Category Archives: Art

Mine !!!

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

My last payment is out the door, finally this unique vase is mine. The maker gave me 10 months time to pay for it, which I did in six, and no interest. It measures 48 by 36 cm or 18.9 x 14.2 … Continue reading →

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New Series in the New Year

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Sometimes a word or just a hint brings me to a subject, and in this case a new series. An email from ‘the dealer’ yesterday afternoon made me aware that maybe my order couldn’t be filled before Xmas. And since it just … Continue reading →

Posted in Amsterdam, Architecture, Art, Books, Daily life, Design, Fashion, Food, Museum, Netherlands, Theater | 2 Comments

Look Twice

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Click for a broader view Lunch atop a Skyscraper [New York Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam] is a famous black-and-white photograph taken by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building [renamed as the GE Building in 1986] … Continue reading →

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A Dogably Pawfect Day #26

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

And now for something different: Dogs in Art, and I don’t mean those card playing dogs you see at almost every garage sale. The art below is from Michel Keck, she’s a self-taught artist. Also visit woofylisious Sean @ Just-a-Jeep-Guy … Continue reading →

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Gezocht… / Looking For…

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Ik heb één kaart over voor het bezichtigen van het Huis Van Brienen aan de Herengracht 284, op 22 september a.s. om 11 uur ‘s ochtends. Wie het eerst ‘komt’, wie het eerst maalt. Oftewel stuur mij een berichtje via het … Continue reading →

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Going to the Dogs

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

Besides paintings of Dutch theater greats as Joop Admiraal and Ko van Dijk, a portrait of a dog hangs in the Hall of Fame of the Amsterdam Municipal Theatre since Saturday. It is a painting of the dog Ilya [1981-1996], who starred … Continue reading →

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Atlas van Fouquet

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

The Atlas arrived last Saturday, while Corrie and I were shopping on the Lindengracht market. Corrie’s Mum [and Dad] live in between us and they collected the package from the mailman. Scanning the pictures from the Atlas will be hard, … Continue reading →

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From The Archives #16

Posted on April 16, 2011 by

The designer and interior decorator Benno Premsela  [1920-1997] had a great influence on modern home design in the Netherlands. He was employed as a designer for various companies, including the rug factory Besouw and the department store De Bijenkorf. His shop window … Continue reading →

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What Came First?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Most of us have given up on the whole “chicken or the egg?” thing years ago. Meanwhile Kyle Bean has found a whole new approach to the question. Of course as a visual designer and model maker, Bean’s solution involves … Continue reading →

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Escher

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

That happened to me as a small child, except for disappearing under the escalator. Fifty years later I still have the scars on my knee.

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