This duck stands out in colour matching. The common eider (Somateria mollissima L.) shows its yellow and green in an original palette and structure. It is a high-speed duck which can fly up to 113 km/h. Beauty and speed are a great combination.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2024) Common eider [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
In the evening, along the coastline in South-East England, the contours of the cliffs become more pronounced and rocky. Time for reflection.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2024) Evening coastline [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Het voorjaar is begonnen. Deze boterbloem toont haar geel-oranje kleuren.
Kruf, J. (2024) Boterbloem [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Jack Kruf
The wisdom of life, the book with all its guidelines and secrets, the codex, can be found in the forest. Codex is derived from the Latin caudex, meaning “trunk of a tree.” The lowest part of the trunk, which connects to the roots, is where two worlds meet in the binding principles of life: ‘above ground’ and ‘underground’.
Here, the forest’s soul can be found, the marketplace where all traffic streams from earth (upwards, water, minerals) and sun and air (downwards, sugars, after photosynthesis) are exchanged, the roundabout on the highway of life.
This meeting point is where growth and development are coordinated, the past, present, and future meet, and the counterpoint is where life starts. Vincent van Gogh painted this meeting point, Tree Roots, as only he could: colourful and straight to the heart. He understood. It was his last painting, ‘digging deep’ into the essence of life.
Bibliography
Gogh, V. van (1890) Tree Roots [oil on canvas]. Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum.
The flow of life is a lesson in itself. Perceiving, analysing and learning from it is wise. It is listening to nature if you go with it. The palette of streams, sediments and resistances is seen from above. An eagle view.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2023) With the Flow [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
Kruf Huyssons 