Commisioned Painting- Snackbar Het Vliet

Snackbar Het Vliet
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G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2010

In my hometown there is this quite unusual snackcounter, not because they sell strange things or anything. No, they're pretty straight forward with that. It's because of their clientele and the employees themselves. Imagine the most wonderful characters from all walks of live coming together in one place and you get a good idea of what I'm talking about. One of my collectors is a regular there and asked me to paint this scene of snackcounter Het Vliet.

I'm currently working on a larger sized painting of a man sitting in a coffeeshop (the one that actually sells coffee, not to be mistaken with the Dutch smokeshops which are called coffeeshops as well). It's coming together just great and I'm hoping to complete it anytime soon. After that I will pick up my daily painting routine.


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Night Train

Something completely different than Obama, but more up my alley I guess. One evening I took a stroll down to the trainstation here in Leeuwarden. I saw a train ready to departure with a beautiful view trhough the windows of the car. Just had to paint that!

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Night Train
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2009
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Central Station - painting of central station at night

I still travel by train every now and then. Recently I came back late at night from a trip to Groningen. Usually the central station is quite busy, but at night there's hardly anyone. It makes the place look a little bit eerie, but still comfortable to me, because I was almost home. Todays painting gives a good sense of what I felt when I stepped out of the train.

The opening last saturday of the show Nieuwe Uitleenschatten in Groningen was huge succes. Although it was really warm that day a lot, and I mean a lot, of people showed up. The show itself was a pleasure to visit, great selection of work by great artists. If you haven't seen the show yet, you can do so until aug 28.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



Central Station
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
8.7" x 9.9" or 22 x 25,2 cm
2009
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The Show-Case

A bit similar to yesterdays painting, although today the figures aren't looking at a shopwindow but at a show-case in a museum. The Princessehof museum for ceramics in my hometown to be exact. If you look closely you can see some ceramics through all the refelctions of the window opposite. It almost makes the painting abstract, I love the effects of it.

I told you recently that I've got a show coming up in Amsterdam. Well, that's way sooner than I thought. The grand opening is saturday 21st of june at 17.00 h. The show will feature some great realist artists and is held at the Amstel Church, Amstelveld 10 in Amsterdam. Because this is a special location the exhibition only last for one week, so make sure you don't miss it!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma

The Show-Case
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6", 15 x 15 cm
2008

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The Call

Inspired by yesterdays painting of a man placing a telephone call late at night, todays painting The Call also shows somebody in a phonebooth at night. The phonebooth is now located in my hometown Leeuwarden near the trainstation. The painting has the same meaning as The Distance. I sure hope you enjoy this painting as much as I did painting it!

kind regards, Gerard Boersma



The Call
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
4" x 4", 10 x 10 cm
2008
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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!

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Oddment - The Oldehove

Pisa isn't the only town with a crooked tower, my hometown Leeuwarden has one too! It's called the Oldehove and stands about 40 m. tall and about 1.69 m. crooked. Construction started in 1529 but was soon abanded when the tower started to sink in the ground. The people of Leeuwarden were left behind with an unfinished tower.

As a painter from Leeuwarden you just have to paint our landmark at least once. I decided to go for a night scene. The little building on the left is one of the entrances of the newly build car park beneath the ground.

Next week I won't be able to post any new paintings. I'm going on vacation to Valencia, Spain for a couple of days! I'll be back in business on november 19.

kind regards, Gerard Boersma

The Oldehove
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
9.9" x 8.7", 25,2 x 22 cm
2007
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Oddment - The Avero Tower

I love to take a walk at night after a hard day of work.
On one of my walks I saw this big giant rising up against
the skyline in my hometown Leeuwarden. Of course I saw
the Avero Tower before, you have to be blind not to see it.
In fact on a clear day the whole province can actually see it,
but I never saw it in this light. I'm usually not a landscape
painter, but this view I couldn't resist. I just love the
lights and the reflections in the water. For people who have
been to my hometown, the view is taking from across the park
Prinsentuin near the statue of Us Mem. It's the first oddment
painting on this blog and I hope you enjoy it as much as I
did painting it. Have a nice weekend!

The Avero Tower, G. Boersma, acrylics on masonite, 25,2 x 22 cm, 9.9" x 8.7", 2007


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