Daily realism paintings by Gerard Boersma

CL034- Still Life Painting Of Black Shoe Christian Louboutin

2012-02-03T07:55:00.002+01:00

CL034
still life painting of black Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012
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It snowed last night! Such a nice thing to wake up to. Although this is probably not the best weather to be wearing these lovely black heels by Christian Louboutin. Then again, who cares!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL033- Still Life Painting Of Black Shoe Christian Louboutin

2012-02-02T09:13:00.004+01:00

CL033
still life painting of black Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012
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This small landscape format panel really allows me to experiment with the composition, I like that!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL032- Still Life Painting Of Blue Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-02-01T07:43:00.003+01:00

CL032
still life painting of blue Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012
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I'm loving the cool colors of the background against the blue and red of the shoe. It really makes the high heel pop out.

kind regards, Gerard

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Stone Breaker

2012-01-31T09:42:00.005+01:00

Stone Breaker
paviour working on sidewalk

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
11.8" x 15.7" or 30 x 40 cm
2011

Remember my series of paintings for festival Explore The North? This is the first painting I did, but later thought it would be better when I used an imaginary museum as a setting for the series.

You can actually see this image of a stone breaker in my painting Hard Work. The image there looks way larger than it is in real life, but Hard Work has the same measurements as Stone Breaker.

So this painting became a study and I didn't really know what to do with it, but completed the painting anyway. I did, because I like the theme of this piece. A man working hard all day long for my community.

It also closely resembles The Stone Breakers by Gustave Courbet, a personal favorite of mine, but of course they didn't have those nice orange jackets back in the day. And nature got replaced for a shop window. Oh modern times.

kind regards, Gerard

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CL031- Still Life Painting Of Blue Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-01-27T07:40:00.004+01:00

CL031
still life painting of blue Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012

This lovely view from the rear of a blue Christian Louboutin shoe ends this week's daily painting, sure hope you enjoy it!

It's the last day of my solo show at the ROI and I'm driving to The Hague to pick up my paintings later today. It's going to be a busy day!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL030- Still Life Painting Of Black Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-01-26T07:45:00.004+01:00

CL030
still life painting of black Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012

Still having fun playing around with the composition!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL029- Still Life Painting Of Green Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-01-25T08:27:00.004+01:00

CL029
still life painting of a pair of green Christian Louboutin high heels

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012

I'm having fun playing around with the composition in my shoe paintings. I like how it makes the shoe almost abstract, but then again you can clearly see it's a shoe.

kind regards, Gerard

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CL028- Still Life Painting Of A Pair Yellow Shoes Christian Louboutin

2012-01-24T09:35:00.005+01:00

CL028
still life painting of a pair of yellow Christian Louboutin high heels

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 2.8" or 15 x 7 cm
2012

Yellow, red and blue, a classic combination!

kind regards, Gerard

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Smart- People RIding A Blue Tram In The Hague

2012-01-23T09:53:00.005+01:00

Smart
people riding a blue tram in The Hague

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
15" x 15" or 38 x 38 cm
2012

In the Hague I saw this wonderful scene of people riding a tram. The trams used to be all yellow brownish with red stripes but I guess advertising can change all that. But I definitely like the blue though.

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CL027- Still Life Painting Of Red Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-01-20T07:10:00.005+01:00

CL027
still life painting of red Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012

The last shoe painting for this week is this lovely red one. Sure hope you enjoy it as much as I did painting it!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL026- Still Life Painting Of Yellow Shoes Christian Louboutin

2012-01-19T07:48:00.004+01:00

CL026
still life painting of yellow Christian Louboutin high heels

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012

One thing I enjoy best about painting shoes are the colors, it all just looks so fresh and vibrant!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL025- Still Life Painting Of Blue Shoe Christian Louboutin

2012-01-18T08:28:00.005+01:00

CL025
still life painting of blue Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012

Slowly but surely I'm getting back into my daily painting routine. Idea after idea keeps popping into my head. Feels great I can tell you!

kind regards, Gerard

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CL024- Still Life Painting Of Brown Shoe Christian Louboutin

2012-01-17T08:43:00.003+01:00

CL024
still life painting of brown Christian Louboutin high heel

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012

While painting todays shoe I realized again how much I enjoy painting as realistic as I possibly can. I'm considering sticking with the still life paintings for now as my daily subject, because they work so well on a much smaller scale. In the mean time making larger scaled paintings of my other beloved subjects as well. What do you think?

kind regards, Gerard

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CL023- Still Life Painting Of Black Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-01-16T08:15:00.004+01:00

CL023
still life painting of black Christian Louboutin high heels

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012

I'm having so much fun painting these high heels by Christian Louboutin. Finding a great composition on such a small panel and still make it that realistic is just great fun. I'm loving it.

kind regards, Gerard

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CL022- Still Life Painting Of Black Shoe By Christian Louboutin

2012-01-13T08:52:00.005+01:00

CL022
still life painting of black Christian Louboutin high heels

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012
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I love painting shoes, especially brand new high heels like this one by Christian Louboutin. To me shoes are very symbolic: it says a lot about the person who's going to wear them. I love the shapes, colors, lighting and just to paint them as realistically as I possibly can .

kind regards, Gerard

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Hand- Still Life Painting of Wooden Hand Manikin

2012-01-12T08:24:00.004+01:00

Hand
still life painting of a wooden hand manikin for artists

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2012

In the corner of the artist supply store I saw this wooden hand manikin. It's used by artists to make a quick sketch of a hand when no model is around, but it sure makes a great still life painting as well. I love how the hand is reaching towards heaven.

kind regards, Gerard

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Galeria Green- Still Life Painting of Green Acrylic Paint

2012-01-11T07:43:00.005+01:00

Galeria Green
still life painting of Galeria Green acrylic paint

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 3.5" or 15 x 9 cm
2012

I didn't need the green, I mix my own, but I just knew it would make for a great still life as well.

kind regards, Gerard

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Lemon Yellow- Still Life Painting of Acrylic Paint

2012-01-10T08:02:00.005+01:00

Lemon Yellow
still life painting of lemon yellow acrylic paint

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2012

And of course I needed some lemon yellow too.

kind regards, Gerard

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Crimson- Still Life Painting of Red Acrylic Paint Bottles

2012-01-09T07:50:00.006+01:00

Crimson
still life painting of red acrylic bottles

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
6" x 6" or 15 x 15 cm
2012

Happy New Year! After a period of creating nothing but commissioned pieces and larger sized works I'm now returning to my daily painting practice.

Of course I needed some new materials to work with. And during my visit at the artist supply store I couldn't help but notice these red bottles of acrylic paint. Just perfect for a still life!

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Subway & Transport: Tram Platform

2011-12-26T12:19:00.007+01:00

Tram Platform
Girl on Tram Platform The Hague

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
19.7" x 15,7" or 50 x 40 cm
2011
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Merry Christmas! The last painting of this year is situated in The Hague, the same city where I now have my solo show at the ROI.

Tram Platform shows a young girl standing on a platform waiting for her tram to show up. She's holding her cell phone, but she's looking up at something behind the viewer. I don't usually paint my figures like this, but it sure adds something extra here.

Through the window of the tram we see another girl playing with her phone as well. I couldn't paint a scene like this just a few years ago. It seems like we now spend every free moment with our phones. We grew so attached to it. The trams used to be ad free too.

In january I'm picking up my daily painting practice again. You can expect a small painting almost every day. I'm also planning on publishing more articles on my other blog about my philosophies on art and life or society in general. For now I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

kind regards, Gerard

Tram Platform and 27 other paintings are on view at my solo show at ROI, Heerengracht 23, The Hague. The show runs until jan. 31, 2012. You can see all paintings included in the short video above.

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Still Life of Art Books- Caravaggio

2011-12-15T09:31:00.004+01:00

Caravaggio Books
Still life of art books

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
30" x 29.3" or 76 x 74,5 cm
2011

After painting my series for Explore the North festival my original plan was to return to my daily paintings, but I couldn't help myself. I really wanted to paint this still life of art books first.

On the painting you see a detail of Caravaggio's masterpiece Judith beheading Holofernes. The painting tells the story of how Judith saved her people by first seducing Holofernes and then decapitating him with his own sword.

Although the story is pretty gruesome, I feel the portrait of Judith is one the best in art history. The expression on Judith's face is just amazing. Of course this large still life was a great excuse to make my own copy. Other art books include books about Vincent Van Gogh and Salvador Dali.

Caravaggio Books and 26 other large paintings can be seen at my solo show at ROI, Heerengracht 23 in The Hague. The show opens this tuesday december 20 at 16.30h. and runs to the end of january. I hope to greet you there as my guest!

kind regards, Gerard

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Commissioned Portrait: Thomas

2011-12-13T11:17:00.004+01:00

Thomas
Portrait of Thomas, one day old

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
9.4" x 12.6" or 24 x 32 cm
2011
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Remember my portrait of Jojanneke pregnant? Well, she gave birth to Thomas, the lovely baby portaited here. The parents of Jojanneke asked me to paint their grandchild and gave it to their daughter as a present.

On the painting Thomas is just one day old. Imagine that, just one day old and already immortalised! He looks so innocent, sleeping without a care in the world.

I can only imagine what life has in store for him, but whatever it is, I'm sure he's going to be okay. How can it be any different if you're surrounded with so much love.

kind regards, Gerard

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Explore The North Recap

2011-12-02T09:23:00.005+01:00

Explore The North

Explore The North was fantastic! I enjoyed the festival tremendously! I decorated the show last friday. You can see an impression of the show in the video clip above. This video was shot by Reinout Meijer of the Leeuwarder Courant and is the last one in this series of 5 episodes. You can watch all 5 movies here.

The next day I had breakfast with a lot of musicians, writers and prominent figures from all over Northern Europe. I heard poems from Iceland, Sweden and Wales to name a few. All in their own native language with a translation afterwards. Our host was Jan Douwe Kroeske, well known for his radio and tv shows called 2 Meter Sessies.

Jan Douwe Kroeske called me to the stage for an interview and to hand over my painting Frisian Printing Press to the Leeuwarder Courant. This newspaper purchased my painting of which a part of the proceeds go to Youth Theatre School 'n Meeuw. Lieuwe Krol of this school was very pleased with this to say the least, as of course was I!

Afterwards I spoke to Jan Douwe Kroeske and the mayor of my hometown. We had a nice little chat about arts and culture in general. Jan Douwe said something I don't soon forget:'Never forget that an artist has power of their audience. It's up to you to show the way or even to lead.' That's a quote well worth remembering.

During the day I saw a lot of good musicians and writers. I especially enjoyed Jan Douwe Kroeske's 2 Meter Sessie in the same church where I showed my paintings.

He talked about his program and showed video clips of his sessions with some of the greatest musicians from the past. But the thing I liked most was his live guest Teitur. A musician from the Faroe Islands with an angelic voice. Just perfect.

In a time where I like to think that everything has gone commercial Explore the North proved me wrong. This festival wasn't about making money, this festival was about arts, music and literature with a heart and soul in it.

It was just great to see that so many people turned up to enjoy the real thing. I would like to thank everybody who made this festival possible and I can't wait for next years edition!

kind regards, Gerard

ps There's still some time left to bid on one of my paintings I made especially for Explore the North. A part of the proceeds go to Youth Theatre School 'n Meeuw. Bidding starts at 500,- euro or 690,- USD. You can place your bid by email. The auction closes dec 5th 2011.

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Explore The North Paintings- Printing Press

2011-11-25T09:38:00.007+01:00

Frisian Printing Press
Man behind computer controlling printing press

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
31.5" x 23.6" or 80 x 60 cm
2011
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After a tour through the building of the Leeuwarder Courant
I definitely wanted to paint the printing press. I was captured by the ceiling, nothing but technical stuff up there. Even the man is sitting behind a computer.

Man might be small in comparison, but in the midst of this technical jungle he still controls everything. He's still the boss. Last saturday this painting appeared on the back cover of the Leeuwarder Courant. Full-page and full colour!

This afternoon I'm going to bring my paintings to the Grote Kerk. Tomorrow morning famous radio and television host Jan Douwe Kroeske is our host at a special breakfast to kick off the festivities.

I'm going to be called to the stage to present todays painting to the Leeuwarder Courant. A part of the proceeds go to Youth Theatre School Meeuw. I'm looking forward to this! But first I need to decorate the show!

kind regards, Gerard

Explore the North

Friese Pers is part of a special series of 12 paintings I made for music and literary festival Explore The North. All paintings are a reflection of the Frisian mentality.

10.000 newspapers containing only the 12 paintings will be spread across my hometown during the festival on november 25 and 26. On these 2 days the paintings are also on display at the Grote Kerk in my hometown Leeuwarden.

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Explore The North Paintings- Friesland, Friesland, Friesland

2011-11-24T09:08:00.006+01:00

Friesland Friesland Friesland
man looking at paintingg of 3 frisian flags

G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
15.7" x 19.7" or 40 x 50 cm
2011

The ulitmate Frisian symbol is of course the flag. This painting of 3 Frisian flags is my version of the famous painting '3 American Flags' by pop-artist Jasper Johns.

Because the painting shows 3 flags it says: 'Friesland, Friesland, Friesland'. If you'd pronounce this joyfully it represents the Frisian pride.

However, if you'd say it in a different tone you'll hear that Frisians are always focused on their own province. Something Frisian do extremely well.

The painting then shows that it would be okay to change this inner focus towards an outer focus every once in a while. Yes, please.

kind regards, Gerard

Video of Printing Process

In this short video clip made by Reinout Meijer of Leeuwarder Courant
you see an impression of the newspaper being printed. No subs available, but still a great watch if you'd asked me!

Reinout followed me around with his camera during the whole process of making this special series. You can watch all 4 movies here

Auction

If you're interested in purchasing this painting or any of the other Explore The North Paintings just place your bid by email. All paintings have a startprice of just 500,- euro or 690,- USD. The auction closes at midnight, December 5th, 2011.

A part of the proceeds of the auction goes to Jeugd Theater School Meeuw. This youth theatre school in my hometown Leeuwarden recently has been burgled and could use some extra funds right now!

Explore the North

Friesland Friesland Friesland is part of a special series of 12 paintings I made for music and literary festival Explore The North. All paintings are a reflection of the Frisian mentality.

10.000 newspapers containing only the 12 paintings will be spread across my hometown during the festival on november 25 and 26. On these 2 days the paintings are also on display at the Grote Kerk in my hometown Leeuwarden.

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