Flor-alls

I love to lay a table with personal meaningful things. Filled with memories but maybe you have your own memories or make up stories when you look at it! The small wooden shoes were for my daughter when a toddler, I forgot to put them on in time, the plate is one of a series I collected throughout the years from Anthropology by Lou Rota whenever we were in England with the family. The Tabasco bottle made by @kly.vanmy was love at first sight! The van Melle tin is a lovely gift from my oldest friend I grew up with. The blue plate is a free interpretation of a favorite one that I always loved as a child and now is part of our lives. It's the start of my forever love for blue and white china! The Union Jack butter dish is a souvenir from a lovely UK holiday with the family long ago. Yayoi Kusama is one of a Kokeshi d oll collection by @sketchinc.becky . I love to collect things and be happy every time I find a new one! The strawberry cup is a gift by my nephew who comes to stay a few times a year since he was a kid. So very sweet! The little plate( apple) was painted by me. It has my little frog friend on it. The Staffordshire dog has made her appearance in earlier paintings. The red napkin is actually a quilting fabric. (I used to quilt) The artbook is by Hockney and the postcard has a portrait of him on it. I love his work. Hope you like the glimpse in my life on my table! 50x70cm Oil on canvas  Oil on canvas Shipping Cost: The Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 50 Euro UK 60 Euro USA 140 Euro ROW 180 Euro

I lay down my brushes, cleaned my palette and call it finished! I hope you like my table, it's the one I spend most of my time on in the house to eat, to play games, to drink a tea or coffee with a friend or family, to work on , to write in my moleskin, to draw with my grandchildren. My house is my love, my safe haven in difficult times, my happy place always , it's filled with memories which I share on my table. Dora Carrington, Lytton Strachey, Virginia Woolf and Claude Monet are there too to keep me good company. Very tired now but happy and that's what counts!  50x70cm, framed Oil on canvas Shipping Cost: The Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 50 Euro UK 60 Euro USA 140 Euro ROW 180 Euro

February _ Awakening ............................................................... The wee hour of day Orchestral feathered friends mark their territory but I feel welcome anyway My nose is cold my fingers frozen Fire in the sky makes my eyes shine my cheeks glow Crispy leaves under my feet Kellog's sounds  not that I eat them. Just an early February morning with the sky ablaze , the world still sleepy and me feeling like I just couldn't make up a better start of the day if I wanted to. I wrote this to try and make you see through my eyes how I came to paint my view on this moment in February. I hope I translated it well in English. If not please let me know!  Warning: This painting will be featured in the exhibition of the IJ Art Collective in Amsterdam on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2025. Therefore, delivery of this painting can only take place in the first week of April. 80 x 80 cm Oil on canvas/framed  Shipping Cost: Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 50 Euro UK 60 Euro USA 140 Euro ROW 180 Euro

One in merry colours ! Oil on panel Framed 18x24cm  Warning: This painting will be featured in the exhibition of the IJ Art Collective in Amsterdam on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2025. Therefore, delivery of this painting can only take place in the first week of April. Shipping Costs: Netherlands included European Union 40 Euro UK 50 Euro USA 50 Euro ROW 85 Euro

I promise I won’t bark, you never need take me out in the rain, I won’t smudge your clothes and furniture, I’m cheap too, no food , no vet and I’ll forever love you! I love these dogs and thought to add two of mine to my Little Happymakers that urgently need expansion!  So work to be done!  18x24cm Oil on canvas Drying to be framed Shipping Costs: Netherlands included European Union 40 Euro UK 50 Euro USA 50 Euro ROW 85 Euro

Hi my name is Harold and I think I'm rather handsome . So yes I'm probably vain but nonetheless easily satisfied. Just a dusting now and then would suit me fine. I will not take up much space and even if there's no park or forest you can keep a dog to keep you company. You can share all your sorrows with me and I'm a very good listener who keeps your secrets safe. I'm looking for a loving home so if you have a warm heart and a wee place for me, please let me know, Warning: This painting will be featured in the exhibition of the IJ Art Collective in Amsterdam on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2025. Therefore, delivery of this painting can only take place in the first week of April. 18x24cm Oil on canvas Framed Shipping Costs: Netherlands included European Union 40 Euro UK 50 Euro USA 50 Euro ROW 85 Euro

Made a little simple sketch of Hydrangeas in a sturdy pot. They have just begun flowering in my garden . (Later I added the oxalis flowers in the tiny old cup.)

Everyday We have the opportunity To make beautiful Memories That last a lifetime For free  My most vivid July memories are the ones of our family holidays in De Haan, Belgium. Sitting side by side with my mum in concentration making beautiful paper flowers. She taught me to create. I wish I had thanked her for that. The flowers were to be "sold" in my handmade shop of sand alongside the sea. First I needed to find beautiful shells to be able to pay in case I wanted to buy a flower myself made by another child with a flower-shop! Those moments together were so precious. And oh the excitement of having a little flower-shop alongside the beach with children visiting! I had my birthday while being there and my daddy would then go to the green grocery and had the boot of the car filled up with all sorts of lovely fruits to surprise me for my birthday as I loved fruit more than anything. I felt so loved and special by that gesture, have you ever seen the boot of the car filled up with summer fruits? I never have since but it's right there in my memory, the colors and the sweet smells and my dad being so thoughtful. This July I was invited for a lovely lunch by our children and a visit to the Fabrique des Lumières after that to visit a Gustav Klimt exhibition. This day with just the three of us together had me well up with gratefulness. Those memories are depicted in this painting obviously inspired by Klimt as well. The fun thing is that while painting all those little flowers and fruits I suddenly remembered I used to draw these when writing a letter or in my school diaries when in my teens. 40x50 cm Oil on Canvas  Shipping cost: Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 40 Euro UK 50 Euro USA 130 Euro ROW 170 Euro 

Wealth =========================== And then it's there the explosion of May the resurrection of my garden the reassurance and relief that all is working still my green treasures are at its peak which is sad as well as thrilling a necklace of daisies to crown our loved ones can't think of one that tops it!  Have been working with cold wax for the first time. It gives a velvet feel to your oil paint and makes them less glossy and more textured. I very much like it and I'm always in for trying out new techniques. The crowned loved one is my daughter who's now a mother herself. I picked her these daisies in England, what a surprise! Warning: This painting will be featured in the exhibition of the IJ Art Collective in Amsterdam on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, 2025. Therefore, delivery of this painting can only take place in the first week of April. 50x50 deep canvas Sides painted. Oils and cold wax  Shipping Cost: Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 50 Euro UK 60 Euro USA 140 Euro ROW 180 Euro

60x80.cm Oil on canvas/ framed  Shipping Cost: Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 50 Euro UK 60 Euro USA 140 Euro ROW 180 Euro

Just to be clear, it wasn't my intention to make a political piece but it sure triggered me. Headscarves are of all times and no matter what the reason of choice for wearing is, sickness, religion, fashion, it's aesthetically pleasing and shouldn't be an issue whatsoever. The background is inspired by a gorgeous scarf by Hermès, given to me in 2015 by my daughter and son-in-law. It was a total surprise and the fact that they had chosen this particular one which is so entirely me, made me feel loved, special, spoiled and happy. I cherish it and each time I wear it I feel beautiful. I'm thinking she's asking me to give her something in her hands but I'm still listening to her. *I gave her a flower, so many around her and not one for her just didn't feel right. 60x80 cm Oil on canvas/framed Shipping Cost: The Netherlands 25 Euro European Union 50 Euro UK 60 Euro USA 140 Euro ROW 180 Euro

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind. Virginia Woolf In this diptych my plan was to paint big playful abstract flowers. My mind was already very much thinking though about how to depict my table filled with things I love among which food, plates and flowers as they play a main role in a painting that yet has to come and for which I'm summoning up courage for ages! It's such a joyful thing to lay a meaningful table. But still I wasn't there yet! Shapes appeared to be looking like a croissant or a coffee pot, wineglass, fish? I embraced them and enjoyed seeing them appear. Maybe you see things too . Like looking at the clouds.. I love that! Play, let your mind wonder, make fantasies that's what I hope you'll do . Make up a story which can change many a time. Never be bored. It may not have been meant for this diptych but my mind wouldn't be locked in and came forward. It's the beauty of painting , it tells you all about yourself. No hiding possible! It makes me smile and I hope it makes you smile too!! Very hard to be correctly photographed as they are so big but I guess you get the idea. 120x100cm  Acrylics on canvas Shipping costs: The Netherlands 150 Euro European Union 250 Euro UK 350 Euro USA 575 Euro ROW 750 Euro

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind. Virginia Woolf In this diptych my plan was to paint big playful abstract flowers. My mind was already very much thinking though about how to depict my table filled with things I love among which food, plates and flowers as they play a main role in a painting that yet has to come and for which I'm summoning up courage for ages! It's such a joyful thing to lay a meaningful table. But still I wasn't there yet! Shapes appeared to be looking like a croissant or a coffee pot, wineglass, fish? I embraced them and enjoyed seeing them appear. Maybe you see things too . Like looking at the clouds.. I love that! Play, let your mind wonder, make fantasies that's what I hope you'll do . Make up a story which can change many a time. Never be bored. It may not have been meant for this diptych but my mind wouldn't be locked in and came forward. It's the beauty of painting , it tells you all about yourself. No hiding possible! It makes me smile and I hope it makes you smile too!! Very hard to be correctly photographed as they are so big but I guess you get the idea. To be seen @dekunst10daagse @brechtjeolsthoorninteriors in Bergen-NH-the Netherlands 20/29th of October 120x100 cm Acrylic on canvas  Shipping costs: The Netherlands 150 Euro European Union 250 Euro UK 350 Euro USA 575 Euro ROW 750 Euro

In memory of Vivienne Westwood. What an iconic woman she was. Her flaming hair and her love for Tartans ..we all remember this strong woman in our own way. This is mine 18x24 cm Oil on board/framed Shipping Costs: Netherlands included European Union 40 Euro UK 50 Euro USA 50 Euro ROW 85 Euro .

This is my impression of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire which was one of Cezannes beloved subjects. Everywhere I looked I seemed to see this mountain and having tried to follow some of his creative path whilst being there ( Aix-en_Provence)I started to appreciate this domineering mountain and wanted to do my own small version. I hope you like it. 18x21cm Oil on board/framed Shipping Costs: Netherlands included European Union 40 Euro UK 50 Euro USA 50 Euro ROW 85 Euro

My body's broken My mind strong My hearts eyes Are looking And yearning ========================= I'm working on this piece I immediately knew I wanted to make the moment I heard there was a competition on the life of Frida Kahlo. I want to show some of its process and explain my thoughts on it. You can't see it in just one picture which is what one's allowed to send in when you take part. Frida had polio when six years old. As had my father. It is a very contagious virus so she was quarantined and saw practically no one. Can you imagine that at the age of six? I remember my being scared to be left alone by my parents every night when going asleep and that was just for the night and I was healthy! In her body is newspaper as a metaphor for the horrible news she had to carry within her for the rest of her life after the accident. Het foot is open, her body broken and on her tummy there's a fetus for all the baby's she had to loose. There's another thing we have in common so I feel strongly for this survivor! (we were given two beautiful healthy children after six years of sadness) I made the mattress of the daybed of cardboard and raffia, the wood department is Jeroen's. The floor is tiled with paint on cardboard. Another touching story is to be found in the background I painted on the inside of the glass dome. I shall try to make a picture of the whole work tomorrow but I'm having problems with reflections.  Miniature!!! Can't be shipped so either you pick this up or we will deliver it personally if you live in the Netherlands or close to the border.