A Painting A Day Postcard from Holland is a project, in which I intend to paint a small ('postcard-size') oil painting each day, and post it to this blog. I will depict everyday objects, local fruits and dutch landscapes. In this way I hope to give visitors a day-to-day impression of my life as an artist in Holland.
Haven't really painted on canvas for a long time now, but today I decided to give this a go again in this little test painting. Blending is very easy on canvas, as opposed to painting on wood. The structure of the weave is however always apparent, especially on small paintings...
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posted by JVR at 10:11 PM
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Have been working on this still life with beer for some time, and its finally done! Shipping to Chevy Chase USA on Saturday...
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posted by JVR at 9:56 AM
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Today this as yet unknown flower which I picked from a bush alongside the road, in a painting recording the greyish light of this somber, rainy day...
Flower still life 4, 10x15 cm.
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posted by JVR at 10:12 AM
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Yesterday I tried out the light in a different room of my studio building. This room has a window in the ceiling, providing a cool light from above...
Still life with tin cup and apple, 27x30 cm.
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posted by JVR at 12:36 PM
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Red rose in microscopic size...
Still life with rose, 10x15 cm.
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posted by JVR at 10:27 PM
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Today's flower: this tiny hydrangea...
Still life with hydrangea and cardboard, 15x15 cm.
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posted by JVR at 12:22 AM
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I picked these flowers from some bushes in a garden. Don't know the name, unfortunately...
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posted by JVR at 5:18 PM
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A test-painting of the red/pinkish unknown flower. This time I tried to partly paint the flower using a transparent pigment (alizarine crimson) in order to obtain more saturated (bright) colors. Turns out to be rather difficult to control though, compared to opaque paint. But the colors are indeed much brighter...
Flower still life 2, 10x10 cm.
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posted by JVR at 11:12 PM
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This red flower in tiny bottle today. It is after all still the season to send flowers 'n stuff... Forgot to check the name of the flower unfortunately. Looks a bit like a rose but the leafs are more pinkish and rounder...
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posted by JVR at 8:47 PM
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A branch of the chicory I picked earlier near the waal bridge was still ok, so I decided to paint that one aswell...
Chicory still life II, 11x15 cm.
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posted by JVR at 8:58 PM
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Finished a number of commissions, so time for 'postcard' paintings again. Want to try and paint a number of flowers. I found this one near the waal bridge in Nijmegen (Holland.)...
Night time still life with chicory, 9x10 cm.
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posted by JVR at 8:58 PM
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See also: www.josvanriswick.com
