These were the first two birds in the series “ebb & flood collection 2020”. One day I decided to print these in a double-sided glossy A5 pamphlet (‘mini-poster’). And, for the first time since elementary school, I tried my hand at writing haiku’s. I distributed these free mini-posters to friends and neighbors (in the Netherlands),… Continue reading moving forward, singing resolutely
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invitation to garden art exhibition Easter 2020
I had so thoroughly enjoyed talking with the neighbors when I handed out the pamphlets I had printed, that I decided to arrange a walk-through corona-proof garden exhibition on Easter Monday. This came at a time when we were all still in strict lockdown, so only my neighbors came. On the day, all of the… Continue reading invitation to garden art exhibition Easter 2020
Wave watching together
The first shorebirds I painted were all standing alone. Then I recalled the many groups of birds I also regularly saw, and I began to also paint groups. This group, painted from a photo in California, reflects my resistance to the fact that “the virus” seemed to lead many of us down the path of… Continue reading Wave watching together
Quarantine makes you think…
Birds have such attitudes. I remember the first time I heard that robins are territorial. Robin with an attitude oil on canvas panel 15x15cm 50 euro
Thoughts on shorebirds and resilience
When walking on the beach in California last March (before the C-word was more than a blip on the horizon), I was inspired by the many ways the little shorebirds have adapted to the ebb and flood. Some stand poised alone, and others move quickly with their clan– but all seem to be flexible to… Continue reading Thoughts on shorebirds and resilience
Dishoek doggo’s
Let’s keep it moving, guys oil on canvas panel 20x20cm 45 euro Got the ball! oil on canvas panel 20x20cm 65 euro with frame
Seagull stroll
Seagull stroll oil on canvas panel 20x20cm 65 euro
Windmill in the breeze
Breda Markdal and Mastbos
“I think that I will never see a poem as lovely as a tree” Joyce Kilmer