Free State landscape

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

SOLD

I decided to play around a bit with a palette knife, and liked it so much I may well make something of a switch in equipment.

Stone arch

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Windmill and tulips

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

This work is for sale. Contact me at brianvds@gmail.com. 

Old door, Greece

 Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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The Japanese call it wabi-sabi: the beauty of imperfection, and of old, used and withered things. Everyone (except perhaps very rich people?) seem to get it intuitively, which is why still life paintings are so often filled with such old things. One wonders then why, in the west, billions upon billions of dollars are spent annually in an attempt to make ourselves look younger more perfect. 

Cabbage field

Acrylics on Masonite, 10 x 15 cm:

SOLD

Abandoned truck

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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Self-portrait

 Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 10 cm:

I cheated a bit for this one, using a photo instead of the traditional mirror. But I made a point of staring intently into the camera, as happens when using a mirror, to create that typical staring self-portrait look.