Tag Archives: dutch

Waking Up To A Blind Spot

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Wilson

I like to wake-up with a cup of coffee – better: I NEED coffee to wake up – and while doing so I noticed something that has become so familiar that I just didn’t see it, a blind spot: The … Continue reading →

Posted in CORONA TIMES, PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged blind spot, coffee tin, dutch, dyke, Het paard van marken, island, light house, Marken, peninsula, The Netherlands, traditional costume, typical, village, wake up | Leave a comment

Color Inspiration | By The Sea

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Wilson

Posted in ART, bloow, CREATIVE CAREERS, DESTINATION HAPPINESS, mumson, PHOTOGRAPHY, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made | Tagged beach, beach life, bird, bloow, blue, boat, clouds, coast, color inspiration, driftwood, dutch, family, Holiday, Holland, horizon, inspiration, kite, Noordzee, reflection, sea, seagull, shells, shore, sky, sun, surf, travel photography, visual diary, water, waves, wind | Leave a comment

Sunday Chill | Super Pop

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Wilson

Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, MUSIC | Tagged 2017, a star is born, artist, composer, dutch, experimental, idol, jett rebel, look at me now, magic in the making, mind, Music, musician, PHOTOGRAPHY, pink, Pop art, portrait, rock star, school of life, singer, star, styling, super pop, talented | Leave a comment

Boys or girls

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Wilson

Preparing for a photo shoot with the theme Duch Masters I saw a documentary on tv about the Dutch village of Marken, which used to be an island. It told the story of a small community losing its traditions after … Continue reading →

Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, OUT OF THE BOX, PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged alike, anecdote, black and white, boys, clean, craft, documentary, dress, dutch, equal, fabric, fact, gender, girls, handmade, history, Holland, inspiration, lesson, looks, masters, men, minds, Nature, neutral, news, nurture, rights, sex, slate, text, The Netherlands, think, tradition, traditional, truth, women, youth | 2 Comments

Flowers framed

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Wilson

Two flower paintings I saw in the Museum Kröller Muller. The paintings are similar, but see what a frame can do. Here’s a top 10 of the best flower paintings according to the Guardian.

Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, TIME LAPSE | Tagged best, canvas, dutch, flower, frame, Guardian, Holland, impression, Jan Sluijters, Kröller Muller, light, museum, Odilon Redon, oil painting, Otterloo, painting, photographic, representation, reproduction, technique, top 10 | Leave a comment

Dutch portraits

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Wilson

Striking portraits by Rachel Dubbe. After a successful career in commercial photography Dubbe embarked on a journey making some work of her own. “(…) a balancing act between present and past, tranquillity and spontaneity, chance and perfectionism, resulting in cheeky … Continue reading →

Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, PHOTOGRAPHY | Tagged Am I..., Amsterdam, classic, costumes, dutch, dutch design, Fine Art, girls, head dress, Milan, modern, natural, PHOTOGRAPHY, present day, Rachel Dubbe, Salone, tradition | Leave a comment

One year old at birth

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Wilson

Last night we had a guest at our table, a guest staying in our B&B from South Korea enjoyed a dinner of Dutch pancakes and chocolate vla for dessert 🙂 I was happy to see she loves a pancake with Dutch … Continue reading →

Posted in TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME | Tagged age, asian, B&B, candy tower, celebration, cheese, conversation, counting, dinner, dol, dutch, guest, Korean, lichun, modern, New year's Day, numbers, pancakes, reckoning, solar terms, South Korea, tradition, vla | Leave a comment

Singing in the street

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Wilson

Last night just before falling asleep, the sound of singing entered the room from the street below. It was a group of men, cycling past and singing out loud, on their way to the inner city, warming up for the … Continue reading →

Posted in DESTINATION HAPPINESS, MUSIC, TIME LAPSE | Tagged Amsterdam, characters, dutch, flashmob, People, singing, song, the real amsterdam, vibe, waterloo plein | Leave a comment

Female Spies

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Wilson

A book I came across in a junk shop. Female Spies I Have Known. Intriguing title? So I opened it and started to read: CHAPTER 1 Blonde Grenade Louis Marie Herbaut, in the Parisian nightclubs known as “Dancing Loulou”, is the … Continue reading →