Discovered this Japanese-American artist accidentally when browsing for 2020 calendars in American Book Center, Amsterdam!
I’m attracted to his art not least because of the subject: his series of paintings on Yosemite, made around 1930. El Capitan, Half-dome, red woods. beautiful! Brings back my own nostalgic memories of Yosemite from the turn of the century…
Another Dutch artist I am fascinated by is Escher. Escher House/ Palace is a lovely collection of his works in De Hague, an hour’s train ride away. Have been there a few times in my years here, and never really tire of it.
While living in Pune, I had worked up the network to present my art at two local exhibitions. A promising start at that time, but then I moved to Amsterdam, and in re-creating my life here, art – and exhibitions – took a back seat. So these are the only shining examples of my artistic…
I rustle along among the leaves,Trying to hide from youConfused – should I hide,Or should I let you see my thoughts?I am the snake with two minds,With no place to hide….
1853 – 1890 | Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Van Gogh is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art, also one of my personal favorites. Though he died young (committed suicide tragically), how he made those years count! In just over a decade he created approximately 2100 artworks, including around 860…
Like a true Dutchie, B wants to ensure full “paisa-vasool” (loosely translated as best value for money) of his museum year card. So we plan a few museum visits towards the end of the year. Van Gogh Museum is always one of my favorites. This time, there were two special things at the museum: a…
The orange headed oneGoes skiing,A whizz of color,He starts off lazily downhill,Gathering speed as he goes,Lithe and graceful,Zooming down the slope,A blur of orange and purple,Warms my heart on a cold snowy day.
