Daily realism paintings by Gerard Boersma

31.3.25

Nachtwacht- Painting Of Man Enjoying Rembrandt's Night Watch

Nachtwacht
painting of a man enjoying Rembrandt's Night Watch

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±35 1/2" x 35 1/2" or 90 x 90 cm
2025

The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings by Rembrandt and formally known as Militia Company of District II Under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq. The painting’s simpler, widely known title was erroneously given to it due to its thick, dark yellow varnish, the painting does not depict a nocturnal scene.

Commissioned in 1640 and painted in 1642, at the height of Rembrandt’s career, this colossal painting is a commissioned group portrait of a militia company, the civic guard, charged with preventing attacks on Amsterdam.

Such portraits traditionally depicted their members in neat rows or at a banquet. Rembrandt’s version, however, makes the prosaic subject into a dynamic work of art; with its masterful chiaroscuro and dramatic action, the conventions of traditional portraiture are overturned.

All the best, Gerard

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11.3.25

Las Vegas Casino- Painting Of Woman Hitting The Slot Machines In Las Vegas

Las Vegas Casino
painting of a woman hitting the slot machines in Las Vegas

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±22 1/2" x 19 1/2" or 57 x 49,3 cm
2025

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I have visited Las Vegas a few times and I love painting people hitting the slot machines. The lights, signs and tons of small details are a challenge to paint and something that totally absorbs me.

While painting I realized that's it's not just the bright colors and details that attracts me. I like how people are wrestling with the machines, like a man versus machine kinda thing. But as we all know the casino always wins.

All the best, Gerard

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7.3.25

Two Frida's- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Double Self Portrait By Frida Kahlo

Two Frida's
painting of a woman enjoying a double self portrait by Frida Kahlo

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±20" x 16" or 50 x 40 cm
2025

SOLD

I always shied away somewhat from taking on a Frida Kahlo, but when a great collector from Miami asked me to do this commission I'm glad I did. Pretty satisfied with the results and the collector loves it!

If you'd like for me to do a commissioned piece, I'd be happy to hear from you!

All the best, Gerard

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4.3.25

Alpha Phi- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Morris Louis

Alpha Phi
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Morris Louis

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±15" x 8 1/2" or 38 x 21,4 cm
2025

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The painting my figure is enjoying is a prime example by Morris Louis' Color Field painting.

This is a style of abstract painting characterized primarily by large fields of flat, solid color spread across or stained into the canvas creating areas of unbroken surface and a flat picture plane.

The movement places less emphasis on gesture, brushstrokes and action in favor of an overall consistency of form and process. In color field painting color is freed from objective context and becomes the subject in itself.

All the best, Gerard

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28.2.25

Bleu- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Joan Miró

Bleu
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Joan Miró

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±12" x 8" or 30 x 20 cm
2025

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Many of Catalan Spanish artist Joan Miró works show the same spacious, blue field. Miró held a special significance with this colour.

To him this blue was a symbol of a world of cosmic dreams, an unconscious state where his mind flowed clearly and without any sort of order.

This blue was the colour of a surreal, ethereal night. A night that embodied the only place where dreams could exist in their rawest state, untouched and uncensored by conscious, rational thought.

All the best, Gerard

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24.2.25

Een Verbeelding Van Een Mooi Moment In Een Eenvoud- Painting Of A Man Enjoying A Painting By Roger Raveel

Een Verbeelding Van Een Mooi Moment In Een Eenvoud
painting of a man enjoying a painting by Roger Raveel of a man enjoying a painting

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±23" x 12 2/3" or 58,1 x 32 cm
2025

SOLD

All the best, Gerard

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19.2.25

Foirades Fizzles- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Jasper Johns

Foirades Fizzles
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Jasper Johns

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
12" x 12" or 30 x 30 cm
2025

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All the best, Gerard

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18.2.25

Black Square- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Kazimir Malevich

Black Square
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Kazimir Malevich

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
8 3/4" x 8 1/3" or 34,8 x 21,4 cm
2025

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The Black Square by Kazimir Malevich is often thought to be the first painting that wasn't of something. The Black Square is not just the first painting in a new movement. It’s a totally different kind of art object to what had been seen before.

Malevich set out to change forever the idea that painting has to represent reality. I brought it back to reality by adding a woman enjoying his revolutionary painting.

All the best, Gerard

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17.2.25

Girl Calling- Painting Of Man Enjoying Painting By Roy Lichtenstein

Girl Calling
painting of a man enjoying a painting by Roy Lichtenstein

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±24" x 16" or 60 x 45 cm
2025

SOLD

American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein shook up the art world with his comic-strip inspired paintings and his bold reproductions of cartoon characters in the sixties. He took images from popular culture, and reproduced them in his art to create new contexts and meanings, becoming one of the most famous pop artists of all time.

All the best, Gerard

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14.2.25

Wat Weten We Eigenlijk- Painting Of A Man Enjoying A Painting By Roger Raveel

Wat Weten We Eigenlijk (What Do We Actually Know)
painting of a man enjoying a painting by Roger Raveel

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2025

SOLD

In his paintings Roger Raveel shows us what perception is. That is his theme and partly explains why Raveel's subjects are often so simple: everyday things, without history, without anecdote.

Through the inclusion of reality in his work, Raveel investigates the relativity of the experience of reality. In 'What Do We Actually Understand' we see the simple outline of a seated man.

This man is Roger Raveel himself as a spectator of the reality of his painted world. I complicated things by adding another painted reality.

All the best, Gerard

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	31.3.25 Nachtwacht- Painting Of Man Enjoying Rembrandt's Night Watch Nachtwacht painting of a man enjoying Rembrandt's Night Watch G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±35 1/2" x 35 1/2" or 90 x 90 cm 2025 Click here to purchase The Night Watch is one of the most famous paintings by Rembrandt and formally known as Militia Company of District II Under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq. The painting’s simpler, widely known title was erroneously given to it due to its thick, dark yellow varnish, the painting does not depict a nocturnal scene. Commissioned in 1640 and painted in 1642, at the height of Rembrandt’s career, this colossal painting is a commissioned group portrait of a militia company, the civic guard, charged with preventing attacks on Amsterdam. Such portraits traditionally depicted their members in neat rows or at a banquet. Rembrandt’s version, however, makes the prosaic subject into a dynamic work of art; with its masterful chiaroscuro and dramatic action, the conventions of traditional portraiture are overturned. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, looking at art, museum, nachtwacht, night watch, people, pop art, realism, rembrandt 11.3.25 Las Vegas Casino- Painting Of Woman Hitting The Slot Machines In Las Vegas Las Vegas Casino painting of a woman hitting the slot machines in Las Vegas G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±22 1/2" x 19 1/2" or 57 x 49,3 cm 2025 Click here to purchase I have visited Las Vegas a few times and I love painting people hitting the slot machines. The lights, signs and tons of small details are a challenge to paint and something that totally absorbs me. While painting I realized that's it's not just the bright colors and details that attracts me. I like how people are wrestling with the machines, like a man versus machine kinda thing. But as we all know the casino always wins. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, casino, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, las vegas, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism, slot machines 7.3.25 Two Frida's- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Double Self Portrait By Frida Kahlo Two Frida's painting of a woman enjoying a double self portrait by Frida Kahlo G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±20" x 16" or 50 x 40 cm 2025 SOLD I always shied away somewhat from taking on a Frida Kahlo, but when a great collector from Miami asked me to do this commission I'm glad I did. Pretty satisfied with the results and the collector loves it! If you'd like for me to do a commissioned piece, I'd be happy to hear from you! All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, colorful, figurative, frida kahlo, gerard boersma, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism, self portrait 4.3.25 Alpha Phi- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Morris Louis Alpha Phi painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Morris Louis G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±15" x 8 1/2" or 38 x 21,4 cm 2025 click here to bid The painting my figure is enjoying is a prime example by Morris Louis' Color Field painting. This is a style of abstract painting characterized primarily by large fields of flat, solid color spread across or stained into the canvas creating areas of unbroken surface and a flat picture plane. The movement places less emphasis on gesture, brushstrokes and action in favor of an overall consistency of form and process. In color field painting color is freed from objective context and becomes the subject in itself. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, bleu, color field, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, looking at art, morris louis, museum, people, pop art, realism 28.2.25 Bleu- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Joan Miró Bleu painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Joan Miró G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±12" x 8" or 30 x 20 cm 2025 click here to bid Many of Catalan Spanish artist Joan Miró works show the same spacious, blue field. Miró held a special significance with this colour. To him this blue was a symbol of a world of cosmic dreams, an unconscious state where his mind flowed clearly and without any sort of order. This blue was the colour of a surreal, ethereal night. A night that embodied the only place where dreams could exist in their rawest state, untouched and uncensored by conscious, rational thought. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, bleu, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, joan miro, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism 24.2.25 Een Verbeelding Van Een Mooi Moment In Een Eenvoud- Painting Of A Man Enjoying A Painting By Roger Raveel Een Verbeelding Van Een Mooi Moment In Een Eenvoud painting of a man enjoying a painting by Roger Raveel of a man enjoying a painting G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±23" x 12 2/3" or 58,1 x 32 cm 2025 SOLD All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism, roger raveel 19.2.25 Foirades Fizzles- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Jasper Johns Foirades Fizzles painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Jasper Johns G. Boersma acrylic on masonite 12" x 12" or 30 x 30 cm 2025 click here to purchase All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, jasper johns, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism 18.2.25 Black Square- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Kazimir Malevich Black Square painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Kazimir Malevich G. Boersma acrylic on masonite 8 3/4" x 8 1/3" or 34,8 x 21,4 cm 2025 click here to purchase The Black Square by Kazimir Malevich is often thought to be the first painting that wasn't of something. The Black Square is not just the first painting in a new movement. It’s a totally different kind of art object to what had been seen before. Malevich set out to change forever the idea that painting has to represent reality. I brought it back to reality by adding a woman enjoying his revolutionary painting. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, black square, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, kazimir malevich, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism, suprematism 17.2.25 Girl Calling- Painting Of Man Enjoying Painting By Roy Lichtenstein Girl Calling painting of a man enjoying a painting by Roy Lichtenstein G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±24" x 16" or 60 x 45 cm 2025 SOLD American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein shook up the art world with his comic-strip inspired paintings and his bold reproductions of cartoon characters in the sixties. He took images from popular culture, and reproduced them in his art to create new contexts and meanings, becoming one of the most famous pop artists of all time. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism, roy lichtenstein 14.2.25 Wat Weten We Eigenlijk- Painting Of A Man Enjoying A Painting By Roger Raveel Wat Weten We Eigenlijk (What Do We Actually Know) painting of a man enjoying a painting by Roger Raveel G. Boersma acrylic on masonite ±8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm 2025 SOLD In his paintings Roger Raveel shows us what perception is. That is his theme and partly explains why Raveel's subjects are often so simple: everyday things, without history, without anecdote. Through the inclusion of reality in his work, Raveel investigates the relativity of the experience of reality. In 'What Do We Actually Understand' we see the simple outline of a seated man. This man is Roger Raveel himself as a spectator of the reality of his painted world. I complicated things by adding another painted reality. All the best, Gerard all auctions and available works info@gerardboersma.nl www.gerardboersma.blogspot.com Labels: acrylic, art, art within art, colorful, figurative, gerard boersma, looking at art, museum, people, pop art, realism, roger raveel Older Posts Home Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)		Get new posts by email:

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