a face a day July 2011

Here's an overview of my face-a-day-project from the month July.

Another month gone. Time flies when you're having fun :-)
I'm on two-third now, I started the first of December 2010

inspiration: Summer Expo 2011

Today I visited the Summer Expo in the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag.
It has the title: anonymous chosen. This exhibition is already a tradition in London.
Artists can send in three works and they are selected anonymous by a jury.
Themes this year are: landscapes, portraits and still life. It's nice to see this exposition, all new artists to me and such a diversity. On the photo works from:
Mitzie Versteeg, Irma de Bruijne, Marit Maes and Laurien Sneep.

IF: perennial

illustration friday: perennial

wide angle lense

It's almost my birthday. (a special one this time, because I become 50....pffff...)
Yesterday I've received already my present: a wide angle lense for my camera.
I'm very happy with it! It can be a great inspiration for my face a day project
I need to experiment with it, what works and what not, but it gave already a lot of fun :-)

duo-shopping

inspiration: Vincent van Gogh

Yesterday I went with Johbont to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. We thought we'd go early to avoid the huge crowd of visitors, but it was already very crowded. I've never been to a Museum with so many people. A bigger contrast is not possible. Van Gogh was hankering for acknowledgement during his life, but he got none and now he's over-famous, but he will never know... I think that's sad and I wish it had been different for him...

face-inspirations (2)

Here are some more inspirations from my face a day project.
This is a follow-up from an earlier post face-inspirations

The first one face 220 is after my most favourite monkey in Blijdorp Zoo. We call him Cor. He looks so sad and depressive, I always feel sorry for him. It was a challenge to change him into a man.

The second one face 221 is after another monkey in Blijdorp Zoo. It's one of the "Cor-nuiten" (friends from Cor) He/she looks a bit more happy than Cor, but I also see some sadness in the eyes. It was a challenge to change him (or her) into a girl.

a face a day June 2011

Here's an overview of my face-a-day-project from the month June.

I wonder what's your favourite of the month June? And Why?
You can see the faces better on my other blog a face a day

travellers

Silly Tilly

Silly Tilly, the abstract adventures of a little teacan.

These illustrations are the result of the visual journaling pika-artist-bootcamp I've joined last weeks. I've experimented with abstract emotions and a leading person: a teacan.
It was really a challenge, because I never do something abstract.
I did like to experiment with the combination abstract/figurative.

Jumping in Art Museums

These are two pictures I've made for the blog: Jumping in Art Museums
A whole blog with photos from people who jump in front of art,
to show their excitement. I've send these to this blog.
Within a few weeks they will be placed there.

The photos are taken yesterday in the kunsthal in Rotterdam
next to the sculpture from Ayako Rokakku.
The enthusiast jumper is my brother Jan.
I also liked Ayako's painted animations

Jeu des Boules

inspiration: All About Drawing

Today I went to the exposition All About Drawing in the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.
It was nice to see so much variation in drawings. I liked the work from Anne Semler.
Also the work from Marleen Kappe who combined drawing with collage.
And the drawings from Marlies Appel.

inspiration: Paulien Oltheten

Still three days left to visit the exposition from Paulien Oltheten in the Photomuseum Rotterdam. (till June the 19th) I like the way she looks at things and combines them, it is really fascinating, inspiring and refreshing! If you have the time, go and have a look!
Avro's kunstuur made an item about her (dutch spoken)

IF: swept

illustration friday: swept

inspiration: Geert De Kockere & Carll Cneut

One of my favourite picturebooks is Woeste Mie (Wild Winnie)
from Geert De Kockere and illustrator Carll Cneut.

It's about Wild Mie who wants to have a party, a HUGE party.
But her husband is afraid, because he remembers the last one,
when it all was great, but a bit too much.
The writing-style is funny and I really LOVE the illustrations!

vous permettez monsieu

This week our famous Willem Duys died. He was a television talkshow host back in the old days. He was already on television when we only had black and white. In one of his talkshow he invited Adamo with a group of belgium children. They sing 'Vous permettez, Monsieu' together. It's so funny to see the enthousiasm of these singing kids.

inspiration: ilustroskop

I've just discovered a very inspiring blog: ilustroskop
with so many great illustrators, illustrations and inspiring links!
I really have red cheeks again :-)

with a little help from my friends

I made this illustration for an article from Herman Peeren

a face a day May 2011 (halfway)

Here's an overview of my face-a-day-project from the month May.
You can see much more faces on a face a day
I'm now halfway! Started in december 2010!