The River

© Jack Kruf (2019) The River [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

The great rivers cross the lowlands of The Netherlands, connecting the hills and mountains in the east and south with the North Sea in the west. The immense landscape of water is impressive. It is mainly a palette of grey and blue.

Beach and Dune

©Jack Kruf (2021) Beach and Dune [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection

This is the place where beach and dune are meeting the wind and create these patterns in the sand in a variety of pastel tints. Taken near Cadzand, Zeeland, The Netherlands.

Summer in Tuscany

© Jack Kruf (2005) Summer in Tuscany [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

On this final wet and windy day of 2022 I remember the summer we spent in Tuscany in 2003. It was harvest time. The landscape between Florence and Siena showed its DNA. What a light, what a collection of gold, orange and yellow.

Frosty Grass

© Jack Kruf (2003) Frosty grass [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

The frosty grass shows itself in winter time in the wetlands as a collection of sticky beacons of survival. Icy sculptures on a very cold morning.

Olive Desert

© Jack Kruf (2006) Olive Desert in Spain [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
I know that olives and olive oil are healthy food products and preferred by many in a variety of perfect dishes. Travelling through to this Spanish landscape though what stands out is the almost absurd dominance of the olive tree monoculture. The landscape stretches itself out as a desert, where all other life is banned. Just earth and olive trees. We know how vulnerable monocultures can be. A risky landscape.