The city of Eindhoven is located in the south of the Netherlands. With almost a quarter of a million inhabitants Eindhoven is number five in size in the Netherlands. It had some fame as the hometown of the multinational company Philips and football club PSV.I was in this city for a four-day course of the… Continue reading Churchill Boulevards and Orwell lanes
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Conquering ‘Africa’ early 16th century?
One of Winston Churchill’s most inspiring quotes is ‘Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft ‘ *).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 now… Continue reading Conquering ‘Africa’ early 16th century?
Very bad news and some good
The good news is about Jordan B Peterson, the bad news about the International Churchill Society, Zelensky and Climategate.And a little news about the painting.
Paintings from ’20, ’21 & ’22
I am looking forward to my first participation in a major live art exhibition.November 19 and 20 next. In Gorinchem, in the middle of the Netherlands.Close to 200 artists, mostly painters, show their work. My contribution mainly consists of the paintings shown here that I made in 2020, 2021 and 2022 (I started painting in… Continue reading Paintings from ’20, ’21 & ’22
Another tribute to Winston Churchill in oilpaint
Signing my second tribute to the greatest statesman ever.Which one is more appealing: the one from ’21 or this new one?
My atelier, now
One painting at 3% of completion, the others at 6%, 66%, 99% and 100. I like that both the images themselves and the paintings are somehow ‘spotlighted’.