A professional painter has to have painting as a profession, if possible. Everyone knows this is very hard and many choose the amateur point of view, that it should just be a personal joy or burden... But portraits are a great excercise and I am grateful the Lord gave me this talent!
dated 1995 until 2008,
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(click on an image to enlarge an artwork)
step by step Rembrandt2006 |
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Painted for a step by step lesson, just an exercise! For Rembrandt 400 anniversary I was invited to give some workshops about Rembrandt painted with modern basic colors. I made some step by step lessons for beginners and advanced participants. This is the technical exercise made for advanced participants and fellow artists interested in my view and projection... just a copy! |
Van Gogh study2006 |
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During my post-academic Art studies in Madrid I made a study inspired on a famous self-portrait of Van Gogh... A mixture of the Rembrandt and Van Gogh painting techniques, I believe. |
President Mehran2008 |
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A commission for ex-president of the IMF bank in Washington. Top quality portrait painting of Nouel. Actually Mr. Mehran is helping out once more in Aruba |
President Central Bank Aruba commission2008 |
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The seventh president of the Central Bank of Aruba that I was commissioned to paint. Mr. R. Henriquuez was president untill 2007. Also a portrait of the actual president is in process... Portraits are an excercises I love to do more and more! |
Donata2007 |
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A tragic accident ended this life much too soon. This painting comforts the family left behind... |
Gyan2006 |
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Little Aruban boy called Gyan. A sample of the beautiful people Aruba gets by the mixtures of different races... |
Carnival princess2006 |
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Timeless Aruban carnival princess |
Yrausquin was a happy man2006 |
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This is on of the paintings I enjoyed to paint for sponsor R.E. Yrausquin and Sons. A very inspiring piece of art of a special man... |
Herman Nahar sportief2006 |
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A succesfull Aruban business man who own Thrifty Rental and a home called Dynasty Ranch where he has horses and almost everything he desires... |
Commission from castle Keukenhof2006 |
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A group-portrait from the staff and management of the Castle Keukenhof, was given as a commission to Gustave Nouel, during the national art manifestation 2006 on the groun ds of castle Keukenhof in Lisse, Holland. |
Marriage cuco2006 |
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Mariage is a fantastic projec tion... two different world become one world, as much as posible... is that not fantastic? |
2e Gouverneur Aruba2006 |
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After painting the first Governor of Aruba, the second Governor gave me the opportunity and commission to paint him too for the ca binet of the Governor. An honor and recognition that justified completely my lifeplan as a portrait painter, amongst others... |
directors ATA2005 |
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A commission to paint all the Aruba Tourism Authority directors together in one painting, was a very inspiring job... I did this in my quasi-impressionistic style... |
Acryl sketch2004 |
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Acryl sketches can be painted starting at f. 1000,00 This particular sketch was a step for step lesson in PALET, the largest established Art magazine from Holland. |
Cultural father1998 |
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My 'Uncle Padu' (family from my mother's side) declared 'cultural father' of Aruba and 'universal genius' reflected by this painting as I see it... in experimental mixed media, recycling a lot of jazz! |
presidents Central Bank Aruba1997 |
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For several institutions I had the opportunity to paint. This is a series of paintings of all the presidents from the Central Bank of Aruba, untill 1997. P.S. In the meantime I also painted the two last presidents! |
Little Landa1997 |
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Aruban girl |
Milton Harms1996 |
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A triptic of a portrait in a timeless world and 'surrealistic' landscape. A paradise, where Milton, who died young and tragically, should be... as I believe. |
black tycoon Robert Nahar1996 |
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Portret van Robert Nahar, een zelfverzekerde en rijke Arubaan... die allerlei beproevingen doorstaat! |
capi dochter1996 |
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dochter van de succesvolle Arubaanse advocaat Capi Heze met haar lievelingknuffeltjes. |
Little Rangel 21996 |
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Daughter of an important Aruban family |
Little Rangel 11995 |
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First daughter of an important family in Aruba |
