Mytholohy
The main characters in myths are usually gods, supernatural heroes and humans. As stories, myths are often endorsed by rulers and priests and closely linked to religion or spirituality.
Prospero’s Books, inspired on The Tempest by Shakespeare.
These are the twenty-four books that Gonzalo hastily threw into Prospero’s boat as he was pushed out into the sea to begin his exile.
Portraits
Portraits are a speciality of mine. In oil, acrylic, watercolour and pencil. Here you find some of the many portraits I made. Much of them are commissioned.
Horses
Horses are animals who are indispensable for humans and they share a unique relationship with each other. In the old days and at the present. The horse has offered humans his strenght and loyalty and in return I want to show his beauty and speed in my paintings.
Still lifes
In May/June the garlic is harvested and sold in the French Provence. Because they intriged me, I started painting them. And so I went on, fruits and vegetables became subject to paint.
A contemporary combination of abstract and realism in acrylic, or classical realism in oil
I mainly work with life models. My mythological paintings are a combination of abstract and realism, my still lifes are realistic. When I work in big formats I love to start first in an orgy of colors. In this chaos my figures arise, then calmness again returns. For my still lifes I use the death paint technique, also called Verdaccio.
People, all living things, the market, the things around you, a phrase from a story, those are my inspirations. That is how mythological paintings of still lifes are born. Or small gadgets, such as jewelery. I love old masters such as Gustav Klimt, the Pre-Raphaelites, Laurens Alma Tadema, but also the Dutch and Flemish masters. And do not forget the beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and Aubrey Beardsley. They are my favorites. All masters in a magical realism. Recently I started making a Ball Jointed Doll and I wrote the book about this process "How to create a Ball Jointed Doll". Please contact me for a commission, a buy or more.
Karel Habets (Minerva Academie): "...I am impressed with your paintings and also with the story. The combination of agility and the text makes it very strong! Fantastic!"
Gyclees
Van “Hephaistos”, “Ares“, “Dancing Apollo” en “Icarus” zijn gyclees bij mij te bestellen in een zeer beperkte oplage van 25 stuks, in museumkwaliteit met certificaat. Deze gyclees worden vervaardigd door Re-Art.
About me
People, all living things, the market, the things around you, a phrase from a story, those are my inspirations. And that is how my paintings and jewelery, are born.
Mythology
Dancing Apollo , god of music and joy. All cultures developed their own myths in the course of time ...
Horses
Horses are animals who are indispensable for humans and they share a unique relationship with each other.
Shakespeare
Prospero’s Books, inspired on The Tempest by Shakespeare.
Must haves
"Must haves", art for your body and for on the wall…
Miniatures of mice, cats, birds, faces, etc.
Still lifes
There are many interesting subjects for still life painting...
Portraits
Portraits are a speciality of mine. In oil, acrylic, watercolour and pencil. Much of them are commissioned.{:}
Diversen
Hier een greep uit divers werk. Dit bestrijkt een hele periode...
Amber and oil painting – Painting Techniques posted by Rineke de Jong, 20-3-2016 This interesting article I came across on my quest for knowledge. It was written by Amandine Gilles. Because I am very interested in old techniques I translated it from French to English for you. In not one…
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Painting techniques – oil painting, cleaning, technique and history In museums and private collections you sometimes see paintings that are still relatively new, but already cracked or peeled off. That’s because most art academies have not paid attention the last hundred years of material and technique. There exist books, but…
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By Rineke de Jong, 6-3-2016 Fashion a portrait, and art I wanted to write a piece about the exhibition Cat Walk, in the Rijksmuseum. I was there last Friday. And I have enjoyed, as a fashion designer, artist and natural lover of beautiful clothes and costume history. Clothes from ca.…
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Jheronimus Bosch – Visions of genius During the Jheronimus Bosch Year, attention will be paid to contemporary artists as part of the Bosch Grand Tour, an extensive exhibition programme resulting from a unique collaboration between the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, De Pont museum in Tilburg, MOTI Museum of the Image in…
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