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Tag Archives: Holland
In Case Of Doubt | We’re OPEN For Business
A stroll through the city of Amsterdam – yesterday – 2020 – November Friday 13th (!) – and it did feel a bit eery: I noticed a lot of typographical noise and very few people.
It Wasn’t Always Like This
Looking at my latest post – the view across the canal from my room on the top floor – I wondered about the barracks that once stood there when it was home to a cavalerie division. I went to The … Continue reading
One Night In A
Posted in (B)OOST, blog art, CORONA TIMES, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made
Tagged Amsterdam, Holland, Mauritskade, my neighborhood, night photography, skyline, view, wilson tichelaar, window
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Corona Times | Birds You Suddenly Notice
The painting are by Leone Schröder – the project by Bright Up – organized by the city of Amsterdam. Curious coincidence: During the lockdown because of the Corona virus people started to notice more birds, their singing. From the Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Anja's Boetiek Photography, ART, blog art, CORONA TIMES, PHOTOGRAPHY, TEXT, THE FABRIC OF HOME
Tagged Amsterdam, art project, bird song, birds, bright up, color, CORONA TIMES, Duivendrecht, Holland, I went cycling, lockdown, people notice more birds, report, the first summer's day of 2020, vogels, wilson tichelaar
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Spring Fever | Cows Coming Out
I came across this lively bunch yesterday, while cycling east of Amsterdam: The cows were brought out into the fields for the first time this year – May 9th 2020 – and they are loving it 🙂 In … Continue reading
Posted in CORONA TIMES, GEM OF THE DAY, THE FABRIC OF HOME, Things I made
Tagged Amsterdam, Amsterdam Castle, coming out, cows, Cows back in the field, cows in the pasture, cycling Amsterdam, farming, Holland, jump for joy, jumping cows, Muiden, Muiderslot, my neighborhood, spring fever, video
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Color Inspiration | By The Sea
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
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Boys or girls
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
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African design now
Yesterday I went to see the show Making Africa in the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam. Came back invigorated. A marvelous world of wonder. http://www.kunsthal.nl/nl/plan-je-bezoek/tentoonstellingen/making-africa/
Posted in ART, CREATIVE CAREERS, REVIEW
Tagged 2017, ART, contemporeary, continent, design, future, Holland, kunsthal, largest continent, Making Africa, museum, Rotterdam, show, The Netherlands
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Flowers framed
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
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