Painting politician, political painter
Photos and other observations
I came across them in a former school building. The left door is for the pissoir, the other for the WC that one is supposed to sit on. But in the war over the toilets in the context of the transgenderism agenda, it is of course not about those small spaces in which that exit… Continue reading Sensible gender signs on toilets
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
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
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
One of Winston Churchill’s most inspiring quotes is ‘Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft ‘ [1]. Paintings can aid in the study of history too. At least if you do not just superficially look at the image! De Crayer was a court painter to the governors of what is… Continue reading Conquering ‘Africa’ early 16th century?
By starting to paint a few years ago, I started to look at many things differently.
