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24.4.08

The Wheelbarrow

Two women are looking at a painting of a wheelbarrow by my relative Jopie Huisman in his own museum. For me Jopie also has been somewhat of a wheelbarrow, he's one of my favourite painters and indirectly inspired me to paint in the first place. At times I wish he could have seen my works, but unfortunately he died before I picked up painting professionally. Luckily his paintings are there for all to see!

Today Laura Sweet wrote an article on her blog 'If it's hip, it's here' about artists who paint people admiring art. She was kind enough to include some of my paintings, you can read the article here

Tomorrow me and my girlfriend are going away for a couple of days to Hamburg. I'm really looking forward to my short vacation. So no paintings next week, but I'll be back in full effect on monday the 5th of may!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Wheelbarrow
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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23.4.08

Downtown

Downtown New York is famous for its skyscrapers as we all know. On a sunny day the tall buildings give heavy shadows. My figures are walking downtown on just such a sunny day.

Tomorrow I will post the last painting for this week. I'm going away for a short springbreak of a week to Hamburg, which I'm really looking forward to! After my vacation I immediately start painting again, hopefully with some nice scenes from Hamburg.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


Downtown
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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22.4.08

The Chain

Like yesterday todays painting is also inspired by a larger sized painting of mine called The Chain. You see a woman standing in front of a hot-dogstand in front of the Guggenheim Museum in New York. She would like to order something, but there's no assistant in sight. She wants something that's right in front of her nose, but she cannot get it. She's chained.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Chain
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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21.4.08

The Security

I feel I'm getting better with each daily painting I make. Today I tried to make a smaller version of one of my larger works. Not that I lack any subjects to paint, I just wanted to see if I could pull this off. I think I succeeded in that.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Security
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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20.4.08

The Window

One of the nicest things about old paintings is that they offer a view into the past. They show us the world of our forefathers, which I find very interesting. On my painting you see a young couple taking such a view in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The painting though mostly covered by the figures is The Letter by Vermeer.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Window
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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19.4.08

The Doors

The subway is one of my favourite things to paint, especially the one in New York. On my painting you see the train about to close its doors and ready to leave. If you look closely you can see a couple of people standing in the train. I wish you could see it in real life, the painting has many subtle brushwork, which you somehow cannot see now. I really enjoyed painting this one and I sure do hope you share my enthousiasm!

In other news, I'm going away this friday for a short springbreak. Me and my girlfriend are going to spend some time in Hamburg, Germany. Besides that there are a lot of festivities coming up here, including my dad's birthday. If you have been following my blog you know what that means. So no paintings next week, but untill friday I am painting as usual!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



The Doors
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008
SOLD

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18.4.08

The Baby

If you have been following my blog lately this scene might look somewhat familiar to you. It's the small version of my recent painting The Generations. I took a second look at that painting and thought that with some alterations it could work really well on a smaller size as well. Of course I wanted to find out immediately. Hope you agree with me on this!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Baby
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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17.4.08

The Admirers

It's a beautiful profession I have. I can do what I like doing the most every single day, how great is that! Van Gogh had it worse in his lifetime, but I think he would feel completely different if he knew loads of people from everywhere are enjoying his art in his own museum. The figures on my painting surely do admire him. Now all I got to get is my own museum as well and I'm truly blessed!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


"The Admirers
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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16.4.08

Source of Light

Almost every household nowadays has a personal computer. Untill recently we could do just fine without them, but now we depend heavily on our machinery. I'm not against computers at all, I find them quite useful, but I do object to every new technique planted in our society without thinking about the consequences. What does the new technique do and more important what does it undo? Well one thing the computer cannot replace is the beautiful light given by candles, that's for sure!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


Source of Light
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

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15.4.08

Max

Shopping malls are always very inspirational for me as a painter. A lot of people are busy buying stuff, but every now and then you see a person whos just sits down and enjoys the scenery. The woman on my painting is just doing that. There's a lot to see as well, a lot of shining things all over the place. The painting is situated in Japan and is part of my series about the land of the rising sun.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



Max
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
9.9" x 8.7", 25,2 x 22 cm
2008

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14.4.08

Delicate

It is said that the best way to describe the art by Jan Mankes is as delictate. For those who never heard of him, Mankes was a Dutch realist painter who lived from 1889 till 1920. He's quite underrated, but fortunately he's coming back into fashion lately. On my painting you see his selfportrait. The scene spoke to me, because of the different directions my figures are looking.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


Delicate
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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13.4.08

The Underground

One thing that attracts me about the subway is that is a completely different world beneath the busy streets of a large city. Usually the subway is just as busy, but on my painting you see one man taking a ride in the metro of New York. I really like painting these scenes, the lighting and the whole atmosphere really appeals to me. I hope you enjoy this painting as much as I did painting it!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Underground
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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12.4.08

The Subway

After the cab disaster in New York I took the subway instead. Way easier and besides that more inspirational for me as a painter. I forgot which line this was, but judging by the arrangement of the seats I'm guessing it's the one from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Correct when I'm wrong. Have a great weekend!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Subway
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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11.4.08

The Lines

In nature there are no straight lines, it's invention of man and a pretty useful one I may add. I'm not sure if you can see it but the woman is wearing a shirt with stripes and I thought the contrast between this and the painting is quit interesting. It shows that nature doesn't allow perfectly straight lines.

The painting on the right by the way isn't by Mondriaan but by Van Doesburg, another artist from De Stijl movement. While painting it I noticed his compostion is very solid. You can't leave one line out, otherwise the whole image looses its power. Quite surprising!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Lines
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

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10.4.08

The Rear-Light

If you have been following my blog lately you probably have seen my paintings about the yellow cabs. You heard me lamenting about not being able to get a cab while I was in New York. Well todays painting is a small variation on the theme and shows what I saw when yet another cab passed me by. I tell you it was a real drag, fortunately painting it makes me very happy!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Rear-Light
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

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9.4.08

The Restaurant

What could be better than enjoying a good meal with friends. That's exactly what the figures on my painting are doing. I think they have been talking all night long. The painting is the latest in my series of paintings about Japan

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Restaurant
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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8.4.08

The Flavour

For us it's quite normal to get a close look at a painting in a museum, but Rembrandt made his paintings in a style best viewed at a small distance. He used to say that his paintings are there to look at and not to smell them, meaning people shouldn't get so close that they can smell it. On my painting you see a man doing this. The painting hangs near The Milkmaid and The Letter by Vermeer, but I completely forgot who painted this one. If you happen to know the answer I would love to hear it!

I decided not to sell yesterdays painting of my dad looking at my great-grandfather. The painting is just too personal and besides that my dad's birthday is coming up in may. I think it makes a great birthday present. My dad doesn't own a computer, let alone that he knows how to get on the internet, but if you happen to see him, please don't say a word! It will be our little secret!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Flavour
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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7.4.08

My Dad and Great-Grandfather

I don't think a lot of painters can walk into a museum and see there great-grandfather hanging on a wall. That's exactly what this is though.

On my painting you see my father looking at a painting of his grandfather by Jopie Huisman. To make it even more complicated, Jopie is my dad's uncle and the brother of my grandmother and Jopie painted his own father here. That's a lot of family right there in one painting. The scene is taken from a visit to the Jopie Huisman Museum in Workum. I'm defenitely going to make a larger size version of this for my own pleasure.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


My Dad and Great-Grandfather
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008
Not for sale

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6.4.08

Who's Afraid of Yellow

I'm one of those people who hardly ever can understand abstract art. People often say about it that their little nephew can paint like that too, I usually like to say my little nephew of 2 cannot paint that neither. I guess I'm not alone in this, the man on my painting doesn't understand abstract art either, that's for sure. He sadly mistakes the yellow emergency exit for one of the paintings... The scene is taken from a visit to Museum Belvedere, the newly build museum for contemporary art in Oranjewoud, not that far from my hometown Leeuwarden.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


Who's Afraid of Yellow
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

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3.4.08

The Best Men

The painting the two young men are looking at is the worldfamous The Jewish Bride by Rembrandt. The figures on Rembrandts painting probably aren't Jewish at all, most likely they're posing as the biblical figures Isaac and Rebecca. An artdealer in the 19th century though saw in this painting a Jewish father giving his daughter a necklace for her marriage. Since then it was known as The Jewish Bride. It doesn't really matter, my figures are still best men!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


The Best Men
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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2.4.08

Wall Street

Of course yesterdays smoker in front of the New York Stockexchange wasn't alone. Here are his buddies on todays painting.

Today I also got the picture of my commissioned double-portrait for you. On the painting you see Ben and Elly smiling back at you. The painting was commissioned by their nieces and nephews. Ben and Elly were quite surprised when they saw themselves, but very pleased. The sister of Elly said I really painted the character of Elly well, meaning it not only shows a good likeness but also shows how she is a person. That's the best compliment you can get as a portraitist.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma


Wall Street
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

SOLD

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Ben and Elly
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
9.4" x 12.6", 32 x 24 cm
2008

SOLD

1.4.08

The Stockexchange

While I was in New York I did all the things a good tourist supposed to do. Of course I went to Wall Street where this painting is situated. In front of the Stockexchange I saw this man smoking outside. You just got to love all those strange security patches on his shirt. kind regards, Gerard Boersma



The Stockexchange
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008
SOLD

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