Guardian- Attendant Guarding Simon Vouet's Venus And Adonis

Guardian
painting of attendant standing in front of
Simon Vouet's Venus and Adonis
as seen in the Getty Center in LA

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
36 3/4" x 22 2/3" or 93,3 x 57,5 cm
2009
SOLD

In 2009 I visited Los Angeles as I was showing my work at the LA Art Show. Friends who were so kind to let me stay at their house urged me to visit the Getty. So I did!

Located on a hill and accessible only by a little train this museum not only offers spectacular art, the views are spectacular as well.

Inside I saw this guard in front of Simon Vouet's Venus and Adonis. I took a picture which I later used as a reference.

Quite a while later my friends visited the Getty themselves and recognized the guard from my painting!

They asked if he knew a painter from the Netherlands had paint him in front of this baroque painting. Of course he didn't had a clue and was quite surprised to hear so!

My friends made sure he saw an image of the painting in which he played a leading role. He absolutely loved it!

kind regards, Gerard

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Guardian- Attendant Guarding Simon Vouet's Venus And Adonis

Guardian
painting of attendant standing in front of
Simon Vouet's Venus and Adonis
as seen in the Getty Center in LA

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
36 3/4" x 22 2/3" or 93,3 x 57,5 cm
2009
SOLD

kind regards, Gerard

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Oddment: Bearded Man- Woman Viewing Portrait Of Bearded Man Getty Museum

Bearded Man
Woman Viewing Portrait Of Bearded Man Getty Museum

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
± 2.3" x 2.8" or 6 x 7.3 cm
2011
SOLD

The second oddment this weekend shows a woman viewing a portrait of a bearded man in the Getty Museum in LA. It's really fun to paint something this small and still achieve a certain level of realism!

If you're interested in purchasing Bearded Man just send me an email with your best offer and the painting might be yours.

kind regards, Gerard

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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.

kind regards, Gerard




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

kind regards, Gerard Boersma

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

SOLD

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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.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



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

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



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

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Yellow - Woman Looking At Claude Lorrain Getty Center

We're staying in the Getty today. The woman with the yellow shirt, after which I entitled my painting, is looking at Abduction of Europe by Claude Lorrain. This painter is mostly known for his landscapes full of light. Although there sometimes a bit too composed for me, I always love to look at them, the lighting is always amazing. Lorrain could hardly count and read, but he sure could paint!

kind regards, Gerard



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

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Convalescent - Man Looking At Degas

One of my all time favourite painters is Degas and on todays painting you see his Convalescent. The painting depicts a woman who's succombed in great sorrow. The painting attests to Degas's interest in the world of women. My figure doesn't seem to be that interested in the painting, but is focused on something we cannot see. I thought the contrast between the woman in great sorrow and the man not caring much is quite interesting.


kind regards, Gerard



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

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Hats- man looking at Rembrandt Getty Center

As I told you tuesday the attendant was guarding some paintings by Rembrandt. On todays painting you see a guy looking at those paintings. On Rembrandts painting the man portraited wears a funny looking hat, I'm not sure what kind of hat is really. My figure also wears a hat, well a baseball cap to be exact. Makes me wonder how a common thing like a baseball cap will look outdated a couple of 100 years from now.

kind regards, Gerard



Hats
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2009
SOLD

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Attendant

It doesn't matter which great museum you visit, they're bound to have a couple of old Dutch master paintings hanging there. Being a Dutchman and painter myself that always makes me proud. The Getty Center in Los Angeles is no exception to the rule. It has loads of Dutch master paintings. On my painting you see a lovely landscape by Hobbema on the left and in the background a painting by Rembrandt, all guarded by an attendant of the museum. I tried a different colour scheme as I used to, which works quite well. Also worked for a change with many underlayers in different colours, especially at the walls. It gives them more structure and subtle colour changes.

kind regards, Gerard



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

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Entombment - museum tour in Getty Center in front of Rubens

Yesterday I completed this larger sized painting of a tour right in front of a couple of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens in the Getty Center in Los Angeles. I wanted it to show you show the painting then, but I couldn't get a good picture, I'm still not completely satisfied with it, but it will do.

In any case the painting is just perfect for Eastern, because the tourguide is talking about Rubens painting Entombment from about 1612. The painting depicts the moment after the Crucifixion and before the Resurrection when Christ is placed into the tomb. The Entombment was meant to make the viewer's religious experience personal and encourage the faithful to imagine the physical horror of Christ's Crucifixion. The painting left shows a small part of Rubens The Calydonian Boar Hunt from about the same year as Entombment.

While painting I suddenly realized that I was competing against one of the great masters of the past. I just had to get the paintings right or else my whole painting would fail. This made me a little nervous I can tell you, but the part which eventually gave me the most trouble was the green background. Go figure, not having any troubles with the Rubens, but with the plain backgrond! In any case I'm really satisfied with the results and feel it's one of the best paintings from my museum series yet. Happy Eastern!

kind regards, Gerard



Entombment
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
35.6" x 27.6" or 90,3 x 70 cm
2009

SOLD

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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.

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

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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'.

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

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Sea - Woman looking at painting by Rothko Large

Just like yesterday I got another larger sized painting for you today. If the scene looks famliar, you're right. It's the larger sized version of my daily painting Sea which I made recently. I have made a lot of museum-scenes, but never on a larger scale. I thought the Rothko painting was a good start. Painting larger allows me to add more detail which always makes the paintings more sharper. I defenitely like that.

Tomorrow morning I have to pay my doctor a visit, nothing serious but I'm not sure if I can paint afterwards, I sure do hope so!

kind regards, Gerard



Sea
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
27.6" x 24" or 70 x 61 cm
2009

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Break

A man is looking at the painting 'Man with a hoe' by Millet. On the painting you see a man resting on his hoe during a hard day of work. My figure is also resting but something tells me he isn't working that hard like Millets figure.

Break
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6.7" x 6" or 17 x 15 cm
2009

SOLD

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Alive - man looking at painting by Gaugain

Arii Matamoe is title of the painting by Paul Gaugain the man is looking at. It shows a decapitated human head. The notion of a human head ritually displayed in an ornate interior suggests the formality of a ruler lying in state. The dark subject manner stems from real events and the artist witnessing a public execution. Gaugain made it during his first stay in Polynesia in the early 1890s and the title is Tahitian for noble sleeping eys i.e death. Luckily my figure isn't dead at all, he's enjoying his life by looking at some great art in the Getty Center in Los Angeles!

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Alive
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6.7" x 6" or 17 x 15 cm
2009
SOLD

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Sea - Woman looking at painting by Rothko

I don't got enough painting time these last couple of days! It seems I got caught up with a bunch of other stuff which needed my attention badly. Much of it is not art related, but today I got interviewed by Mercurius television, a local station here in Leeuwarden. They're going to air the item next tuesday.

Anyway, today I did get some painting time, well a whole day actually. It felt great! On todays painting you see a woman looking at a painting by Rothko. I'm not fond on abstract painting at all, but his I like. You really have to see it in person to fully appreciate it. The colours are amazing! It's like a sea surrounding you on all sides. That's why I named the painting Sea. I saw the Rothko painting at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. A great museum up in the hills. You drive up to it by freeway, park your car and take a tram up the hills to the museum. The architecture is great, but the views are even more amazing. If you ever happen to be in LA, make sure you visit this museum!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



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

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