Looking back on 2020

In 2020, in addition to the series of postcards, I also worked on other paintings. The news about toilet paper hoarding during the coronavirus pandemic prompted me to revisit the toilet roll as a subject. The title of one of these paintings, “I wish I were two little dogs”, comes from an adaptation of a poem by Godfried Bomans from 1947. Very appropriate during a lockdown:

I sit in front of the window pane

utterly bored.

I wish I were two little dogs,

then I could play together.

1. I wish I were two little dogs, oil on panel, 27 x 40.5 cm, 2020

2. Souvenirs de vacances, oil on panel, 21 x 32 cm, 2020

3. Tompouce, oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm, 2020

Created for the group exhibition “Taart” at @galeriewithtsjallin

4. The male gaze, 100 x 100 cm oil on canvas 2020

The postcards feature paintings by Alexandre Cabanel, Jan Sluijters, Felix Vallotton, George Hendrik Breitner, Isaac Israëls, Paul Gauguin, Amedeo Modigliani and Hendrik Wolter

5. Chain of Flowers II, oil on panel, 32.5 x 14 cm, 2020

The postcard features a painting by Vincent van Gogh, the title of which is taken from a song by Nick Cave.

6. Chain of Flowers III, oil on panel, 32.5 x 15.5 cm, 2020

The postcard features a painting by Jan Voerman.

7. Seasons Change, oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm, 2020

The title is taken from a song by Corinne Bailey Rae.