Looking back on 2021

In 2021, in addition to postcards, I also painted a few shadow animals on wallpaper. There is more to say about the paintings with the postcards; you can read the stories behind them in the blogs on my website. And completely off topic this year, a painting of a shelf full of jars of peanut butter. This was at the request of Anne van Twillert, who asked several artists to contribute to a cookbook and create work to accompany specific recipes. In terms of content, this painting ties in with the series featuring packets of butter and cartons of milk: the abundance of types and brands in the supermarket.

1. Moose, oil on panel, 35 x 42.5 cm, 2021

2. Crocodile, oil on panel, 35 x 42.5 cm, 2021

3. Chain of Flowers, oil on canvas, 100 x 140 cm, 2021

The postcards feature (from left to right) paintings by Jan Voerman, Jan Mankes, Georgio Morandi, Claude Monet, Agnes van Gelder, Abraham van Beieren, Jan Sluijters, Pablo Picasso, and Jan Sluijters again. The title is taken from a song by Nick Cave & Grinderman.

4. Laure, oil on panel, 71 x 61 cm, 2021

The postcard features a painting by Claude Manet

5. The male gaze 2, oil on panel, 42.5 x 34 cm, 2021

The postcard features a painting by Ilya Repin

6. Peanut butter, oil on panel, 40.5 x 27 cm, 2021