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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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