Muzikaal genie Zappa

Eerbetoon aan Frank Zappa

Dit schilderij, gesigneerd ‘FG-20-07’, is misschien niet het beste van mijn hand, maar het is zeker weten het schilderij waar ik de meeste tijd aan besteed heb, indien ik alle voorbereidende werkzaamheden mee tel. Ik maakte vele tientallen schetsen en ik schilderde twee voorstudies. Dat ik het nog niet eerder publiceerde hier op OldDutchPainter.works is… Continue reading Muzikaal genie Zappa

Paintings for sale

Far, far away, long, long ago

Thanks to rather ‘special’ actions by Google and Chrome(books), I lost many files. Images, especially. Paintings by my own hand more especially. Because the vast majority of those are still in my possession and at my home, I can take photos of them again. There are also advantages to this. I am now taking a… Continue reading Paintings for sale

Rembrandt & wokeness

Rembrandt's wink

My paraphrase of Rembrandt’s ‘Self-portrait as Paul’. I titled it ‘Rembrandt’s wink‘.In the original, Rembrandt only has a sword under his cloak; I’ve added another sword. I also moved his studio to the front of his house, so that he has/had a different view. The 21st century can be discerned vaguely across the street. When… Continue reading Rembrandt & wokeness