Playtime (Movie 1967)
Monsieur Hulot, a character created by Jacques Tati, is in a modern part of Paris. It’s unclear why he is in this place made of concrete and glass, but he wanders around, meets friends, and observes the world with curiosity. Meanwhile, a group of American tourists explores the city in their own typical way. The […]
Boy by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl wrote Boy as a story about his childhood. One of the funny parts is about a dead mouse and a sweet-shop owner. Some parts are less funny, like the way children were treated at boarding school. I’ve never been to a boarding school, but this drawing shows how I imagine it might look […]
Self-portrait as a coffee-pot (Movie 2024)
A film Directed by William Kentridge a painter, director, designer and probably philosopher on art and life in general. There is much going on in these 9 series of short films but one quote I just can’t forget; ‘I don’t come with timeless truths. My consciousness is not illuminated with ultimate radiances but there are […]
Blind Paard (verhaal van Branko Ćopić)
Boerenerven in onze regio stonden bekend om hun velden, bossen en vee. Er waren landerijen, boomgaarden, paarden en ossen rondom de boerderijen. Iedereen wist welke bezittingen bij een erf hoorden en welke niet. Minder bekend was het andere, onzichtbare deel van iemands rijkdom. Het ging om bezittingen in gouden muntstukken, geld op de bank en […]
Painted Christmas Cards
Painted Christmas Cards I have some small canvas squares attached to a board, each no bigger than 10 by 10 cm. I wasn’t sure what to do with them, so I decided to turn them into Christmas cards and send them back as gifts. I still have a few left, but here are some examples […]
New York?
A friend saw a painting in a gallery and took a photo of it with her iPhone, intending to return later to buy it. However, when she went back the next day, the painting was gone. She asked me to recreate it from the photo. Rather than making an exact copy, I decided to ‘improve’ […]
Sepia
This surrealistic painting serves as an exercise in using sepia as the base color, with added touches of color for different elements. The intention is to evoke the feel of an old photograph. The canvas measures 40 by 70 cm and is mounted on an aluminum frame. Beyond being an experiment, it also expresses a […]
Front and back cover of a holiday sketchbook
A year ago, I completed a sketchbook about my visit to Krk in Croatia. The front and back covers were made of canvas, so I decided to create two final sketches using oils: one of the small city beach and another of a wild, remote beach. The black stripes are from a band keeping the […]
Miss Bowles and The Story of Art in sketches
Because I don’t have an art background, I decided to read “The Story of Art” by Gombrich from cover to cover. To help me remember what I read, I summarized each chapter in a small notebook. I also thought it would be fun to sketch what I considered the most iconic artwork from each chapter. […]
A chateau in Ferrassieres
Near the little village of Ferrassieres, there’s a building the owners call a chateau. It’s not exactly a castle, more like an old school that’s been turned into apartments. In fact, it used to be a summer resort for kids, not a school. Now it’s owned privately but can be rented. It sits on a […]