Varnishing a Triptych

Oilpainting Pier Scheveningen

I paint not only to produce something beautiful, but also to get in a better mood. Funny: exactly at the half of the video the camera automatically changes the focus and so emphasises the effect of the varnishing.P.S.: I drastically modified the wall on which the triptych is hung to give it a sort of… Continue reading Varnishing a Triptych

Different carriers for my next paintings

The tenth video here is the shortest one so far and ‘something completely different’.In the video itself I forgot to mention that I used boneglue to attach the linen to the masonite: it smells bad, but working with it really makes you feel like a painter from long ago.I plan to paint more portraits on… Continue reading Different carriers for my next paintings

Lucky bastard

When it feels like an image like this one is forced upon me, I think I am a lucky bastard.

1672: Johan de Witt and his brother murdered

Johannes and Cornelis de Witt murdered
A tribute to Jan de Baen too

I painted Johan de Witt as kind of a tribute: in several aspects he was to the Netherlands what Winston Churchill was for Great Britain. For both of them the royals were a real pain in the ass… And I feel related to him. Not the most but neither the least by the fact we… Continue reading 1672: Johan de Witt and his brother murdered