Anemone Apennina Stinzenflora, a green heritage Nineteen cultural-historical Frisian stinzen plants together. They bloomed, each at different times and at different historical sites in Friesland from January to May. They show off in the foreground in front of the only remaining medieval towers in Friesland, the Schierstins. A sequel to Anemone Coronaria and Anemone Nemorosa, […]
edition large of 07 + 2AP edition small of 09 Roekoepolle Past and present intersect in the water of the Sneekermeer Ode to the SneekweekFor years, the Roekoepôlle had been the central point of sailing competitions in the Sneekermeer. The holidays of the sailing clubs had been held there from the beginning. But over time […]
Omke Pier large | edition 07 + 2APsmall | edition 09 Kooien krek iepen, east oant twa wynmûnen en dan toer Hylpen yn boskje Workumerwaard This is a cryptic (Frisian) navigation route via marks on shore to a fish-named spot. Fishing families along the Zuiderzee kept track in their own way of where the most […]
edition large | edition 07 + 2 APedition small | edition 09 Zuiderzee Silhouette 85 LEMMER With the disappearance of the Zuiderzee, the appearance of the ports also changed. This was certainly the case in Lemmer. The starting point for this image of the port was the ANWB booklet Zuiderzee-Silhouetten from 1915. Add to this […]
large edition of 07 + AP small edition of 09 The sea free reign?the future of Sneek According to scientists, it is not inconceivable that sea levels will rise two to five meters in 100 years. This can then lead to dike breaches, the Wadden being destroyed, salt marshes and swamps in the north and […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Hommage CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds This work pays tribute to all domesticated animal breeds that are in danger of extinction. An overall picture of the series, inspired by the fabulous works of Roelant […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Karel CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Kraaikop Karel Karel, a gentleman fowl with feathered legs and a head reminiscent of a crow. Karel is therefore a Kraaikop (Dutch for crow’s head), a breed that […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Olivia CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Olivia, Bonte Bentheimer This is Olivia, a Bonte Bentheimer with a friendly character. She’s wandering around nicely the oak trees in the barnyard – as it used to […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Pier CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Pier, the Dutch country goat This is Pier, born on March 11, 2016 and now an impressive tough buck. Pier is a Dutch country goat, the only originally […]
large edition | edition 07 + APedition small | edition 09 Black bee CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds The Black bee of Texel The Black bee is a honey bee from Northern and Western Europe. Traditionally lusty and swarming, but later ‘tamed’ by beekeepers. The import of […]
large edition | edition 07 + APedition small | edition 09 Gruno CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Gruno, the Groningen horse Here stands Gruno, powerful and vulnerable at the same time. Gruno is a model for the Groningen horse – formerly also called Bovenlander. A beautiful, reliable […]
large edition | edition 07 + APedition small | edition 09 Hyacintduif CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds The Hyacinth pigeon The Hyacinth pigeon can rightly be called a show pigeon: a feast for the eyes! This pigeon is seen as the only Dutch color pigeon. But research […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Sjors CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Sjors, Drenthe Prince of Orange Here is Sjors, a velvety soft Thrianta. That may sound a bit strange for a old Dutch rabbit breed, but Thrianta is anything […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 07 Anemone Nemorosa Sunbeams beyond the shadows revive! fertile power explosion nearby, in Royal Forest colorful and (im) perishable, over and over again from the first leaf unfolding to the powerful bellowing An oasis, a utopian place in the forest full of power and […]
large edition | edition 07 + AP edition small | edition 09 Lotje CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Lotje, a young lady of two and pregnant for the first time. Self-confidently, she pays tribute to the Frisian-Zeeuws milk sheep, which is threatened with extinction. Lotje and […]
large edition | 07small edition | 09 Anemone Coronaria (Translation from Dutch:) the world upside downa quiet (er) life gas masksmouth masksdistanceinside outsideoutside inside sneakingsearchingwandering death and destruction out of balancecounterbalanceleanlean togetheroffer comfortfind comfort see beautyand bloom The flowers, in this still life, have been carefully selected in their meaning. Flowers that fit into the […]
large edition | 07small edition | 07 Zwarte haan In the spirit of Jan Mankes Black rooster A reaction to Jan Mankes’ “White rooster” from 1917, a beautiful painting showing his (then already) rare white Frisian rooster, I show the now very rare black variant of the Frisian Hoen. According to official guidelines, there are […]
large edition | 03small edition | 07 Ter Borch untitled Recognizable the work of the painter Gerard ter Borch and the city Zwolle. Back to the 17th century. I used Ter Borch’s genre pieces as a source of inspiration. On these genre pieces people can be seen in their daily environment, who stand in mutual, […]
large edition | 05small edition | 07 Nooi de starm The island Schiermonnikoog | after the storm June 2019 | Artist in Residence Schiermonnikoog KunstDOK Schiermonnikoog surprised and inspired me A beautiful quiet island with large wide beaches, I had never seen them that big. Small and insignificant, yet oh so happy I felt there, […]
large edition | 05small edition | 15 Eartiids Earnewâld Identity & changeAn image of the village of Earnewâld what it must have looked like a century ago. With the Agnes church tower as its focal point, seen from the old lock. I started looking for the stories and professions that determined the identity of this […]
large edition | 07small edition | 07 Goud Fries Golden Frisian from the series: Cultural living heritage ‘the last of their kind’ Tribute to the Frisian grouse – Friese hoen – Goudpel (Gold pelt) – and Frisian Harlinger tile work. The ‘Friese hoen’ is an old breed that already existed on the mounds in the […]
large edition | 07small edition | 07 Janke 278 CULTURAL LIVING HERITAGE ‘the last of their kind’ A series about endangered pet breeds Janke 278, a Red & White Friesian cow With her noble head, beautiful eyes and red-spotted body, Janke 278 is here, in an authentic group stable in Friesland. The Roodbont Frisian cow […]
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Willem Lodewijk van Nassau Leeuwarden Lonkt Leeuwarden Stadhouderlijk Hof, autumn 1587 Willem Lodewijk, stadholder of Friesland, leaves for Franeker to make arrangements about the wedding ceremony between him and his cousin Anna, daughter of Willem van Oranje. The Stadhouderlijk Hof in the atmosphere […]
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Maria Louise van Hessen Kassel Leeuwarden lonkt The Princessehof, Leeuwarden December 13, 1742 Marijke and her son, Stadholder William IV, are presented during the lunch by court gardener Johan Hermann Knoop, the first boiled potato. The story goes that on 13 December 1742 […]
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Saskia van Uylenburgh Leeuwarden Lonkt Leeuwarden, Het Hof van Friesland July 3, 1634 Saskia, in the presence of her brand new husband Rembrandt van Rijn, filed a complaint and thereby renounces the property assets of her family. After that she leaves Friesland for […]
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Pieter Jelles Troelstra Leeuwarden Lonkt Nieuwestad 113, Leeuwarden Late summer 1890 Living room setting of lawyer / writer / politician Troelstra, together with his first wife Sjoukje Bokma de Boer (pseudonym writer Nienke van Hichtum). The marriage is not going well. There are […]
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Margaretha Geertruida Zelle Leeuwarden Lonkt Leeuwarden, salon IJ. van der Wielen Early 1890 Young Greetje Zelle during her ballet lesson with dance and music master H. De Jong. Greetje will later become known as Mata Hari. Later known as Mata Hari, the young […]
large edition | 05 special edition | 01 small edition | 20 Jan Jacob Slauerhoff Leeuwarden Lonkt Leeuwarden, Voorstreek 26, in front of the parental home Late summer 1919 Slau and Simon Vestdijk visit Leeuwarden. They knew each other laterally from the HBS and study medicine in Amsterdam, while the admiration for each other’s writing […]
large edition | 15small edition | 35 De twa tuorrenMaster fan alle ringen The two towersLord of the rings I have imagined the magical world of J.R.R. Tolkien, the endless grassy plains of Rohan to the Greidhoeke of Friesland. Art project “De Twa Tuorren” The most beautiful book in the most beautiful Frisian Liuwe Westra […]
large edition | 09small edition | 20 Erpel, 1885 Nuenen ‘Gisteravond zag ik door het raam van een boerenwoning een gezin aan de aardappel en de schoonheid daarvan liet me niet meer los’. – ‘Last night I saw a family on the potato through the window of a farmhouse and the beauty of it didn’t […]
large edition | 09small edition | 20 Ljochtstill Silence Still Stand still Attention Surroundings Look and see Enjoy From the water, on the water, into the water Sky Air Freedom Ljochtstill Earnewâld | Eernewoude Friesland, water country Art and culture project ‘Ljochtstill’ was allowed to use this photo of me as a promotional image. Ljochtstill […]
large edition | 09small edition | 20 Rietsnijders Cane cutters Freedom. Natural beauty. Fantastic view. Invisible visible Winter. When the weather is dry, clouds of smoke rise from the reed areas everywhere. The bare-cut herds, the residual waste are burned to the ground, so that the fresh young cane can fully sprout. Tribute to the […]
large edition | 09small edition | 20 Yn it ljocht Tribute to the skippers and ship builders of Friesland Water and water sports are very important to Friesland. Nowadays for recreation but in the past the Frisian lakes and waterways were the highways for this province. Almost all transport of goods and people took place […]
large edition | 05small edition | 15 Allinne Changing time. Present and past come together As a reaction to earlier work (folk stories) by me and to the work of Gosse Koopmans, this photo art image was created. Gosse Koopmans lives in the house of Dam Jaarsma and has drawn his living room with oil […]
large edition | 09small edition | 20 Pavo Cristatus Wearer of God’s eyes. The fascination that peacocks can fly … and that the cycle, the rhythm of nature is so very clearly visible with these beautiful animals. Pavo Cristatus Kale bomen, gouden zon Witte deken is nabij Gooi je sleep af en wacht Klokjes zullen […]
large edition | 09 small edition | 20 Beauty and Mortality The almost unreal Dutch lighthouse, Paard van Marken and one of the oldest ships in the Netherlands, the tallship bark EUROPA. The ship that continuously goes around the world, which has meant a lot in the glory days of the Netherlands and the lighthouse, […]
large edition | 05 small edition | 20 It Skilige pypke The ghost of it Skilige pypke About the greedy man who haunted the bridge at Veenwouden Depiction of a folk tale that takes place at Veenwouden and Zwaagwesteinde / De Westereen, at the end / beginning of the Goddelozesingel. It pypke, the little bridge, […]
