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maandag 1 april 2024

Vincent's Shoes

According to my dad my aunt painted 'Vincent's Shoes' for me ☺︎

Already the shoes seemed a bit too modern to me

when my aunt mentioned her inspiration came from minister Hugo de Jonge's shoes.

At that time he was ordained as minster of health, on the king's staircase platform.

She said his shoes were made by multiplied disabled people.

Due to the press he wore handmade Portugese shoes.

But What's in a Name?

Besides isn't that what art is all about?

Multiple interpretation possible, it's all in the eye of the beholder.

I just enjoy the 'skon skoen' ☺︎

(title credits: kenderman)

vrijdag 25 oktober 2019

In case you've been visiting my blog for a longer time,
you might know I'm a huge fan of artist Gerrit Neven.
You can find earlier posts: here and here.

Recently we were lucky enough to meet and talk to him again!

When we bought our fist watercolour from this artist,
I did mention I'm really fond of pollarded willows (smile).

And then unexpectedly we received an email... Gerrit Neven was
hesitating to say goodbye to his most favourite watercolour ever but...
he was probably also realising we would cherish the work in our living room
after having been the pièce de résistance in his living for quite some time.
Thankfully he thought of us, his Belgian admirers (big smile).

A couple of weeks later in the gallery...

a sneaky shot...

(I did ask permission to place this photo on the internet)

zondag 8 oktober 2017

Art and Coffee

(brasserie Thialf)

Yesterday we visited Kunst op de Koffie in Arnhem.

A biennial event where you can meet artists, exhibiting in other peoples homes.

KodK aims to find a nice artist and homeowner combo.

Such a great combination! Art and access to "strange" houses.

To me the best of both worlds! ★

We started our tour at No 06 : Karel van Gelderstraat 43.

A new build home filled with paintings of Mariës Hendriks
(find more posts about her work here and here).

I enjoyed talking to the owner about his house, interior design and art.

Our second home with artist Esmay Groot Koerkamp: No 05 : Dullerstraat 30

No 7 : Driekoningenstraat 45 : Peter Jordaan

No 24 : Driekoningendwarsstraat 52 : Isolde Venrooy

No. 01 : Parkstraat 64 : Kevin Bauer

Your final chance to visit Kunst op de Koffie 2017 is today from 12.00-17.00 pm
Location: Spijkerkwartier in Arnhem

A neighbourhood with lots of lovely old architecture.

vrijdag 12 mei 2017

Weekend!

Wishing you a colourful weekend!

dinsdag 4 april 2017

Creepy

Some people think it's creepy but I love this ceramic piece by Carolein Smit...

zaterdag 12 maart 2016

Eurantica

Today I visited Eurantica with an art loving friend of mine.

I love the wooden works by Ernst Gamperl

I enjoy wood, ceramics, ethnographic art, photography and furniture...
amongst other things :)

Three vintage chairs and a desk by Lucien Engels

Lovely sculpture "L'ado" by Anne Smith

A nice collection of paintings, some of them by Leo Pors
My friend likes the hanging sculptures by Anke Birnie

and is really into glass...

And what an incredible table top... magpie on a branche... also by Gallé

vrijdag 26 februari 2016

Mobli Update

Mobli is fine! (sigh!)

I'm so glad the vet couldn't find something significant.

Since a week Mobli suddenly wasn't eating and when he tried, he stopped obviously in pain.

We suspected Mobli was having some serious teeth problems again.

This morning I asked the vet to chip Mobli and he answered we'll see....

Earlier he told me it's not common to chip such an old cat and we'll look at the prospects first.

This evening the vet told me Mobli was only suffering from periodontal disease and

was having a minor fever. And he chipped Mobli! To me that's a good sign.
On Monday the results of his blood test will give us some more information.
Let's hope Mobli will lighten up our lives for much longer.

Finally at home he started eating straight away and jumped on my lap for some cuddles ✭