It’s been a while, sorry for that. I try to keep up in the future and post more.
Here a new painting, one of the new Edda series.
Title: Yggdrasil (the tree of life). 100 x 140 cm, oil on canvas
It’s been a while, sorry for that. I try to keep up in the future and post more.
Here a new painting, one of the new Edda series.
Title: Yggdrasil (the tree of life). 100 x 140 cm, oil on canvas
This painting is a painting in the series of the Edda project.
135 x 185 cm, oil on canvas
Finished Gaia-Pythia
Strange painting. Don’t know what to think of it, yet. But it surprises me. And that’s what I always tell my students: “Surprise Yourself!” So that’s probably a good thing.
DNA structures combined with this strange, ferocious woman. The beginning of the world, the Ëarth Mother”.
Oil on canvas. 70 x 90 cm.
Detail of a new painting, with Gaia as the main character. The painting isn’t finished yet, but I think the face will do (although it’s rather tricky, to show “work in progress”).
Out of her head (and eyes) DNA structures are “pouring out”. So see this as part One. There’s more to come!
And: “Die begin van die aarde”! (poem by Antjie Krog)
Oil on canvas, 70 x 90 cm (detail approximately 20 x 30 cm)
I decided to investigate the Völuspá series more (see the small image, Völuspá 1). It’s a tricky path to follow.
My work has everything to do with the creation of life, the creation of the world. Shapes are getting their form. When is something just paint and when does it transform into an organic form of life? The laws of nature, are yet to be made.
So there is chaos. But that doesn’t mean you can just paint whatever you want and that you don’t have to deal with the laws of the visual arts.
Think about colour contrast, composition, texture, depth, light etc. etc.
Völuspa 5, 80 x 90 cm, oil on canvas
Völuspa 1, 160 x 110 cm, oil on canvas
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.