Tuesday 27 December 2016

THIS WEEK


WHERE THE SCANIA STOOD STILL

After Albrecht Dürer
2016/12/22 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

A truck drives into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people.
Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528), German painter.

Friday 23 December 2016

THIS WEEK

 CHRISTMAS IN ALEPPO

After Kazimir Malevich
2016/12/16 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Russia - Turkey ceasefire deal offers hope of survival for residents.
Kazimir Malevich (1878 - 1935), Russian painter


Thursday 15 December 2016

THIS WEEK


After Rembrandt van Rijn
2016/11/09 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Dutch cartoonist Peter Van Straaten dies at the age of 81.
He quoted that he wanted to be a sort of Rembrandt for the newspaper.
Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606-1669), Dutch painter.

Friday 9 December 2016

THIS WEEK




FOOTBALL LESSON

After Bathus
2016/12/02 - acrylic on paper 55 x 70 cm

Football abuse scandal in the UK grows with 55 clubs now involved.
Balthus (1908 - 2001), French painter

Friday 2 December 2016

THIS WEEK



PAY ATTENTION FOR THE WALL, SENOR!

After Philip Guston
2016/11/18 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Trump and is Mexican border wall.
Philip Guston (1913 - 1980), American painter.

Wednesday 30 November 2016

THIS WEEK

NEW ALCOHOL GUIDELINES

After Jordaens
2016/11/25 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

New alcohol guidelines have been launched.
Jacob Jordaens (1593 -1678) Flemish painter

Tuesday 15 November 2016

THIS WEEK



After Edward Hopper
2016/11/10 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Donald Trump is the new president elect of the United States.
Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967), American painter.

Monday 7 November 2016

THIS WEEK

SEE MOSUL AND DIE

After the workshop of Giulio Romano
2016/11/04 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

The leader of Islamic State has expressed confidence in victory as Iraqi forces entered the city of Mosul.
Workshop of Giulio Romano (1499 - 1546), Italian painter.

Friday 4 November 2016

THIS WEEK



FIRST LANDING ON MARS SUCCESFUL
REFUGEES CALAIS ARRIVED SAFELY

After Neo Rauch
2016/10/28 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 75 cm

The Calais Jungle, refugee and migrant encampment has been cleared.
Neo Rauch (1960), German contemporary artist.

THIS WEEK

HILLARY'S SHOUT OF JOY

After Courbet
2016/10/21 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 70 cm

Could Hillary Clinton gain victory over Donald Trump?
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877), French Painter


Tuesday 18 October 2016

THIS WEEK



FLEMISH NOBEL PRIZE QUARTET FOR LITERATURE 2017

After Velázquez
2016/10/14 - acrylic on paper - 60 x80 cm

Singer songwriter Bob Dylan wins the Nobel prize for literature.
Diego Velázquez (1599 - 1660), Spanish painter.



Friday 14 October 2016

THIS WEEK

I CROWN YOU THOMSON AND THOMPSON

After Jacques - Louis David
2016/10/07 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Belgian masters René Magritte and Hergé have exhibitions running in Paris. The bowler hat is a constant feature in their work.
Jacques - Louis David ( 1748 - 1825 ), French painter.

Friday 7 October 2016

THIS WEEK



THE TENSION BUILDS

After Joseph Beuys
2016/09/30 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Joseph Beuys (1921-1986), German artist.

Wednesday 28 September 2016

THIS WEEK




MAN OF SMILEY

After Aelbrecht Bouts
2016/09/23 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Some Belgian schools adopt the smiley instead of good points for exam results.
Aelbrecht Bouts (1450 - 1549), Flemish painter.

Tuesday 27 September 2016

LAST WEEK

After Eugène Delacroix
2016/09/16 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

A meeting of 4 European leaders, Juncker, Merkel, Hollande and Tusk, with refugees dancing around the EU totempole.
Eugène Delacroix (1798 - 1863), French painter.

Wednesday 14 September 2016

THIS WEEK



PARALYMPICS IN SYRIA

After Pieter Bruegel
2016/09/09 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 70 cm

Pieter Bruegel de Oude (1525 - 1569), Flemish primitive 

Monday 12 September 2016

THIS WEEK

THE VENUS OF POKEMON

After Karel Dujardin
2016/09/02 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Pokémon Go becomes global craze.
Karel Dujardin (1622 - 1678), Dutch painter.

Friday 2 September 2016

THIS WEEK




After Georg Friedrich Kersting
2016/08/19 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Syrian child pulled from rubble after Aleppo airstrike.
Georg Friedrich Kersting ( 1785 - 1847 ), German painter.

Wednesday 31 August 2016

THIS WEEK




After Georges Seurat
2016/08/26 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Celebrated Belgian jazz musician Toots Thielemans dies aged 94.
Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891), French painter


Monday 29 August 2016

THIS WEEK

FANCY DIVING WITH HEADSCARF

After Leni Riefenstahl
2016/08/12 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm

Headscarves find their way into the Olympic Games.
Leni Riefenstahl (1902 - 2003), German film director and photographer.

Saturday 13 August 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 42


NO MORE NUDES IN PLAYBOY
... WILL THE LOUVRE FOLLOW SUIT ?

After Renoir, Ingres and Alexandros of Antioch
2015/10/15 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Playboy will no longer feature nude women in its print edition.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir ( 1841 - 1919), French painter
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres ( 1780 - 1867 ), French Painter
Alexandros of Antioch (ca 130 BC), Greek sculptor

Thursday 11 August 2016

THIS WEEK

PORTRAIT OF ERDOGAN IN SACRED COSTUME

After Hyacinthe Rigaud
2016/08/05 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm

Hyacinthe Rigaud ( 1659 - 1743 ), French painter.

Monday 8 August 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 41

SCREAMING CORNFIELD WITH CROWS

After Edvard Munch and Vincent Van Gogh
2015/10/09 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Munch : Van Gogh.
Edvard Munch ( 1863 - 1944 ), Norwegian painter.
Vincent Van Gogh ( 1853 - 1890 ), Dutch painter.

Friday 5 August 2016

THIS WEEK

THE LAST SACRAMENTS

After René Magritte
2016/07/29 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 45 cm

France in shock again after Isis murder of priest in Normandy.
René Magritte (1898 - 1967), Belgian painter.

Friday 29 July 2016

2015 - A WEEK IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 40

THE FIRST WATERCOLOR BASED ON WATER FROM MARS 

After Rembrandt
2015/10/02 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm

NASA confirms Evidence that liquid water flows on today's Mars.
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669), Dutch painter

Tuesday 26 July 2016

THIS WEEK

after 15th Century icon from Novgorod
2016/07/22 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm

Russia thrown out of the Olympic Games for running a state-directed doping program.
Novgorod school of icons (12th - 16th Century)




Friday 22 July 2016

THIS WEEK

VIEW ON THE PROMENADE DES ANGLAIS 14 JULY 2016

After Matisse
2016/07/15 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

France stunned after truck attacker kills 84 on Bastille Day in Nice.
Henri Matisse (1869-1954), French painter.

Wednesday 13 July 2016

THIS WEEK


AND JESUS HAS A FLAT TIRE FOR THE THIRD TIME

After Hugo van der Goes
2016/07/08 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm


Tour de France 2016
Hugo van der Goes ( 1440 - 1482), Flemish painter.

Wednesday 6 July 2016

THIS WEEK

THE COLD SHOWER

After Pierre Bonnard
2016/07/01 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

The Belgian national footbal theme didn't make it to the semi finals.
Pierre Bonnard (1867 - 1947), French painter.

Tuesday 28 June 2016

THIS WEEK



CAMERON WITH CHILD

After Dirk Bouts
2016/06/24 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

The British voted for Brexit. Cameron resigned, Boris Johnson could be the next candidate for the conservatives.

Dirk Bouts (1415-1475), Flemish painter

Friday 24 June 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 38

WINTERKORN DRINKS THE POISONED CUP

After J.L. David
2015/09/25 - acrylic on paper - 40 x 60 cm

VW scandal: chief executive Martin Winterkorn refuses to quit.
Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825), French painter.



Wednesday 22 June 2016

THIS WEEK



RIOT RUSSIANS

After Lovis Corinth
2016/06/17 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Russian hooligans behinf Marseille violence where 'trained to fight' .
Lovis Corinth (1858 - 1925 ), German painter.

Tuesday 21 June 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 37

HUNGARIAN LIFE JACKETS MADE OF BRICK !
LATER YOU CAN USE THEM FOR BUILDING A HOUSE TOO !

After Max Ernst
2015/09/18 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 75

Hungarian authorities sell poor quality life jackets to refugees.
Max Ernst (1891 - 1976), German painter.



Friday 17 June 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 36


THE PERFECT TEETH

After Pieter Gerardus Van Os
2015/09/11 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 70 cm

US dentist, part of an illegal big game hunting party, kills Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe.
Pieter Gerardus van Os (1776 - 1839), Dutch painter.

Thursday 16 June 2016

THIS WEEK



THE NEW MOSQUITOS SEASON

SAINT ROCHUS
PAITRON SAINT OF INSECT BITES

After Lorenzo Lotto
2016/06/10 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

The heavy rains from the last weeks cause flooded pastures, the perfect brooding place for mosquitos.
Lorenzo Lotto ( 1480 - 1557), Italian painter.


Sunday 12 June 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 35

PORTRAIT OF THE SNOY FAMILY WITH REFUGEES

After Jozef Paelinck
2015/09/04 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 80 cm

Private households offering help to refugees by taking them into their homes.
Jozef Paelinck (1781 - 1839) Flemish painter.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

THIS WEEK

THE LOUVRE ON THE RUN

After Théodore Géricault
2016/06/02 -  acrylic on paper - 60 x 75 cm


Worried Parisians watch Seine level rise.
Théodore Géricault (1791 -1824), French painter.

Friday 3 June 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 34



LONG BEFORE THE BIRTH OF THE CAMERA AND FACEBOOK
LIVE MURDER ON CANVAS !

after Velázquez
2015/08/28 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

Virginia TV journalists shot dead on air.
Diego Velázquez (1599 - 1660), Spanish painter

Wednesday 1 June 2016

THIS WEEK



THE SPECTACLE BEARERS

After Luc Tuymans & Bosch follower
2016/05/26 - acrylic on paper - 60 x 80 cm

MAS in Antwerp hosts 'Glasse' a solo exhibition featuring a selection of portrets by Luc Tuymans.
Luc Tuymans ( 1958 ), Belgian painter
Jheronimus Bosch ( 1450-1516 ), Dutch painter

Wednesday 25 May 2016

THIS WEEK



NO RESPONSE FROM FLIGHT MS804

After Marc Chagall
2016/05/20 - acrylic on paper - 58 x 70 cm


Egyptair flight MS804 crashes in the Mediterranean.
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985), Russian painter.





Monday 23 May 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 33



GERMAN DIES AFTER EATING A HOME-GROWN ZUCCHINI

After Giuseppe Arcimboldo
2015/8/21 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 65

Giuseppe Arcimboldo (+1593), Italian painter

Wednesday 18 May 2016

THIS WEEK



OLD JAILS
NEW JAILERS

After Jane Graverol
2016/05/12 - acrylic on paper - 59 x 83 cm

Belgium's prisons have long been criticised for chronic overcrowding and dismal conditions for inmates and prison employees in Brussels and French-speaking Wallonia are on strike over staffing levels.
Jane Graverol (1905 - 1984), Belgian painter.

Friday 13 May 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 32

KERMIT AND MISS PIGGY
IS THERE A THIRD OR A FOURTH PARTY IN THE GAME?

After Edouard Manet
2015/08/07 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 65 cm

Is no Hollywood romance safe? After a summer of break-ups, divorces and cancelled engagements, not even the love between Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog could last.

Edouard Manet (1832 - 1883), French painter

Wednesday 11 May 2016

THIS WEEK



THE SNIFFER

After Auguste Rodin
2016/05/06 - acrylic on paper - 55 x 60 cm

The police discovered a ton of cocaïne hidden in marble blocks in Limburg (Belgium).
Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917), French sculptor.

Monday 9 May 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 31

After Arnold Böcklin
2015/07/31 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm

Taking a selfie from above reminds of the Hitler salute.
Arnoild Böcklin (1827 - 1901), Swiss painter

Wednesday 4 May 2016

THIS WEEK



EVERYONE ON THE JODIUMPIL !

After Jan Provoost
2016/4/28 - acrylic on paper - 84 x 60 cm

Belgian Minister of Health decides everyone needs acces to a dose of Jodium in case of a nuclear disaster.
Jan Provoost (1465 - 1529), Belgian Painter.

Monday 2 May 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 30




FOR THE BEST PROTECTION
JOHNSONS SUN TAN OIL
NOW ALSO BULLETFREE

After Johnson's Sun Tan Oil add from the fifties.
2015/07/24 - acrylic on paper - 55 x70 cm

Made after the IS terrorist attack on a tourist resort in Tunis, July 2015.

Tuesday 26 April 2016

THIS WEEK

After Edgard Tytgat
2016/04/23 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm


Prince dies on 21st of April.
Pope Francis takes 12 refugees back to Vatican after trip to Greece.
Edgard Tytgat (1879 - 1957), Belgian painter.



Friday 22 April 2016

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 29




After Zorba The Greek
2015/07/16 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 70 cm

Greek debt crisis: deal reached after marathon all night summit.
Zorba the Greek (1964) British/Greek film by directer Michael Cacoyannis based on the 1952 novel by Nikos Kazantsakis, with music by Mikis Theodorakis.


Wednesday 20 April 2016

THIS WEEK



THE REOPENING OF BRUSSELS AIRPORT

After P.P. Rubens
2016/04/15 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm


Difficult restart of Brussels Airport after the terror attacks, due to a strike by the air traffic controllers.
Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Flemish painter