no.845

I bet a lot of fabric designs find their inspiration in nature.

'Pattern Of Frozen Seeds'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.844

Thanks to Marietta Nollen who spotted these rascals 

and shared a beautiful picture of them.

'Goose Family Goes For A Swim'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.843

'Frozen Leaves'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.842

'Not Really Here'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.841

'Mythical Beast'

after Catrin Howell

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.840

Visiting the raw-art-fair in Rotterdam i saw a lot of hares: paintings, drawings, little sculptures but the most beautiful hare i saw was by the hand of Catrin Howell. It looks like two hares on the wall running to be faster than their shadow. 

'Two Hares'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

She had a lot of delicate mythical creatures hanging on the wall at the stand of Galerie Terra Delft, so do take a look for yourself if you like. 

no.839

Low wintersun and before you know it you hit a string of gold

'Male Catkins On A Common Hazel'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.838

On a good grey dutch day i guess you can easily paint 365 different skies, 

and you would not even have to change your point of view, they present themselves, floating by.

'Dutch Sky'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.837

This is Bo, Jeannie's dog in his old days. Suits him well this distinguished gray snout. Unfortunately he is no longer in our world but by painting him i hope he seems somewhat closer.

'Bo'
acrylic on canvas 5x5cm 2x2"inch

no.836

Love this typical dutch view, reeds glowing up in gold in the late winter sun, 

deep dark blue water to match it.

'Golden Fringe Of Reeds'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.835

'Rain'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.834

Two lonesome cowboys waiting, in the glow of the Albert Heijn blue lights. Fixed on one thing and one thing only, the sliding doors. They are confident and without any doubt that, as always, their alfa-hero will come through...He will won't he?

'Two Lonesome Cowboys'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.833

Almost every morning he sits there as I walk by high on 'his' lamppost deeply ensconced in his ragged grey coat, mister heron. Unperturbed it seems, with one leg in the air, maybe he's in deep meditation, but most likely he is just waiting for a bite from the woman next door.

'Mister Ragged Grey Coat'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.832

I'm a big fan of trivial beauty, 

with that i mean the beauty of things that are normally not seen as items of desire, or are not even worth a second glance for that matter. 

A grey day and then this sunny yellow with a small dot of blue coming from the handle of the cleaning mop makes me smile and hé i didn't even mention the fact that the hallway of my studio was cleaned without me moving a muscle. Thank you friendly cleaner.

'Bright And Clean'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.831

'Fly Like An Eagle'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

Maybe it's time to learn from the eagle.

Eagles see eight to ten times better than humans, and therefore his appearance as a totem or power animal always indicates a new vision. Things that are not yet or only partially been noted, will be brighter. The legs and claws of the eagle are designed to contribute to hunt and grab. They make it clear how important it is to seize the opportunities that arise to your advantage. They remind you that understanding is only a part of the larger creative process. That's exactly the process i'm in right now so you can imagine my surprise that a colleague saw me flying like an eagle.

no.830

'Fragile Little Kitchen Chair'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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This little orphinchair found on the street got a whole new fancy look

because she got refurbished with a beautiful indian sarong by 

project99.eu. I drank a coffee sitting on her lap and decided to paint her,

but i must say she is more pretty in real life have a look here

no.829

'Raccoon On Your Head'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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I find them really funny those hats you see on toddlers,

as if their head has just been swallowed by an animal,

like this raccoon with his mouth wide open.

no.828

'Frozen Patterns Of Nature'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Next to Artis the zoo in Amsterdam you have a little field with statues made of rusty steel. It's quite small but it feels like a little world of its own, especially because of the somewhat rough nature surrounding the statues. Now with the snow and the cold the plants, of which i don't now the name, (anyone?) make a beautiful pattern of nature with their frozen leafs and fuzzy white flowers. I do hope they survive the cold though.

no.827

'Dots Of Yellow'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Driving along the dike at Oudekerk on the Amstel 

I look down and think, funny that you think sheep are almost white 

untill they appear to be much more yellow next to the white snow.

no.826

'Snowgrazing'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

I've been watching these black beauties 

from a distance for quite a while, 

but no way, no time to look up, 

'we are busy snowgrazing'

no. 825

'Hiding In The Snow'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Walking by the muiderpoort with my dog my eye catched this in a way touching image. A large coarse wall with loads of snow on the floor and then this delicate plant in the front . Not much more then a twig actually with only one yellow leaf attached. And that leaf does his best to survive with a mouthful of snow on his head. 

no.824

'Little Red Boat'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Maybe it has something to do with the colour red, i love this colour,

but whenever i see a red boat especially a small rowingboat it gives me a feeling of hope.

I'm afraid of open water so it's not that i want to be in that boat so why it is i'm not really sure

no.823

'Ice Cold Blue Monday'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Today is called 'Blue Monday' 
it is said to be the most depressed day of the year, 
so remember after today it can only go up;-)

no.822

'Counting Red Robins'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

This weekend is the 'great backyard bird count' in Holland, 

I hope we will see a lot of red robins. 

To me it feels so special to spot one, 

as if they will, like a falling star, grant you a wish...

no.821

'Blackbirdie In A White World'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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This little blackbirdie was sitting on the dark street 
almost unnoticed, 
but with two quick hips he suddenly makes a huge impact 
with his black feathers against this white white snow.

no.820

'Mini Morris'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.819

'Snowy View At The Zoo'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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I was walking my dog in the neighbourhood of Artis the Amsterdam zoo where my studio is. From the dark part of the street i had a look at the sunny side of the street with the zoo in the back across the water. In this scene entered a woman with an amazingly red coat because of the reflection of the sun. She gave me a big smile and said what a beautiful day isn't it, i agreed whole-heartedly and knew i had my happy-mini-moment for the day.

no.818

mmmm snow, a white carpet on the world

'Lightly Frozen Ditch'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.817

'Beautyberry'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.816

'Boy With Eyeliner'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.815

'Girl With Eyeliner'-after Diane Arbus

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Maybe no. 815 is not really a 'happy'-mini-mail because it's not that you will become instantly 'happy' seeing the work of Diane Arbus but you will almost certainly get caught. Today is the last day the exhibition 'Diane Arbus' can be seen in foam in Amsterdam (www.foam.org)

no.814

'What's Up Dog'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

no.813

'Impact Of The Highly Improbable'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that is a surprise (to the observer), has a major effect, and after the fact is often inappropriately rationalized with the benefit of hindsight. The theory was developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb who wrote a book with the title ' The Impact Of The Highly Improbable'.

Based on the Old World presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers. In that context, a black swan was impossible or at least nonexistent.

And is not that the way it goes in life for lots of people something doesn't exist until you see proof with your own eyes...

no.812

'Le Jardin Retrouvé'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

I've painted this miniature after Matisse's 'Le Jardin'. This painting was stolen from a Swedisch museum 25 years ago. The painting was recently recovered by an art dealer in Essex who first checked the art loss registers before handling the Matisse.

Must say i'm curious when Matisse painted 'Le Jardin' maybe an early work because it's not painted in his known bright colours.

no.811

'Coot Swimming'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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no.810

'Black-Eyed Waiting'

acrylic on canvas 5x5cm (2x2"inch)

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Another one of those adorable creatures waiting in front of the supermarket Albert Heijn. It's becoming a funny series already.If you click the label -waiting at supermarket- you can see the others too