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The Tone of Liverpool

The painter John Atkinson Grimshaw is best known for his moody urban landscapes. This impressionistic painting of Liverpool in 1875* is an inspiration in how tones, spheres, moods, perspectives and contexts can be found and fixed.

This scene is impressionistic and direct at the same time. It is easy to imagine you actually are there, transcended with your personal time-machine 149 years backwards to one of the most developed cities of Europe, Liverpool. Talking of ‘finding to tone’, this painting is an accurate example. No words are needed to describe what the tone of the city was.

*Grimshaw, J.A. (1875) Liverpool Docks From Wapping Wharf [oil on canvas]. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia.

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Quercus Palette

On what is now the edge of a forest I found this 35 meter mighty pedunculate oak (zomereik, Quercus robur L.) in late evening light. The rich palette of its trunk tells the story. From 10 meter above ground onwards it had decided, many years ago, to form the basis of its mighty crown. It has become a place full of life.

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Serengeti Blues

The story behind

Once a pristine and unique ecosystem, the Serengeti in Tanzania, where many animals live, meet and breed. Balanced, rich and telling the storing of our planet from ancient times on.

Now the immense grasslands (green) are step by step, disturbed by more tourist roads (white), system borders (black) and settlings (red). It is increasingly coming under pressure. This unique ecosystem is literally cut into pieces. An art expression.

This rectangle archival pigment print of the city canvas with Pantone® colours Black 6c, High Risk Red and Grass Green is perfect for a modern, classic and reflective look in home and office interiors. It is a reminder of how one of the most pristine and key natural ecosystems in the world is on the brink of devaluation.

    • Dimensions: 100 x 100 cm
    • Limited edition of 5
    • Fine art paper Hahnemühle natural line Hemp,
    • Signed Artist Proof
    • Designed by Jack Kruf, 2021
    • Printed in Breda, The Netherlands
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Peace Piece

Opnieuw achter de piano. Wat kan het publieke domein van stad en samenleving tot rust brengen… tot vrede, weg van de dynamiek en retoriek, weg van koppen en hoofdlijnen, van drones en mijnen? In elk geval de tonen van Bill Evans. Wat een linkerhand partij! Twee noten, gevolgd door twee akkoorden. Peace piece. Een mantra.

Een jaar later waren zij overigens ook onderdeel (opening Flamenco Sketches) van het meest beroemde jazz album ever, a Kind of Blue.

De akkoorden uit 1958 wijzen ons de weg, nog steeds. In elk geval mijn handen én hart. Dank, Bill.