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19.4.11

Icons and Common Man- Groupshow Gallery Roos Van Tudor



The Crime
Still Life Painting of Crime Books
including National Tax Guide


G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
20 x 20" or 50 x 50 cm
2011
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I got caught up creating a larger scaled painting which I really want to finish! I only need a couple of days more and I'm going to concentrate on that for the time being.

Besides the larger scaled painting I'm also preparing for a groupshow called Icons and Common Man from april 23 - june 5 at Gallery Roos Van Tudor in Leeuwarden.

My portrait of Geert Wilders with Muslims will be shown to the public for the first time. Crime, a protest painting I made against the new tax law for the arts will also be shown there for the first time. The show opens this saturday at 16.00h. I hope to greet you as my guest!

kind regards, Gerard

15.4.11

Art WIthin Art- Street in Delft by Vermeer

Street In Delft
couple admiring Street In Delft by Vermeer

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
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A couple admiring Street in Delft by Johannes Vermeer in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
I recently came across this wonderful website about Vermeer. If you want to learn more about this great Dutch painter I strongly recommend this site. It covers every facet of his life and work!

Tomorrow I'll bring my paintings to my gallery Roos Van Tudor here in Leeuwarden for an upcoming groupshow entitled Icons and Common Man. I'll show about 8 paintings, including the brand new still life painting The Crime. A protest painting about the new tax law in the Netherlands. Icons and Common Man opens saturday april 23 at 16.00h.

Other than that I'll take the weekend off and I see you guys back on monday!

kind regards, Gerard

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14.4.11

Art Within Art- Picasso Two

Picasso Two
woman admiring selfportrait Picasso

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
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Currently on display at the Van Gogh Museum is this wonderful selfportrait of a young Picasso.

If you haven't seen it already, here's a great biography on the life and work of Picasso: Pablo Picasso: A Primitive Soul

kind regards, Gerard

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13.4.11

Art Within Art- Saint Remy Van Gogh

Saint Remy
Man admiring landscape painting St. Remy by Van Gogh

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
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After the security camera's I thought it was time for some bold colors again! Here it is: a great scene from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam!

kind regards, Gerard

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12.4.11

Still Life of Security Camera Two

Security Camera Two
still life of security camera

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
SOLD

I'm slowly getting back to my usual routine, but I cannot help but think about how wonderful the opening was last saturday.

However, the new biography of Jopie is causing quite a stir. From right to left people are calling or emailing me saying they found some serious mistakes in the book.

I'm still reading the biography myself and the only thing I found thus far which is absolutely not true is how the book depicts my grandfather. He's depicted as a happy-go-lucky type and a drunk, but he was nothing of the sort.

I find this pretty annoying and wonder where this information came from. I already discussed this with the author and he said he had to look it up, so we'll wait and see. As for the other mistakes people pointed out, I first want to read the book, before I have anything to say about that.

In any case, the show is a must see for all who care about my great-uncle! As for me, I'm happy to be painting again. I'm getting ready for my next show which opens april 23 in my new gallery Roos Van Tudor in Leeuwarden. More info follows soon!

kind regards, Gerard

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11.4.11

Jubileum Expositie Jopie Huisman



Museum De Andere Kant just before the crowd arrived

I wanted to post something about the opening of my show with my great-uncle Jopie Huisman yesterday, but I needed a whole day to recover. What a day it has been! So many people showed up! I don't have any exact numbers, but I've been told that over 500 people attended the openings ceremony!



Opening speech by cousin Joop and son Jacob

It all started at the Jopie Huisman Museum where cousin Joop and son Jacob made their opening speech. Those guys are something else. They never organized a show before, let alone one of this size and magnitude, but they did it anyway. And how!

They talked about their trips cross country meeting all the people who owned one or more works by Jopie. Without those proud owners the show would have been impossible! Jacob and Joop collected over 150 works by my great-uncle, most of these paintings and drawings were never shown to the public before.



Former Provincial Governor of Friesland Ed Nijpels,
Jopie's first wife Elly and me painting


After the speeches the whole crowd had to move across the street to hear Ed Nijpels speak. Together with Jopie's first wife Elly and me we painted a black and white version of the selfportrait of Jopie as an original way to open the show.



Ed Nijpels declares the show open for all



My showroom upstairs

Of course you could find me upstairs in my own showroom. I enjoyed talking to everybody and I got loads of positive responses. Some of the people I talked to turned out to be distant relatives whom I never had the pleasure of meeting before. I heard so many stories about Jopie as well that my head is still spinning!



Needless to say I had a wonderful time and I would like to thank Jacob and Joop again for inviting me to show and everybody else who made this show possible! I'm going to take things easy today and slowly getting back to painting. In the near future I will be painting at the show, dates are to be announced!

kind regards, Gerard

Jubileum Expositie Jopie Huisman
Museum De Andere Kant
april 10 - nov 6
It Noard 5
Workum

8.4.11

The Meeting- Selfportrait with Selfportrait Jopie Huisman



The Meeting
Selfportrait with Selfportrait Jopie Huisman

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
23.6" x 23.6" or 60 x 60 cm
2011
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Yes, yes I know! I wouldn't post any larger scaled paintings here, but I wanted to make an exception for The Meeting!

The painting is a center piece for the show with my late great-uncle Jopie Huisman which opens tomorrow at 14.00h. The painting is very dear to me as it shows me enjoying the famous selfportrait by Jopie in his own museum, so you could say it's a selfportrait within a selportrait. More background info on this piece can be found on my other blog.

Today I went to the museum once more for the final details. We're all set for the big day tomorrow! It's going to be huge. I heard they even close the road in front of the museum for all trafic, they expect that many people. I sure hope they all show up!

Ed Nijpels, former Provincial Governor of Friesland for Queen Beatrix, opens the show tomorrow by finishing a black and white version of the selfportrait by Jopie I made especially for the occasion. I'm going to assist him. At least that's the plan, I don't think he even knows about that one yet:) I'm sure it's going to be lots of fun!

Well, I'm going to get a good night sleep, so I'm fully charged up for tomorrow. I sure hope to see you there and otherwise I'm going to tell you all about it right here on my blog!

kind regards, Gerard

PS I'm sooo sorry if you got my shoe paintings again, I mixed up things! It should be okay now!

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6.4.11

Still Life Painting of Security Camera

Security Camera
still life of security camera

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
SOLD

This is such a minimalistic painting, but a very strong image as well, at least to me that is. Although we're all used to camera's popping up left and right, I still feel uneasy whenever I see one. I don't mind people looking at me, as long as I get to look at them too. At least on my painting we're watching the camera and not the other way around.

I just posted a more happy painting on my other blog. It's the second larger scaled painting I especially made for my upcoming show. The Wheelbarrow is situated at my great-uncles museum and you can see it here. I also posted 2 images of the show!

kind regards, Gerard

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5.4.11

Readers & Bookstores- Head's Up

Heads Up
man looking for perfect book to read in bookstore

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
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Todays painting shows a man bending his head down low to find the perfect book to read in a bookstore. I thought entitling the painting Heads Up would be just perfect!

I just posted the first brand new painting for my upcoming show with my great-uncle Jopie Huisman on my other blog. From now on I'll keep my larger scaled works of art and my daily paintings seperated, so there's no confusing about sizes anymore.

Besides I use my other blog for thoughts on art and life in general as well, sure hope you enjoy that blog as much as I do! You can easily navigate between the two by using the menubar above. But if you want to see Art Movements you can click here too.

kind regards, Gerard

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4.4.11

Street Scenes- Cash Machine

Cash Machine
man withdrawing cash from ING atm machine

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
SOLD

I had a nice relaxing weekend with no painting whatsoever and right now I'm getting back to painting mode, fully charged once again!

This week I'll present my latest largest scaled paintings and post pictures of my upcoming show with my great-uncle. The show opens this saturday at 14.00, sure hope you can make it! For now I hope you enjoy todays painting of a man withdrawing cash at an ING atm machine!

kind regards, Gerard

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1.4.11

Readers & Bookstores- Downstairs

Downstairs
man reading book in bookstore


G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2011
SOLD

While walking up the stairs of a bookstore I looked down and saw this great view of a man reading on the ground level. The books are bathing in light giving the painting this wonderful atmosphere I absolutely love.

Yesterday I finished decorating for the show with my great-uncle Jopie Huisman. It looks fantastic! I got my own space upstairs showing 15 larger scaled paintings, including 3 brand new ones which I'm going to present to you next week. I will also post pictures then. The show opens 14.00h, saturday april 9, sure hope you can make it!

kind regards, Gerard

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