And sorry for your loss The article I am highlighting here was written by the not very famous professor Reitsma and it appeared in a newspaper with a not very high circulation. My review is rather harsh. Ruthless actually. Above his article, which did not start out very stupidly, was the headline: “Arab Spring: test… Continue reading My god’s words
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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 *)
A Penny dropped
Below you find a crucial part from the Preface of a very soon to be published book. Official launch will be November 23. Title: 49:49Subtitle: The Emperor’s Old Rags The penny dropped when I started translating the book into English.The previous section is titled: ‘Not hurting your Mom ‘. ” The moment I looked again… Continue reading A Penny dropped
Tribute to Harriet Beecher Stowe
Still from video about a different review of 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… Continue reading Tribute to Harriet Beecher Stowe
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
Almost two centuries later the Founding Fathers still knew
In a sense this video is a sequel to my ‘long text’ from October 30 about the very influential Dutch judicial activist Donner. I will make a -shorter- sequel soon about the Dutch monarchy and its cooperation with the World Economic Forum.