Amero - painting of auctionhouse Christie's

Todays painting is situated at auctionhouse Christie's. Usually the room is jampacked with people, but now there's not a soul in sight. The auctioneer isn't there and the seats are empty. All you see is the desk of the auctioneer and a partial view of the screen with currency conversions.

If you take a closer look at this screen you might notice a very strange currency called Amero. For a while now I hear all these wild rumours going around about the Amero being the replacement currency of the dollar, valid in Canada, US and Mexico only.

Not sure if there's any truth in these rumours, but I thought it would be a cool thing to make a painting with the Amero in it. If the Amero ever sees the light of day people might wonder how on earth I knew about it in 2010.

If you're interested in purchasing this painting for just 250,- euro, just send an email to Amstel Gallery stating the title. The painting is sold on a first come first served basis. Hopefully you're the first! Unfortunately we don't accept Amero yet.

kind regards, Gerard

Amero
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2010

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Ice Tea - still life painting of Lipton Ice Tea glass

After yesterdays Orval, the special beer from Belgium, I thought I give you some nonalcoholic Lipton ice tea today. I always love to drink this on a hot summers day. I can imagine myself sitting on a terrace sipping on this. Oh well, we just have to wait before this cold winter passes I guess.

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Ice Tea
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2010

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Orval - still life painting of glass Belgium beer

Not that long ago I saw some Belgium guy on Dutch tv. When asked what the main difference is between our countries the guy answered that the Netherlands might have good roads (Belgium is notorious for extremely bad roads), but we sure don't know how to brew some good beer.

I must say the special beers from Belgium are the best. One of my favourites is Orval, a strong beer which easily gets you tipsy. On todays painting you see an empty glass (of course!) of this brand. If you're interested in purchasing this painting, please email the gallery for more information and price.

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Orval
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2010

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Abduction - man looking at Rembrandt Getty Museum

I have had this painting lying around for quite some time now, I don't know why I haven't posted it before. On the painting you see a man looking at The Abduction of Europa painted by Rembrandt.

A lot of action is going on Rembrandts painting. You see the god Jupiter, who disguised himself as a white bull in order to seduce the princess Europa away from her companions and carry her across the sea to the distant land that would bear her name. My figure just stands there admiring the scene in front of him. I thought this contrast is quite interesting.

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Abduction
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Always - still life of coca cola glass

After all the museum paintings I've done lately I felt like doing something completely different for a change. I thought it would be cool to make a still life with some reflections and glass in it. I turned to my beloved Coca Cola motive, I just love the white lettering and reds of the label against a dark greenish background. It just looks so classy.

It's also been a while since I made a painting this small. It felt great to finish a painting within a day again and it got my juices going so to speak. I just might return to making dailies!

kind regards, Gerard

ps Tomorrow is the last day of the LA Art Show where my art can be seen at the Amstel Gallery booth. Make sure you don't miss it!

Always
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2010

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Human Statue - 4th painting of Rubell Family Collection series

The 4th painting of my series about the Rubell Family Collection. This one didn't make it to LA Art Show for the simple reason that I just completed it today. On the painting you see a man looking at Poems XII by Steven Shearer. The eerie looking statue on the foreground is by Frank Benson.

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Human Statue
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 15.6" or 44 x 39,5 cm
2010

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Swing - man looking at Robert Longo in Rubell Family Collection

First painting of 2010! It looks like the figures on the triptych by Robert Longo are dancing. They're really not according to the title Longo gave this piece: Man Trapped in Ice.

My figure just sits there looking, doing nothing but enjoying soom good art. He looks immobile, but the true immobile figures can be found on Longo's piece. I find this contrast quite intereseting. It shows that there's more than meets the eye and you cannot really trust your first impressions.

By placing the bench offcentred I tried to emphasize the dancing and swinging element of Longo's figure into the total composition.

Together with Conqueror and Nuts from my series about the Rubell Family Collection Swing can be seen at the LA Art Show in Los Angeles from 20-24 january where I'm represented by Amstel Gallery. The grand gala opening is tonight!

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Swing
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 15.6" or 44 x 39,5 cm
2010

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Me in my studio

On this picture you see me in my studio working on Conqueror. As you notice I'm working flat on a table, with multiple brushes at the same time. The green palette I use is actually a plastic lit of an old bucket of latex paint. I have that one since I first started out, I cannot imagine making a painting without it! In the back you see my paintings The Corner and Lunch Break, the smaller ones in the back are Elevator and Pizza. The brown and white wooden panels are panels waiting to be painted, I always have a couple of them in stock.

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Conqueror - couple looking at Nazis by Piotr Uklansky at Rubell Family Collection

Conqueror is the last painting of 2009 and the second one situated at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami. On the painting you see a couple in a warm embrace looking at The Nazis by Piotr Uklansky (1998).

The piece comprises 166 film stills and poster images culled from American and European postwar cinema, each picture showing the head and shoulders of an actor playing a Nazi. Although the piece provoked passionate and by times violent responses, fact is that its just a collection of actors portraying a Nazi in a movie. Judging by the responses it seems that people tend to believe in the reality of the representation.

I'm not sure what goes through the minds of my figures, but I do know that no matter what horror an ideology might bring it can never kill the love people have for one another. By placing my figures in a warm embrace I tried to show here that love is the true conqueror.

Conqueror and other paintings from my series about the Rubell Family Collection can be seen next week at the LA Art Show in Los Angeles from 20-24 january where I'm represented by Amstel Gallery.

kind regards, Gerard

Conqueror
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 14.4" or 44 x 36,5 cm
2009

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Detail Conqueror

Painting those little portraits of all those Nazis took me quite some time. The portraits aren't any larger than about 1" x 1.5". I did about 10 or so a day. My painting doesn't show all the Nazis in Uklansky's work, but still shows over 100 portraits.

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Nuts - A guy looking at Richard Prince at Rubell Collection

Happy New Year! Although I enjoyed a couple of days off during the holidays I've been hard at work making new works. I just started a new series of museum paintings situated at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami.

First up is Nuts, a guy carrying a golden handbag looking at Richard Prince's work with the same title from his so called Joke-series, paintings which often show a written joke. Here the text says: "A guy goes to a psychiatrist wearing only saran wrap. The psychiatrist says to the guy, I can clearly see your nuts. See your nuts you nut." I thought the guy with a handbag looking at this particular work by Prince really adds something to it.

Also, within the art world Prince is well known for borrowing imagery from other artists. For example he created controversy by re-photographing four photographs which previously appeared elsewhere. This became a major discussion concerning authorship and authenticity of photographic images, as well as photographic copyright issues. Furthermore the Joke-series question the importance of the unique in high art. To some extend I'm doing the same thing here as Prince, but with Prince his own work. I couldn't think of a more appropriate painting then one of his Joke-paintings.

kind regards, Gerard

Nuts
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 14.4" or 44 x 36,5 cm
2009

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Tic Tac Toe

This looks like an ordinary museum scene with a couple of Mondriaan paintings, but actually I made up the entire scene. The museum doesn't exist and the Mondriaans cannot be seen together. Victory Boogie Woogie, the painting on the right hangs in the Netherlands while the one on the left can be seen in London.

The painting in the middle looks like it's by Mondriaan, but it's a fake. I designed it myself. If you take a closer look at my design, you might recognize it as a finished game of Tic Tac Toe. I can go into great detail about what this all means, but to be short it's just my crummy way of trying to be funny. You can laugh now or not.

kind regards, Gerard

Tic Tac Toe
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 31.5" or 60 x 80 cm
2009

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The Mona Lisa Curse

My recent auction paintings were for a part inspired by Robert Hughes's documentary The Mona Lisa Curse (2008).

In this film art critic Hughes traces the rise of the commercial art market back to 1963, when Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous portrait was exhibited in New York. The Mona Lisa, says Hughes, was treated 'as thought it were a film star. People came not to look at it, but to say that they’d seen it.' He then goes on explaining why high prices being paid for contemporary art has to do with promotion and publicity and not with the quality of the works themselves.

I don't necessarily agree with all Hughes had to say, but I found the movie very interesting. Judge for yourself by watching part 1 of 12 below.

Minister Maxime Verhaegen presents Hillary Clinton book Famous Frisians in America

Our minister of foreign affairs Maxime Verhaegen recently presented Hillary Clinton a copy of the book Famous Frisians in America by editor Peter de Haan and others. Mrs. Clinton wrote a thank you note to mr. De Haan saying how much she enjoyed the gift. Hopefully she also notices the only painter in the book, that's me in case you were wondering:)

Famous Frisians in America is available in English as well as in Dutch at Amstel Gallery or at Amazon.com.

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The Attraction is one of my paintings in the book Famous Frisians in America. It shows ground zero only a couple of years after 9/11. I was stunned how people turned it into a tourist attraction, people were smiling and taking pictures. On my painting you see a couple making a movie for friends back home. It's hard to see on the image, but the dark spot above shows the names of people killed during the attacks. It hangs as a dark cloud above my figures.

The Attraction
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
31.5" x 23.6" or 80 x 60 cm
2005

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Airmiles art calendar

Airmiles celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. To celebrate this special event they published an art calendar and I'm in it! I'm honoured to have my painting The Dependency as an illustration for january. More info on the calendar can be found here

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The Dependency
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
36.7" x 27.6" or 93,3 x 70 cm
2004

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The Auction - painting of auction at Christie's

In addition to the Art Bubble which is situated at Sotheby's I now painted The Auction at the other great auctionhouse Christie's.

Instead of showing the actual painting being auctioned you now see the lot number with conversions to other valuta in the background. Painting all those letters and numbers was quite hard to do I might add, it made me dizzy from time to time! The image shows them a little bit crooked, I haven't got a clue why, but believe me they're straighter than 6'o clock.

I like that the action takes place outside the painting, we cannot see who's actually bidding, we only see the auctioneer and some audience members looking at something outside the painting. The dramatic lighting really adds to this mystery.

If you take a closer look though, you'll probably notice that something is off. I'm going to be a tease right now not telling you what it is! But, if you're the first who guesses it right, I'll give you a free signed postcard with a painting of mine on it. Feel free to post your guesses in the comments!

kind regards, Gerard

The Auction
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 23.6" or 60 x 60 cm
2009

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Solo show Amstel Gallery dec 2 -jan 9

I'm very proud to announce my first solo show at Amstel Gallery. From december 2 untill january 9 I will show my latest artworks. From there a couple of my paintings will travel to the LA Art Show for the second time around. Once again Amstel Gallery will represented me. The LA Art Show will be held from january 20 - 24 at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles.

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The Art Bubble - painting of auction

These last couple of weeks I've been hard at work painting my largest painting since a long time entitled The Art Bubble. On the painting you see a contemporary art auction at the famous auctionhouse Sotheby's in New York.

Record prices are being paid for contemporary art everywhere and some people say this is a bubble about to burst if it hasn't already. On my painting you see this bubble quite literally, the auctioned painting is one of a young girl blowing bubbles. Then again, the painting is well executed, so why shouldn't it fetch a high price?

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The Art Bubble
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
39.4" x 26.2" or 100 x 66,6 cm
2009

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Cartman - painting of glass

Last year I painted a still life of a glass showing Kenny of Southpark and now I felt like making one with Cartman. His catchfrase 'I'm not fat, I'm big boned' is right beneath his feet. The funny thing about painting cartoons this way is that all of a sudden they become realistic, I kind of like this strange contrast.

The Leeuwarder Courant recently published a review of my solo-show at Artemisia, it's in Dutch only and you can read it here

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Cartman
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
13.8" x 11.7" or 35 x 29,6 cm
2009

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Library

It's been a while since I last posted here, that's because I've been mad busy painting Library. On the painting you see a young woman looking for books at the library in my hometown. Getting the lighting straight was quite difficult, especially the blues and whites on the right. Of course painting all the books wasn't easy neither! All in all I think I did a good job here and I sure hope you enjoy Library as well.

In other news I had a blast at the recent opening of my solo show at Artemisia. Peter de Haan, editor of the book Famous Frisians in America had a great talk about my art and even collected comments about my art from all over the world! People from Senegal, China, South Africa, India, America, France and other countries all responded positively to my works which was really flattering. Peter even stressed the fact that somebody should organize an duo-exhibition of me and Edward Hopper. How about that!

In addition to my solo show my works will be represented by Amstel Gallery at the Afordable Art Fair from oct 29 - nov 1 at Gashouder, Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. For more information about the fair please click here

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Library
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
20.4" x 17.3" or 51,8 x 44 cm
2009

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Killah - painting of shopwindow at night

It feels real good to be fully concentrating on larger scaled paintings once again. There's no stress of finding any new subjects to paint for the day, no deadlines and above all I can go all out with the details, which I absolutely love.

This past week I painted Killah, a painting showing a shopwindow of a clothing store at night. I thought the name of the store was quite odd, Killah is slang for Killer if I understand American slang correctly. I remember standing in front of the shopwindow wondering about this, when I saw that the dummies were already killed so to speak. They all lost their heads, but at least they still looked nice.

This saturday my solo-show at Artemisia will open. Today we decorated the gallery and it really turned out great. A sneak preview of the show can be seen on the website of Artemisia. The show will be opened this saturday at 16.00 h (4 pm) by Peter de Haan, editor of the book Famous Frisians in America. I'm looking forward to the show and I hope to greet you as my guest!

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Killah
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 17.7" or 60 x 45 cm
2009

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Solo show 'Unnoticed' (Onopgemerkt) at gallery Artemisia

From oct 8 untill nov 14 I will show my latest paintings at my solo show 'Unnoticed' (Onopgemerkt) at gallery Artemisia in my hometown Leeuwarden. On saturday oct 10 at 16.00h the show will be opened by Peter de Haan, editor of the book Famous Frisians in America which also features me and my art. You're cordially invited and I hope to greet you as my guest.

kind regards, Gerard

Unnoticed (Onopgemerkt)
Solo show Gerard Boersma
oct 8 - nov 14
opening sat oct 10, 16.00h
Artemisia
Eewal 98
Leeuwarden
open thursday, friday and saterday from 12.30 - 17.00h
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0031 (0) 58 2998841

No more dailies

After deliberating with Amstel Gallery I decided to stop making daily paintings. I understand this may come as a shock to you, but I'm now at a point in my career that I don't have to depend on my smaller sized paintings any more.

This means I'm now free to paint whatever I like and I decided to fully concentrate myself on larger scaled paintings once again. That sure is something I'm really looking forward to!

Internationally as well as nationally I'm represented by Amstel Gallery. All my paintings are available through the gallery, including my remaining smaller sized works. If you're interested in purchasing one of my paintings please email Amstel Gallery at info@amstelgallery.com or call them at 0031 6285 678 30.

Of course my blog will continue. I'm going to use it for news and showing new paintings. I'm also thinking about showing pictures of works in progress, but haven't made my mind up about it yet. We'll see how that goes!

kind regards, Gerard

English Literature - painting of bookshelf

In addition to Art Bookshelf I painted English Literature yesterday, but I didn't find the time to post it then. The books on the shelf are all English literature as you would have guessed by the title. I do read a lot of English books, but I must say I haven't read any of the books on my painting yet, but I'm sure that day will come. On the painting you see books by John Irving, James Joyce and others. The scene is taken from a visit to a second hand bookstore in my hometown.

Today we're getting ready for the show tomorrow in Blitsaerd. We're going to hang all the art in place and make sure everything is top notch. A lot of work, but I'm really looking forward to it! Of course you're welcome to join us in the festivities, we would love to have you as our guest! More information about the show can be found
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English Literature
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6.7" x 6" or 17 x 15 cm
2009

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Art Bookshelf

Today I completed the large still life painting I spoke about yesterday. On the painting you see a couple of art books as seen in a local bookstore, easy recognizable are Botticelli's Birth of Venus and a selfportrait by Van Gogh. I spend the latter of last week painting it.

I didn't think it would be that hard to complete, but boy did I forget how difficult it is to get the lettering straight. It really takes a lot of concentration, especially when the books are the same, as in the upper right corner. If you wonder where I signed the painting, well take a good look at the 3 books in the center below. That's right, I signed it 3 times:)

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Art Bookshelf
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
20.4" x 17.3" or 51,8 x 44 cm
2009

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Detail Art Bookshelf


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Night Train

Something completely different than Obama, but more up my alley I guess. One evening I took a stroll down to the trainstation here in Leeuwarden. I saw a train ready to departure with a beautiful view trhough the windows of the car. Just had to paint that!

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Night Train
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Famous Frisian in America and Obama Superman

I had a splended day today! This morning I attended the bookpresentation of Famous Frisians in America. The book by Peter de Haan is a collection of fascinating profiles of 70 famous Frisians who positively distinguished themselves in the United States for the last 400 years. From Peter Stuyvesant to Doutzen Kroes...and me! As one of the very few artists I too am included in the book with one page of text and 3 images of my series of paintings about the US.

The presentation began with a nice breakfast, followed by a word of welcome by the commisioner of the Queen. After that a couple of speakers took center stage giving a lot of background info on a selection of people in the book. Very interesting to listen to. It was quite crowded too, over 100 people attended. During the presentation images were projected on a large screen, including some of my paintings! Later I spoke to the author and I got my own copy. The book is not only published in Dutch, but in English as well. On 12 september the first copy of the English version will be presented to topmodel Doutzen Kroes on Governor's Island in New York during the Hudson 400 festivities. More info on the book can be found here

In the spirit of today I give you Obama Superman. I had this idea for a while and just now finished it. At first I didn't want to publish it, because it's so out of character, but then again I couldn't think of a painting more appropriate for today then this one!

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Obama Superman
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
20" x 20" or 51 x 51 cm
2009

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The Garden - woman looking at Monet

I haven't made a museum scene in a while now and just felt like painting one today. On the painting you see a woman looking at a painting by Monet. Not sure about the title of Monets painting, but it's one of his famous series of paintings of his garden. The scene takes place in the Getty Center in LA.

In other news, I got a special day coming up tomorrow. Tomorrow I wll be having breakfast with some of the most prominent figures in my region at the Fries Museum. This all has to do with a book called Famous Frisians in America which also features me. This book will be presented tomorrow in my hometown and in New York on sept 12. If you wish to learn more about the book please click here for detailed information.

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Garden
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Ikea Two - larger sized version

I painted the Ikea store a couple of times now, but I find there 'gallery' too interesting not to paint. Not that I actually like what there showing there, as an artist I cannot stand these reproductions on canvases and calling it art, but it's just the contrast between those 'pieces' turning into real art when I paint it. Also abstract paintings suddenly are realistic. It raises questions about what real art is and isn't. If you know me a little by now, you probably know how I think about all this.

In other news, the show in Groningen just ended yesterday. The show went really well. A lot of visitors came to see the show and I sold a couple of paintings there. I would like to thank Maurice and everybody at SBK Amsterdam and CBK Groningen for a great show!

kind regards, Gerard

Ikea Two
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 23.6" or 60 x 60 cm
2009

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Dvd's - painting of man in dvd shop

At the same train station where Graffiti Train takes place I saw this guy searching for dvd's in one those little shops there. The shop offers a lot for sale, boxes are piled up and dvd's are everywhere. Kind of a strange surrounding to be in, don't you think so?

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Dvd's
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Knowledge - painting of man in bookstore

Yes I told you yesterday I'm concentrating on larger sized work, but that doesn't mean I completely overlook my beloved dailies. Today I got this great scene from a local bookstore for you. A man is willing to expand his knowledge and is there a better way to that then by picking up a book? I especially like the wall of books behind him. It's almost abstract, but then again it's completely the opposite.

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Knowledge
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Graffiti Train

Todays painting is the larger sized version of my daily painting Graffiti Train I did a while ago. The painting shows a woman waiting for her train at the central station of Zwolle. In the background you see a train covered with graffiti. Being an artist I always like to see trains like that. Imagine one of my artworks up there riding cross country through the Netherlands, that sure would be something!

It seems I'm getting back into my larger sized painting modus. I don't know why, but somehow it just feels good to do right now. I'm close to finishing a new one soon any day now!

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Graffiti Train
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
13.8" x 12" or 30,6 x 35 cm
2009
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Central Station - painting of central station at night

I still travel by train every now and then. Recently I came back late at night from a trip to Groningen. Usually the central station is quite busy, but at night there's hardly anyone. It makes the place look a little bit eerie, but still comfortable to me, because I was almost home. Todays painting gives a good sense of what I felt when I stepped out of the train.

The opening last saturday of the show Nieuwe Uitleenschatten in Groningen was huge succes. Although it was really warm that day a lot, and I mean a lot, of people showed up. The show itself was a pleasure to visit, great selection of work by great artists. If you haven't seen the show yet, you can do so until aug 28.

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Central Station
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8.7" x 9.9" or 22 x 25,2 cm
2009

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Windows - painting of man behind computer in library Amsterdam

On todays painting you see a man behind a windows computer in the library of Amsterdam. In the background you see an actual window overlooking the city. The painting is a reminder that there's a real world out there, very much the opposite of the computerscreen. One should not forget to take a peak through that window too.

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Windows
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Street Counter - painting of woman selling food on street counter

In Holland you got this warehouse called Hema, every city got one. They sell all kinds of stuff, but they're really famous for their sausages. Nowadays most stores have a street counter where you can buy the sausages and sandwiches without going into the warehouse. On todays painting you see a woman selling food at one of those street counters of the Hema. It's almost closing time and all the customers went home, except for one painter.

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Street Counter
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Classic Art: The Huisman family

Recently Marieke van der Veen wrote an article about me and my painting family entitled 'Classic Art: The Huisman family'. As you might of heard I'm a relative to Jopie Huisman, famous for painting highly detailed old raggs which are on permanent display at his own museum.

The article shows some outstanding works by Jopie and by my other painting relatives Gerrit Wijngaarden and Grietje Huisman. I believe it's the first time I actually see a selection of our works published together in one article. It makes me very proud to be part of such a talented family! Thank you Marieke for writing it. You can read the article in English here

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Red Shirt
Jopie Huisman
oil on canvas
31,5" x 23,6" or 80 x 60 cm
1975

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Bakery - painting of couple at bakery on central station Amsterdam

On todays painting you see a couple looking for some nice treat at a bakery on central station in Amsterdam. I always love to paint those shops down at the station, the colors are usually stunning with all the glass and steel going on. Quite an unnatural environment, still the couple on my painting don't mind at all, they're just thinking about the joy of sharing something sweet together.

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Bakery
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Jewelry

In the Magna Plaza in Amsterdam I saw this couple looking for some jewelry. I love the red color in the background. Usually it is a bad idea to use such a strong color in the background, but somehow it works out great here. It gives the painting a great atmosphere.

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Jewelry
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Cabs - painting of new york yellow cabs

I simply couldn't resist painting another scene with the yellow cabs on New York today. Nightfall is coming soon which gives the windows this wonderful blue color.

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Cabs
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Searching - woman searching for books in bookstore

On todays painting you see a woman searching for books in a local bookstore. In a broader sense to me the painting means the quest for knowledge one needs to make it in life. One can argue here if booksmarts are the way to go, after all experience is the best teacher, isn't it?

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Searching
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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The Writer

Recently I was asked by an old friend of mine to spraypaint the frontdoor of her house. It has been a long time since somebody asked me that and I thought it would be fun pick up a spraycan again and help out a friend.

At the same time it was an excellent occasion for me to finally create something with an artist friend of mine Klaas Lageweg. He's greatly influenced by graffiti and we've been talking about creating something together for a while now. Never really got around in actually doing so, but we finally did so now.

Since I was really rusty whith the spraycan we decided to go for a design by Klaas. While working I thought the commisioned door was also a perfect theme for a daily. On todays painting you see Klaas working on the door we did together. It turned out quite colorful! The second picture shows the finished door.

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The Writer
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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The finished door


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Three Cabs -yellow cabs in streets nyc

I had so much fun painting the yellow cabs yesterday that I wanted to try my hand on another painting with the same subject. This time focussing more on the back of the cars and reflections on the ground.

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Three Cabs
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Roxy - yellow cabs on Times Square

I'm really getting back into my daily painting routine, I love it. Today I got another great scene from New York for you, Times Square to be exact. The cabs are great to paint, the colors are vibrant and it stands out against almost every background. Here the background is Roxy, a restaurant on Times Square.

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Roxy
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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Crossing - woman crossing a street at night in New York

After concentrating on medium and larger sized work for a while I started to miss my little daily paintings. I now return to my 'dailies', which means more frequent updates. Crossing is the first one. On the painting you see a woman crossing a street in New York. She's the only one who wants to go to the other side of the street, a rare thing in New York I guess. To me it's also symbolic for choosing your own path. The woman doesn't walk on the far end of the crossing by accident, she has chosen it.

In other news, tomorrow about ten of my paintings will go to Groningen for a groupshow in Der Aa Kerk. This former church is located in downtown Groningen and is now used for all kinds of social and cultural activities. In association with SBK Amsterdam and CBK Groningen my paintings will be shown there from aug 14 untill aug 27. The official opening will take place on aug 15 at 16.00 hours. I would be honoured if you could join the festivities!

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Crossing
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009

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23rd Street - people waiting on subway new york

In every subway station in New York you always have this great view of the platform across. Of course you don't get a clear view, there are a lot of beams in the way. On my painting 23rd Street you see such a scene.

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23rd Street
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
20" x 20" or 51 x 51 cm
2009

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Break - man looking at Millet

Today I finished the larger sized version of Break. On the painting you see a man looking at Man with a hoe by Millet. The man on Millets' painting is taking a rest of his hard labour on the land. Obviously my figure didn't have to work that hard today, he's enjoying a visit to the Getty Center, but still he's taking a rest as well.

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Break
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 17.7" or 60 x 45 cm
2009

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Times Square

Times Square
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 14.4" or 44 x 36,5 cm
2009

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Subway Seats

I've been painting a lot of larger scaled paintings these last couple of weeks and I felt like doing a smaller one for change. The painting shows one of my favourite subjects: the subway of New York. You see 2 seats of the car and through the open door you have a direct view of what's going on on the platform.

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Subway Seats
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
7.8" x 7.8" or 20 x 20 cm
2009

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Underground - painting of new york subway

I haven't painted a subway scene for a while now. I thought it was about time again. Todays painting is the largest sized version of yesteryears daily painting Underground. The painting shows a man riding the subway of New York in an empty carriage.

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Underground
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
20.4" x 17.3" or 51,8 x 44 cm
2009

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Head-Lights - painting of yellow cab New York

It's so hot in my studio! The paint is drying before I even can mix it properly. It's one of those days I wished I was a plein air painter. Ah well, I just keep going at it and besides I got a small break coming up this weekend starting tomorrow. In any case I finally made the larger sized version of Head-Lights. It seems I'm heavy on the cabs these days!

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Head-Lights
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 14.4" or 44 x 36,5 cm
2009

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Times Square

Another great night scene in New York. This time the painting is situated at Times Square. The paintings shows a little bit more buildings than usual, but that's because the whole place is heavy lightened, which is a blast to paint. I painted this one with my upcoming show in New York in mind. At this point I'm not sure which ones to bring so we'll see how that goes. If you're interested in purchasing this painting, please send me an email for more information and price.

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Times Square
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
17.3" x 14.4" or 44 x 36,5 cm
2009

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The Guardian

I didn't think I wouldn't finish The Guardian today, but I did! On the painting you see an attendent in front of Venus and Adonis done by Simon Vouet in 1642 as seen in the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

Adonis holding his spear is ready to leave his beloved Venus to be off to the hunt. Venus, the goddess of love, touches his shoulder, imploring him not to go. My attendant is guarding this scene and in doing so he's the guardian of love as well.

For now I'm going to keep up the painting a week method I seem to have developed these last couple of weeks. Not sure if that's wise financially, but I'm having way too much fun painting these scenes. Have a great weekend!

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The Guardian
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
36.7" x 22.6" or 93,3 x 57,5 cm
2009

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