I am working on a new series of oilpaintings.
90 x 70 cm
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This painting, 130 x 160 cm, oil on canvas, was made during the period I worked on the painting Evolution 1 (painting of decembre).
It consists of a lot of different layers. Sometimes even with the same color (red over red over red over red). This technique (called “glaceren” in Dutch) makes that the colors increase in depth (sort of a velvet texture).
It’s very difficult to catch this on camera. But belief me, when you’re in front of this one, it almost seems possible to stick your hand inside the painting.
This is an old technique, used for instance by Rembrandt van Rijn, the famous Dutch painter (see example).
Two sketches, part of the Omphalos Project.
Ink on paper, 12 x 20 cm
For this month, the painting Evolution 1 is in the picture.
It’s an oilpainting, 120 x 150 cm. Later more information.
Some pictures of my exhibition in Apeldoorn (the Netherlands)
I was not present at the time, but I think these drawings where made approximately one hour after Charles Darwin published his book “On the origin of species”, in 1859.
By the way, these drawings are for sale. If you do buy them, I will donate the money to charity: “SAVE THE DINOSAUR”.
Promise.
Drawings, chalk on paper, 50 x 65 cm.
This little also at the exhibition in Harlingen (start: 17th of april).
Well, my job as a teacher is, not only to challenge my students, but also to broaden their horizon. To force them to think out of the box.
I show them the picture made by Gerhard Richter: “Betty”. At first glance, they think it is a picture, a “photo”. And are surprised when I tell them, it is an oilpainting. “Wow, how realistic, great artist, this guy knows how to do the job”.
Then I show them the other, abstract paintings of Richter. Without telling them that these paintings are made by the same artist. They are confused. They don’t have the experience in “seeing”, to judge these paintings, to “come to a verdict”.
And of course, to enlarge their confusion, I finally tell them, it’s the same artist.
Leonardo Da Vinci: “There are three classes of people: Those who see, Those who see when they are shown, Those who do not see.
Oil on canvas, 110 x90 cm
Oil on canvas, 454 x 380 cm
René Heeres artist 