short (working) holiday. I wrote and walked more than I painted, but I did start this painting. Back home while finishing it, suddenly a link with the scandal of the Olympic Games urged itself on me. When… Continue reading Sunset at EAZ and fighting Misogyny

For sale: 3 A5 paintings

Kirsty Swanson 2024 as Buffy the vampire slayer

Updated July 23, see below. The female in the featured image above is the actress Kristy Swanson, known by many for her role in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. To me because she is one of the few Hollywood movie stars supporting Trump … Judging from her Instagram account, she is an overall… Continue reading For sale: 3 A5 paintings