Tag Archives: Holland

In Case Of Doubt | We’re OPEN For Business

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Wilson

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.

Posted in Anja's Boetiek Photography, CORONA TIMES | Tagged Amsterdam, come in, Holland, lock down, Netherlands, restaurants, school of life, shops, street photography, take away, take out, wilson tichelaar | Leave a comment

It Wasn’t Always Like This

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Wilson

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 →

Posted in (B)OOST, blog art, CORONA TIMES, THE FABRIC OF HOME, TIME LAPSE | Tagged Amsterdam, archive, Dapperbuurt, Het Stadsarchief, historical development, history, Holland, kazerne Sarphatistraat, my neighborhood, online, research, tympanum, urban planning | Leave a comment

One Night In A

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Wilson

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 | Leave a comment

Corona Times | Birds You Suddenly Notice

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Wilson

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 | Leave a comment

Spring Fever | Cows Coming Out

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Wilson

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 | Leave a comment

#Bloodmoon over Amsterdam

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Wilson

Tonight I witnessed the blood moon over Amsterdam. The moon is not as bright as usual as the earth is casting its shadow over the moon located right between the sun and the moon. The only light reflected by the … Continue reading →

Posted in ONLINE FINDS, OUT OF THE BOX, PHOTOGRAPHY, REVIEW | Tagged #bloodmoon, #lunadesangre, 2018, act of nature, bloedmaan, blood moon, copycat, corizo, hastag, Holland, humor, idea, image search, inspiration, joke, light, luna, luna roja, lune de sangre, message, moon, Nature, once in a lifetime, original, red, reflection, shadow, spain, sun, telling a joke, trending, tweet, twitter | 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

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

African design now

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Wilson

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/

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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.