Art
Red field
I don’t know what these things mean. I just draw ’em. Filed under: art
Center Jenny, 2013 – Ryan Trecartin
The avant garde today? More from Ryan Trecartin here
Animals With Sharpies
Cool book I found at the library last week. Animals With Sharpies by Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber. And you can order a copy here if you do not object…
Nice line, buddy!
Loving the line quality from this Procreate customized brush I created. Worn inker bleedy Filed under: art
From the beach, Scheveningen, The Hague, Netherlands
Our last day we walk up the beach along the North Sea. This is remarkable colour-wise, for drawing on a sunny day outside when the screen is quite hard to…
The beach at the North Sea at Wassenaar
Is it really so unusual for a person the have never seen a tide? I thought, as I sat and watched the waves lick farther and farther up the flat…
At The Kröller Möller
The family has a history no doubt. And if you choose to visit the museum, set aside some travel time, and a good chunk of viewing time. There is a…
The old man as a young man
Two museums, two really intense museums in one day. So, no, they didnt hang this cockeyed. Im certain there are people who know how to look at things. And no…
Apple trees
Van Gogh heritage apple trees from the backyard garden in Sumi ink style. Filed under: art
Impressions of an ecstatic experience
So I left out the little guy doing the reaping, but went away still with a fair impression of the traces of an agitated mind. So, above, my impressions of…
Self portrait with Gaugin.
So a bunch of these guys hung out together. Painted stuff, and drank wine. Bros. Apparently though it was really hard to get Gaugin to sit still long enough for…
Vincent and his brother Vincent
Van Gogh, reasonably enough, pissed at the quality of contemporary photography as a portrait tool, proposes miniature hand painted. portraits. Soon to be a dying art. Filed under: art
The old man himself
Also at the Mauritshuis you can see any number of Rembrandts. Any student of art or history must make this pilgrimage.Now you cant get within two feet of this small…
The girl with the pearl earring 2
I stepped over the little brass bar in the floor. Got a yellow card. Guard followed me from room to room for a bit. Sat on the round couch and…
The girl with the pearl earring 1
We arrived early and still stood at the end of the line. If you whip upstairs fast there are only a few people lingering in front. Filed under: art
Two buildings in Leiden
And not even the nicest part. Filed under: art
Escher visits the volcano.
Yes, a short visit to Het Paleis Escher museum. Of course its a remarkable collection, and my favourites are the landscapes of Italy, wherein he was working out some ideas.…