Hierbij weer een nieuwe nieuwsbrief met interessante wetenswaardigheden over mij en mijn werk. De meeste schoolvakanties zijn weer over, maar mocht je nog op vakantie zijn/gaan, wens ik je veel plezier en anders een aangenaam verblijf thuis en op je werk. Deze nieuwsbrief is in het Nederlands, en het Engels…
Rineke expose ses miniatures Additionally an article “Rineke expose ses miniatures” in the French newspaper La Tribune of 21 June 2017, following my exhibition in Maison des Plantes in the Tourist Office in Buis-les-Baronnies, which runs until July 12th. Due to the elections, the interview shrunk with half, but it…
The horse In the visual arts, the horse plays an important role. The horse in earlier days From the earliest times, it was used by humans for all kinds of purposes. We know the most beautiful reliefs of Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, etc. In the Renaissance, beautiful horse studies were…
Amersfoort en Buis-les-Baronnies. Two running exhibitions in The Netherlands and France. 1. Buis les Baronnies My running exposition of small realistic oil paintings of insects, plants and still life in Maison des Plantes, in the Tourist Office, 14 Boulevard Michel Eysseric, 26170 Buis les Baronnies, Drôme Provençale, Southern France, from…
Exposities in Nederland en Frankrijk in mei, juni en juli 2017 Bent u in de buurt of wilt u gericht komen kijken? U bent van harte welkom bij deze exposities in Nederland en Frankrijk, zowel bij de expositie in het Office de Tourisme in Buis-les-Baronnies, Frankrijk, en bij Stark in…
“How to make a ball-jointed doll” My book will be presented at the ART & DOLLS INTERNATIONAL (ADI), “Art and Dolls” on 8 and April 9, 2017 in Amsterdam. The super poseable doll, the so-called ball-jointed doll, of which the production process is described in this book step-by-step, will also…
Doll making (Ball Jointed Doll), part 2 30 D Ball jointed dollecember 2016 It is a steady job. I am now modelling the legs. The joints and the hands are nearly finished (I have created double joints, then the doll can be articulated much better). Now the arms and the…
Doll making, part 1 I am inspired by Francisca Mark, Dabida board member and secretary since 2011, also to make a doll. During the exhibition Art4You she was my neighbor. From her I bought the book “The finest dolls of the world PART III, Dutch and Belgian Institute of Doll…
“Subscribe, Blog and win” AND THE WINNER IS: Cynthia Jagtman. Congratulations 🙂 she won the unique hand painted pendant with choker. The call to “Subscribe to my blog and win a work of art!” was concluded on 30 November 24:00 h. The raffle took place today, on December 1, 2016. In…
As the sun colors flowers, so does art colors life. I have to get it out, right from the heart! It’s starting to annoy me, all the news about the financial poverty of artists. I hear no one about the spiritual richness. Not that it is not true that there…