Gouden eeuwen In mijn aankondiging van een paar weken geleden (zie link onderaan dit stuk) schreef ik al dat ik op 13 mei naast mijn geschilderde eerbetoon aan Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ook een eerbetoon aan vrouwelijkheid en ouderschap ‘onthul’. In Hengelo. De keuze van mijn bijnaam ‘Old Dutch Painter‘ is natuurlijk een soort knipoog naar… Continue reading Het droevigste aspect van de menselijke geschiedenis – 2
Category: My painting(s)
Photos of my paintings &
texts and videos abóút (my) painting.
Aankondiging
Frans Groenendijk – bijnaam OldDutchPainter (zonder spaties!) – schildert pas circa 6 jaar, maar tekent al wel bijna 65 jaar. Dinsdag 13 mei 2025 is de eerste solo-presentatie: de nieuwste twee, unieke schilderijen worden onthuld. Circa 20 oudere schilderijen worden ook tentoongesteld. In de Hengelose Kunstenaarswerkplaats Möllerwerf; Oude Boekeloseweg 33e. Goed bereikbaar via A35 of… Continue reading Aankondiging
Study History!
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
Tribute to Dorothy Milne Murdock *)
My latest book is dedicated to this wonderful lady, which is why I showed this portrait and some other paintings of mine at the book presentation on November 23. When I work on a portrait of one of my grandchildren my face constantly shows a smile that could not even be wiped out with a… Continue reading Tribute to Dorothy Milne Murdock *)
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