2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 12

ZOUAVES MAKE PREPARATIONS TO DEFEND THE VATICAN

After Vincent Van Gogh

2015/03/15 - acrylic on paper - 40 x 50 cm


After the terrorist attacks in Tunis, some Mediterranean countries felt now threatened by Jihadism. They kept their armies in a high state of alert...the Vatican army certainly was prepared for a holy war!
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Dutch painter.

THIS WEEK

HAVING TEA WITH PUTIN

...SOME MORE MILK, SUGAR, POLONIUM ?

after George Dunlop Leslie
2016/01/22 - acrylic on paper - 58 x75 cm


Litvinenko probably murdered on personal orders of Putin.
George Dunlop Leslie (1835 - 1921), British painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTING - WEEK 11

JEREMY CLARKSON WALKING HOME

after Gustave Courbet
2015/03/13 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm

Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC over 'fracas' with Top Gear producer.
Gustave Courbet ( 1819 - 1877), French painter.

                    

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 10

UKRAINE UP AND UNDER

After Ferdinand Hodler
2015/03/04 - acrylic on paper - 40 x 50 cm


Dozens feared dead after Donetsk mine explosion.
Ferdinand Hodler ( 1853 - 1918 ), Swiss painter.

THIS WEEK

COKE, THEY'LL LOVE IT !
David Bowie, 1947 - 2016

After Pierre - Auguste Renoir

2016/1/15 - acrylic on paper - 50 x 60 cm


David Bowie dies on January the 10th, 2016.

Pierre - Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919), French painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 9

THE ADVENTURES OF POETINTIN

after Hergé

2015/2/28 - acrylic on paper - 30 x 40 cm



Putin accused of building a new dictatorship after the fall of the previous Soviet regime.

Hergé (1907 - 1983), Belgian cartoonist, creator of Tintin.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 8

50 SHADES OF GREY

After Constant Permeke

2015/2/21 - acrylic on paper - 42 x 55


Fifty Shades of Grey dominates global box office.

Contant Permeke ( 1886 - 1952), Belgian painter.

THIS WEEK

CHINESE STOCK MARKET CRASH

After Yue Minjun

2016/01/08 - acrylic on paper - 57 x 70 cm

Chinese stock markets tumbled 7% in their opening session of 2016.
Yue Minjun (1962), Chinese painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 7

NIGHTHAWKS IN DONESK
PEACE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL

After Edward Hopper

2015/2/13 - acrylic on paper - 40 x 50 cm




Merkel downbeat as world awaits Putin's response to latest Ukraine peace plan.
Edward Hopper (1882 - 1967), American painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 6

TSIPRAS ON TOUR IN EUROPE

After Giorgio de Chirico

2/6/2015 - acrylic on paper - 42 x 52 cm


Tsipras touring European capitals.
Giorgio de Chirico (1888 - 1978), Greek painter.

THIS WEEK

STILL LIFE WITH EL NINO

after Flemish and Dutch Masters from the Golden Age

12-31-2015, acrylic on paper, 56 x 70 cm

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 5

PRISONER SWAP 

After Quinten Metsys

1/30/2015 - acrylic on paper - 46 x 55 cm



Jordan agrees to swap death-row terrorist for Isis held pilot.
Quinten Metsys (1466 - 1530), Flemish painter.

2015 - A YEAR IN PAINTINGS - WEEK 4

A BELGIAN PAINTER

After Henri De Braeckeleer

1/22/2015 - acrylic on paper - 48 x 55 cm



Luc Tuymans, one of Europe's most influential painters has been found guilty of plagiarism.
Henri De Braeckeleer (1840 - 1888), Belgian painter.