2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 8

50 SHADES OF GREY

After Constant Permeke

2015/2/21 - acrylic on paper - 42 x 55


Fifty Shades of Grey dominates global box office.

Contant Permeke ( 1886 - 1952), Belgian painter.

THIS WEEK

CHINESE STOCK MARKET CRASH

After Yue Minjun

2016/01/08 - acrylic on paper - 57 x 70 cm

Chinese stock markets tumbled 7% in their opening session of 2016.
Yue Minjun (1962), Chinese painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 7

NIGHTHAWKS IN DONESK
PEACE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL

After Edward Hopper

2015/2/13 - acrylic on paper - 40 x 50 cm




Merkel downbeat as world awaits Putin's response to latest Ukraine peace plan.
Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967), American painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 6

TSIPRAS ON TOUR IN EUROPE

After Giorgio de Chirico

2/6/2015 - acrylic on paper - 42 x 52 cm


Tsipras touring European capitals.
Giorgio de Chirico (1888 - 1978), Greek painter.

THIS WEEK

STILL LIFE WITH EL NINO

after Flemish and Dutch Masters from the Golden Age

12-31-2015, acrylic on paper, 56 x 70 cm

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 5

PRISONER SWAP 

After Quinten Metsys

1/30/2015 - acrylic on paper - 46 x 55 cm



Jordan agrees to swap death-row terrorist for Isis held pilot.
Quinten Metsys (1466 - 1530), Flemish painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 4

A BELGIAN PAINTER

After Henri De Braeckeleer

1/22/2015 - acrylic on paper - 48 x 55 cm



Luc Tuymans, one of Europe's most influential painters has been found guilty of plagiarism.
Henri De Braeckeleer (1840 - 1888), Belgian painter.