Mondrian on my wish list A book about the life and work of Piet Mondrian (1892 – 1914) was on my wish list for a while, but for a long time I wasn’t able to find a book which tells the story of Mondrian in the right way. In this matter, ‘the right way’ is also showing the early works of…
Two great books about the key figures of Amsterdam Impressionism Hallelujah for second hand bookstores. A good second hand bookstore can be recognized – in my opinion – by a great variety of available categories, from biology to… art. Last summer, I visited several second hand bookstores in Enschede and Deventer, and found some beautiful art books. In this post, I’d…
Making still life paintings in oil, is great to improve your mastering of shapes, lines, colors, lighting and composition. In other words: as a painter, you can learn a lot of every still life you make. I learned a few great new techniques and ways of looking at possible compositions from the book Mastering Composition by Ian Roberts. There are…
A story about a fascinating artist and person I already knew the artist Lucian Freud (1922 – 2011), one of the greatest painters of his time. Or maybe I should say: I knew a few of his works of art. But I didn’t have have a clear picture of the man behind the paintings. If the person Lucian Freud is also a…