Daily realism paintings by Gerard Boersma: March 2009

30.3.09

Lars - Portrait of my nephew

Last friday my oldest brother Frank celebrated his birthday. I thought I'd suprise him with a portrait of his youngest son Lars which I made last week in secret. Dinah, mother of Lars, was in on it, sending me pictures of Lars by email to work from. Needless to say my brother thought it was the best gift ever! I really enjoyed painting Lars, he's such a fun kid, always laughing and looking surprised at everything. He actually looks a bit like me when I was that age.

I'm mainly going to concentrate once more this week on larger sized paintings, but you can expect some smaller ones as well.

kind regards, Gerard

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

Larger sized image
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25.3.09

Fanta - still life of fanta glass

I'm enjoying these still life paintings so much that I couldn't resist the temptation to paint another one. This one is the large version of my daily painting Fanta I did a while ago. I was kind of curious how the glass would look larger than life. Not sure if I got all the circles straight, but it looks realistic enough for me.

kind regards, Gerard

Fanta
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
15.4" x 14.4" or 36,5 x 39 cm
2009
SOLD

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

23.3.09

Impression - woman looking at Monet

In the Getty Center in LA they have a marvelous collection of impressionist paintings. All the big names are there from Degas to Monet, where the lady on my painting is looking at. I'm not sure what the title is of this Monet, but it's the one with the cathedral bathing in light.

kind regards, Gerard

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

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

20.3.09

Lays - still life of potato chips

For the first time ever I made a larger sized still life! Of course it's not your regular still life, it's one I encountered in my local supermarket while doing my groceries. On the shelf I saw thes bags of potato chips and the colours really spoke to me. It ws kind of tricky to paint the labels of the bags a couple of times, but they do give the painting a nice rhythm so to speak.

In other news yesterday I was interviewed by Friesch Dagblad. They're going to do a rather larger article about me in next week saturdays issue. So not the one of tomorrow, but the week after that. Since it is a Dutch newspaper the article will be only available in Dutch. Today I got my picture taken by their photograph, nice pic of me in front of my work. Have a great weekend!

kind regards, Gerard

Lays
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
16.5" x 23.6" or 42 x 60 cm
2009

If you're interested in purchasing this painting just send me an email stating the title for more information and price. I'm looking forward to hearing from you!

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

18.3.09

Macbook

I'm a big fan of Apple computers. I cannot help it, I like the way they look and how they're so easy to use. No wonder that when I was walking on the Santa Monica Promenade I just had to visit the Apple Store there. It was a blessing to actually walk in LA, you hardly can do that anywhere without cars racing down the street, Well anyway, inside the store I saw this man checking out the latest models of the Macbook.

kind regards, Gerard

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

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

17.3.09

Working on large still life

I'm currently hard at work at my first large sized still life. Usually I make them quite small 6.7" x 6", but the one I'm working on is way larger about 27" x 17". I don't want to give you in progress picture as yet, but I will soon. The painting shows a row of bags of potato chips as seen in my local supermarket. It's going to be a colourful one!

Tomorrow I will post a new daily painting as usual. In the meantime a new auction has just started on ebay. You can check it out here or if you want to see all current auctions you can do so by clicking here

kind regards, Gerard

16.3.09

This is not a Magritte

In the Getty Center in Los Angeles I saw this woman admiring the famous painting Treachery of Images by Magritte. Beneath the pipe he wrote Ceci n'est pas une pipe meaing this is not a pipe. Of course the painting shows a pipe, but it's true though. It's not a real pipe, it's an image of a pipe. Well actually, on my painting it's an image of an image of pipe. That's why I entitled the painting 'This is not a Magritte'.

kind regards, Gerard

This is not a Magritte
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009
SOLD

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

11.3.09

Lunch Break - larger sized version

Today I completed the larger sized version of Lunch Break. It feels really good to concentrate on larger sized work for a change. Of course I make these all the time, but ever since I started my daily blog I have to share my time between small and larger work. So it feels good to fully dedicate myself to a painting more than one day. It gives me peace of mind and I can go all out on adding all these little details, which is quite typical for my style I guess. The painting is situated at the Ernst and Young Plaze in Downtown Los Angeles.

kind regards, Gerard

Lunch Break
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 23.6" or 60 x 60 cm
2009
SOLD

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

9.3.09

Concentrating on larger paintings this week

I got a couple of shows coming up and I need some more larger sized paintings for them. I therefore decided to leave my dailies for a minute and concentrate on my larger sized work. So no small paintings this week, but I'm guessing that the first larger sized painting will be finished this wednesday. I'll keep you posted!

kind regards, Gerard

4.3.09

Atm

I felt like making a really small one today. The subject is quite of present interest with the financial crisis going on and everything. I just thought I painted this scene in front of an ATM machine of Bank of America. Who knows it just might be that this bank is a thing of the past as other banks. Sure hope not.

kind regards, Gerard

Atm
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
3.7" x 2.6" or 9,3 x 7 cm
2009
SOLD

www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

3.3.09

Reflections - Hooters shopwindow painting

As you might know I'm a member of Daily Painters.com, but you might not know that every first wednesday of a new month we're having a special theme. Being stubborn I usually skip these theme days, but this time I couldn't pass. The theme for march is reflections and I always love to paint things that reflect light some way. Todays painting is my version for the special tomorrow. You see a shopwindow of the Hooters store on Hollywood Boulevard in LA. Again, I was mostly interested in the reflections of course.

kind regards, Gerard

Reflections (Hooters)
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009
SOLD

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

2.3.09

Cripple

In LA I saw a lot of homeless people. I'm not sure if the man on my painting is homeless, but he sure has a rough life. I spotted him at the Santa Monica Pier sleeping in his wheelchair right next to a Coca Cola vending machine.

kind regards, Gerard

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

Larger sized image
www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com

	30.3.09 Lars - Portrait of my nephew Last friday my oldest brother Frank celebrated his birthday. I thought I'd suprise him with a portrait of his youngest son Lars which I made last week in secret. Dinah, mother of Lars, was in on it, sending me pictures of Lars by email to work from. Needless to say my brother thought it was the best gift ever! I really enjoyed painting Lars, he's such a fun kid, always laughing and looking surprised at everything. He actually looks a bit like me when I was that age. I'm mainly going to concentrate once more this week on larger sized paintings, but you can expect some smaller ones as well. kind regards, Gerard Lars G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 9.9" x 8.7" or 25,2 x 22 cm 2009 NFS Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: lars, portrait, realism 25.3.09 Fanta - still life of fanta glass I'm enjoying these still life paintings so much that I couldn't resist the temptation to paint another one. This one is the large version of my daily painting Fanta I did a while ago. I was kind of curious how the glass would look larger than life. Not sure if I got all the circles straight, but it looks realistic enough for me. kind regards, Gerard Fanta G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 15.4" x 14.4" or 36,5 x 39 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, daily painting, fanta, glass, hyperrealism, realism, soda, still life 23.3.09 Impression - woman looking at Monet In the Getty Center in LA they have a marvelous collection of impressionist paintings. All the big names are there from Degas to Monet, where the lady on my painting is looking at. I'm not sure what the title is of this Monet, but it's the one with the cathedral bathing in light. kind regards, Gerard Impression G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, daily painting, getty center, impressionism, los angeles, monet, museum and art within art, realism, woman looking at art 20.3.09 Lays - still life of potato chips For the first time ever I made a larger sized still life! Of course it's not your regular still life, it's one I encountered in my local supermarket while doing my groceries. On the shelf I saw thes bags of potato chips and the colours really spoke to me. It ws kind of tricky to paint the labels of the bags a couple of times, but they do give the painting a nice rhythm so to speak. In other news yesterday I was interviewed by Friesch Dagblad. They're going to do a rather larger article about me in next week saturdays issue. So not the one of tomorrow, but the week after that. Since it is a Dutch newspaper the article will be only available in Dutch. Today I got my picture taken by their photograph, nice pic of me in front of my work. Have a great weekend! kind regards, Gerard Lays G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 16.5" x 23.6" or 42 x 60 cm 2009 If you're interested in purchasing this painting just send me an email stating the title for more information and price. I'm looking forward to hearing from you! Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, available, bags, daily painting, food, hyperrealism, lays, potato chips, realism, still life, supermarket 18.3.09 Macbook I'm a big fan of Apple computers. I cannot help it, I like the way they look and how they're so easy to use. No wonder that when I was walking on the Santa Monica Promenade I just had to visit the Apple Store there. It was a blessing to actually walk in LA, you hardly can do that anywhere without cars racing down the street, Well anyway, inside the store I saw this man checking out the latest models of the Macbook. kind regards, Gerard Macbook G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, apple, applestore, computer, daily painting, los angeles, macbook, realism, santa monica, stores and interiors 17.3.09 Working on large still life I'm currently hard at work at my first large sized still life. Usually I make them quite small 6.7" x 6", but the one I'm working on is way larger about 27" x 17". I don't want to give you in progress picture as yet, but I will soon. The painting shows a row of bags of potato chips as seen in my local supermarket. It's going to be a colourful one! Tomorrow I will post a new daily painting as usual. In the meantime a new auction has just started on ebay. You can check it out here or if you want to see all current auctions you can do so by clicking here kind regards, Gerard Labels: news 16.3.09 This is not a Magritte In the Getty Center in Los Angeles I saw this woman admiring the famous painting Treachery of Images by Magritte. Beneath the pipe he wrote Ceci n'est pas une pipe meaing this is not a pipe. Of course the painting shows a pipe, but it's true though. It's not a real pipe, it's an image of a pipe. Well actually, on my painting it's an image of an image of pipe. That's why I entitled the painting 'This is not a Magritte'. kind regards, Gerard This is not a Magritte G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, daily painting, getty center, looking at art, los angeles, magritte, museum, museum and art within art, realism, this is not a pipe 11.3.09 Lunch Break - larger sized version Today I completed the larger sized version of Lunch Break. It feels really good to concentrate on larger sized work for a change. Of course I make these all the time, but ever since I started my daily blog I have to share my time between small and larger work. So it feels good to fully dedicate myself to a painting more than one day. It gives me peace of mind and I can go all out on adding all these little details, which is quite typical for my style I guess. The painting is situated at the Ernst and Young Plaze in Downtown Los Angeles. kind regards, Gerard Lunch Break G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 23.6" x 23.6" or 60 x 60 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: ernst and young plaza, hyperrealism, los angeles, lunch break, stores and interiors 9.3.09 Concentrating on larger paintings this week I got a couple of shows coming up and I need some more larger sized paintings for them. I therefore decided to leave my dailies for a minute and concentrate on my larger sized work. So no small paintings this week, but I'm guessing that the first larger sized painting will be finished this wednesday. I'll keep you posted! kind regards, Gerard Labels: news 4.3.09 Atm I felt like making a really small one today. The subject is quite of present interest with the financial crisis going on and everything. I just thought I painted this scene in front of an ATM machine of Bank of America. Who knows it just might be that this bank is a thing of the past as other banks. Sure hope not. kind regards, Gerard Atm G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 3.7" x 2.6" or 9,3 x 7 cm 2009 SOLD www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, ATM, bank of america, daily painting, los angeles, realism, street scenes, woman 3.3.09 Reflections - Hooters shopwindow painting As you might know I'm a member of Daily Painters.com, but you might not know that every first wednesday of a new month we're having a special theme. Being stubborn I usually skip these theme days, but this time I couldn't pass. The theme for march is reflections and I always love to paint things that reflect light some way. Todays painting is my version for the special tomorrow. You see a shopwindow of the Hooters store on Hollywood Boulevard in LA. Again, I was mostly interested in the reflections of course. kind regards, Gerard Reflections (Hooters) G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, daily painting, hooters, los angeles, realism, reflections, street scenes, window 2.3.09 Cripple In LA I saw a lot of homeless people. I'm not sure if the man on my painting is homeless, but he sure has a rough life. I spotted him at the Santa Monica Pier sleeping in his wheelchair right next to a Coca Cola vending machine. kind regards, Gerard Cripple G. Boersma acrylics on masonite 6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm 2009 SOLD Larger sized image www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: a painting a day, available, coca cola, cripple, daily painting, los angeles, realism, santa monica pier, street scenes, wheelchair Newer Posts Older Posts Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)		Get new posts by email: