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JEAN-PAUL VROOM

2/4/2020

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Occasionally I meet an artist over the internet, totally unknown to me and of whose work I'm upside down. Johannes Paul Vroom is one of those people. He was born in 1922 in the Hague and died in Amsterdam in 2006. He studied at the Royal Academy in the Hague but soon, at a  very young age, left for Paris. I didn't find a lot of information about him, but these paintings are really adorable I think!

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                                 Pompidou silkscreen


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                                  Korenveld canvas 63 x 88 cm


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                                Maïs olieverf 104 x 154 cm

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CORONA

25/3/2020

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In these difficult Corona times, I would like to thank all those people who are putting themselves at risk on the front lines of the pandemic: nurses, doctors, health care workers, social workers, paramedical staff, police department and many many others.

​THANK YOU!

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STUDIO SPACE

11/3/2020

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I spend hours and hours in my studio.  It’s a place of concentration and inspiration and hard work and late nights. Because my studio is in my home, the work  just never seems to end! But I couldn't imagine another way of life. I'm working on a new drawing in my big sketchbook. I was inspired by many things. First of all by old Swiss 'scherenschnitte' that I found, browsing in my mother's old folk art books. But also by ancient Arabic and Ottoman botanical manuscripts. And finally by a black and white embroidery I made many many years ago when I was an embroidery teacher. 

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PROJECT

25/2/2020

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My dearest blog followers,

​I need all of you to realize my next project!!! Let me explain my plan. As you maybe know, I love making lists about anything and everything. On the picture above you can see such a list with the names of Noble Prize winners. Now I would like to fill a concertina book with all of your names. Yes, you, my followers on this blog. It's a nice writing exercise for me, and you will be immortalized. So, what I'm asking you is to give me the following info in the comment below:

​surname - first name - city where you live - country - continent 


I'm hoping on a great response, because only in that way I can make this project. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. And, of course, you will see the pictures of the finished book on this blog in the near future!


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ALICE PATTULLO

12/2/2020

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She's on my radar since a long time! Alice Pattullo is an illustrator based in East London. Her work is inspired by British folk tradition, superstition and mid-century design and she strives to create a nostalgic aesthetic through color choices and composition. I'm attracted to her work including through the narrative part. I have the pleasant feeling that each illustration is an entire novel!  There's so much to see and  experience and those cheerful colors and vintage patterns make me happy! 

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GRANDPA'S DIARIIES

24/1/2020

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I'm working on a book, inspired by the journals of my maternal grandfather. The biggest part of his diaries is about World War I, but there are also stories and anekdotes of when he was a child, getting into mischief with his friends.  He grew up in a very small village in West-Flanders where his father was a forester for a castle's lord. At the age of 16, he emigrated to the USA with his parents, brother and little sister. It's been a revelation to read these two diaries and to find out how his life was. I've already made a page about his life during WWI and I hope that other pages will follow!

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HAPPY XMAS

25/12/2019

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Wishing a truly wonderful Christmas to all my blog friends. Let there be light, love, warmth and friendship!
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S.O.S BEES

12/12/2019

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The honey bee, the bumblebee, the butterflies and other pollinating insects are in danger. Some species have already disappeared never to return. Fewer pollinating insects will effect us more than we imagine right now, also in our daily economy. So it's best for all of us if there are more uncultivated places for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. I try to apply this in our own garden. It's a start if everyone with a garden should do the same! This  quote of Albert Einstein says a great deal about what we know now and shows what a visionary he was!

IF THE BEE DISAPPEARED OFF THE SURFACE OF THE GLOBE

THEN MAN WOULD ONLY HAVE FOUR YEARS OF LIFE LEFT.

NO MORE BEES, NO MORE POLLINATION, NO MORE PLANTS,

NO MORE ANIMALS, NO MORE MAN.

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WORLD WAR I

27/11/2019

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Our family is the lucky owner of two of my grandfather's journals. He wrote these diaries aged 70. He's telling about his childhood in a small village in Flanders. He describes himself as a little rascal who, from time to time, got into mischief with his friends. He writes about his elementary school years and his time in high school. Then about his decision to become a teacher, but how these studies were interrupted by the whole family going to America to find prosperity. How they came back, probably because they missed their homeland. How the First World War began just after they came back and he had to become a soldier, more specifically a stretcher-bearer, in and near the trenches of Flander's fields. How he continued his studies in the trenches in very poor conditions by candlelight and among the rats. After the war, he met his future wife. He became head teacher, married and got 4 children. My mother was the third in a row. These two journals are a real treasure and they inspire me to maybe make a illustrated book with some of the texts. I started in my sketchbook with some ideas and I'll see what will come out! 
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STAMPS IN BLACK AND WHITE

13/11/2019

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This is my third drawing of stamps. This time I only used black. Click here to see one in colors.  And my sketchbook is nicely filling up, it's time to start a new one! Always a happy moment, like starting a new life!
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