Jean De Groote

Oil on canvas painting of a series of sardine cans, by Jean De Groote

2024

Oil on canvas painting of a honey bee. The work is called 'Creature of Importance'.

Mixed media colourful artwork on wood, called Aberystwyth. The artist got the inspiration for this work when she visited the village of Aberystwyth, in Wales.

Untitled - oil on canvas painting of a knee against a black background

Oil on canvas painting of abstract clouds. The painting is called Woesterer - which is a non-existing word, but it has 'woest' in it, which means wild, angry in Dutch.

A 'weighty' study of a catch of mackerel in a box. I have focuses on the texture colour and form of the fish. A textured piece with layers of colour, adding depth and form to the pai...

When you look at this painting "Sprats" by Dutch artist Sasja Wagenaar (1959) from a distance you see a perfectly painted image, but up close a flowing movement of the paint streaks is visible. Sasja Wagenaar has a unique way of applying shadow and light effects in her paintings. The strong reflection on the dark background is a reference to the camera obscura. This dark room was used since the 16th century by Old Masters (such as Vermeer, as is presumed) to create a detailed reflection of an object. Sasja Wagenaar is inspired by our classic masters from the seventeenth century, a flourishing period in Dutch painting. The century in which new continents, markets and arts were discovered. At that time in the Netherlands it was a real fad to collect chinoiserie. Originally porcelain, but also Dutch pottery, also known as Delft blue, inspired by Chinese and especially by Japanese bowls and vases. To quote Sasja Wagenaar: ‘Every platter, every bowl is already so much in itself. They were made with great care through hundreds of hands before they ended up here. Their character must be respected in composing the story that forms a still life. They are as alive as the blossom branches and I try to let them speak together. Slowly the image is created’. Although rooted in the 17th century Dutch tradition, her work shows her very own signature and is contemporary. As a true Modern Dutch Master...

Contemporary figurative painting

Sardine Colazione fish painting. Contemporary blue white and green on black gesso painting on wood panel of breakfast sardines, Italy, 2019. Dimensio...