Berchtwalder Bartmann

Work in progress on a new sculpture/jug the 'Berchtwalder bartmankrug'.

This is the first of a serie vases/jugs/sculptures for my project 'Woodman's journey'.

The jug is based on historical (mostly German) stoneware Bellarmine jugs (or in Dutch Baardmankruik and German Bartmannkrug). 

I have always been fascinated by these jugs and I have some original 17th century ones (unfortunately not a complete jug, but only shards) in my own archeological collection.

Berchtwald means "Great ruler".

New studio at Quartair

Just moved to a nice new studio. It is located in the city centre of The Hague, nearby our Queen Mum Beatrix's work palace, in studiocomplex and exhibition space 'Quartair', www.quartair.nl

The studiocomplex is a industrial building that started as a bread factory in 1902.

I share my studio with artist Ingrid Mol.

Het harige meisje (The hairy girl) at Pulchri studio

My 2009 painting "The hairy girl", waiting for transport to Pulchri studio, The Hague for the 2011 Spring exhibition starting April 9th 2011.

www.pulchri.nl

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Koning Bubo bubo De Rode (King Bubo bubo The Red)

Work in progress on my new painting "Koning Bubo bubo De Rode en zijn adviseurs" (King Bubo bubo the Red and his advisors. Oil on canvas. March/April 2011

 

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Vase hugger

The big vase I decorated for the Delft-Jingdezhen 400 years city connection project, has just arrived in the Netherlands. The pictures here show the unpacking of the bottom part at Zuliani, Zoetermeer.www.cirque.nl

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Sanbao big pots

In October 2010 I was working as artist-in-residence at Sanbao, Jingdezhen for the project
Delft-Jingdezhen 300 years city connection.
Porcelain painting and design of the Delft-Jingdezhen booth at the Jingdezhen International Ceramic Art Fair, October 2010

Pictures of this working period you can find overhere: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pepijn-van-den-nieuwendijk/

My first blog message: a Mammoth on Parade and more news.

This is the first time I publish something on my fresh new blog (it is actually my first blog ever).

Last week I finished my painting 'Mammoet Parade' (Mammoth Parade). I think it is a good start to post something new on my first blog. The painting is oil on panel (70 x 50 cm, 27.55 x 19.68 inch, including the frame).

Today I updated the news on my website: http://www.cirque.nl/info/news.html

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