MY BRUSH WITH HISTORY

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Last year May
some historic things happened in the Netherlands,  my country or origin.
At the Palace at the Dam in Amsterdam (above) was where the new king and queen were inaugurated. A new king and queen rule now after three generations of queens.

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Het Keerpunt (Point of Return)  in Amsterdam
(once was a party theatre)

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My own historic moments took place 3 weeks after the inauguration
to introduce my art for the first time in the Netherlands (up till now every
public painting event had been in the USA).
It was the kind of art that was banned from the churches after Martin Luther
(not by him actually, but by his zealous followers).

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Centrum  in Heerhugowaard

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Not only did I have three painting shows in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Heerhugowaard,
but also  three weeks of art dialogues and workshops in these two cities and town.

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My approach to the workshops were (still are) multicultural, any skill level and
multi-generational (from 5 years old on),
because we can learn so much from each other.
True, in the beginning some felt awkward (especially the teens)

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*What kids have to say is just as important as the opinions of adults

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but as soon as everyone began to paint, the love for art took over.
That’s what I was counting on. I trust art like my back pocket:)

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For the workshops it paid off big time to have done art therapy.
Several times I intervened when people’s creativity was blocked, because some heavy things were going on in their personal life.

Art must take on more meaning than self -expression
or painting what one sees:  a landscape, an abstract,  or portrait.

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Back to a look at history: in some aspects I would like things to remain the same,
such as the natural way to irrigate the fields

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For Mandarin Orange I texturized the tulip fields in PS with painting daubs and posterize

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Wouldn’t want to change anything about the actual tulip fields either , would you?

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Thanks to All the Hosts
Blue Monday  *  Mandarin Orange  *  Travel Photo  * Whim Windows & Doors  *
Our World  *  Nature Notes  * Blo-Ma  *
ABC- S    * Water World  *  Outdoor Wednesday  *
Thurs. Little Things  * Share the Joy  *  Up and Down View  *  Alphabe -A  *
Sky Watch  * Floral Friday Foto  * Fri Photo Journal  *
Weekend Reflection  * Pink Saturday * Maleviks Garden  *
Sunday in my City  *