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
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For sale: 3 A5 paintings
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
Tribute to Harriet Beecher Stowe
Still from video about a different reviewof Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Link below. I had to make this tribute because I knew about her great role in abolishing slavery and after realising her phenomenal contribution in putting the Golden Rule above the literal text of the Bible. This painting is on a heptagonal, wooden carrier I… Continue reading Tribute to Harriet Beecher Stowe
Silly threats to intimidate dissidents (2)
As promised last sunday here the first follow up of the blogpost about a ridiculous Islamophilia show staged in the city council of the Dutch capital Amsterdam. This is the translation of the open letter I wrote to that council, from which they could draw for their indictment of me!Some 4400 words: quotes from my books and other… Continue reading Silly threats to intimidate dissidents (2)
‘For sale’: Tribute to Grandmother
‘Grandma who has been in heaven since 1925’. Based on the only -damaged and somewhat retouched- photo of her that survived.I am an atheist: so I use the word ‘heaven’ in the title in a completely unique way.Because she died so young -her oldest daughter, my mother- was only 6, she indirectly had a greater… Continue reading ‘For sale’: Tribute to Grandmother
Tribute to David Reimer
And a call to express solidarity with JK Rowling April 1st, 2024 A couple of months ago I made a video (+podcast) about me in my paintings gradually focusing more on making portraits and more specifically tributes. In this video I zoom in on one such portrait: my tribute to David Reimer. My praise for… Continue reading Tribute to David Reimer