StartSketch

Another sketchbook full, started a new one yesterday.

Pat Andrea

This is from Pat Andrea, which I lost out of sight for a while. Not so weird, considering he's moving from and to homes/studio's in Paris and Buenos Aires. He got well known for a bigger audience when he illustrated the Gestures Book. (below is cover)
And his teacher on Artschool was Co Westerik, famous Dutch Painter of whom you see his most well known painting, "Cutting on grass".

Is it me who did myself?

The me I'm referring to is Rembrandt. Until now they thought a pupil of his made it and this week it was announced they think it's the real thing. The above is a jpg and not a YouTube movie, so he can't tell us himself. The face reminds me of faces I saw on the paintings by one of my heroes, when I attended Artschool, Pat Andrea (tomorrow an example)

A face - WOW!

I told you about the Flickr-Faces and the Faces in Places blog before. When I saw this one on the Flickrpage I outcried - "WOW!". I'm curious if the blog takes it as one of the chosen few, but I have many times been wrong about which he would pick. But - "MAN!", is this a fuckin'wonderful face in the sky or what?

One wheel motor?

I feel a bit wobbly. I suddenly fear to fall off my chair. Nothing feels steady anymore.

Wheelin and Dealin

About someone being successful in becoming a major bikewheel manufacturer/dealer.

Sleepy Horse

It's not the name of an Indian Chief. This horse is not a warrior. He's probably dreaming of lying on his back in the grass, with a daisy in his mouth, or running along the coastline of a sandy beach, or ................ other dreamstuff.

TTRH

Bob than and Bob now. Something must have happened/changed in between. Something happened/changed in my appreciation for Bob and his music. Did not like it in the past, even got worse when infatuated girls kept showing their lovesickness and desire for Bob by repeatingly playing his songs on a guitar and singing them trying to sound full of feeling/passion but only able to be overenthousiastic.
Anyway, I really like his songs now. Very much.
And I like his TTRH-shows too. Bob presents a radioshow on XM Satellite Radio , called the "Theme Time Radio Hour". He's doing that for the second year now and plays all kind of old music (folk, blues, pop and more) all gathered on a theme. Like for instance baseball, coffee or Mama.
I'm regulary listening to his shows of last year. You can find an archive of them here (50 themes and 52 hours).

Spicy Pancakes

Burning full of desire.

Papa fume une pipe

Candy floss/Cotton candy

Candy floss/Cotton candy is "Suikerspin" in dutch. Literally translated, "Sugarspider".
In reality the dutch "spin" is coming from rotating with speed/spinning and making thread of wool or cotton. And not the spider, which is also named "spin" in dutch. Ofcourse because a spider also spins his thread.
And way back in the 1950's-60's when ladies's build up towers of hair with hairspray, we called that "Suikerspin". As a kid I was most impressed with Cotton Candy ladies, with stiletto heels.

Shit happens again?

They wanted an additional illustration of a professor studying shit! In this case, his own shit?

Doctor! Doctor! What do you see? Anything wrong or right? Tell me! What should I do? Or is this the "ME", that I am?

Sketchbook2

Sleep?

Is it the best way to wind up and end a fruitful day or the best way to prepare for and start a fruitful day?
Be greedy and pick both.

A cone with shit?

Kid's page telling about shit and how some animals enjoy eating shit of other animals, because there is still stuff in it they can use.

Statues in Amersfoort - 2

It does not look like it's going to last long, but it certainly catches the eye. I ride a gold painted bike myself as well.

The new Hirschfeld?

Personally I think, "Yes"! Ofcourse there is only one Al Hirschfield. This artists name is ANDRÉ CARRILHO . I love it.

A caterpillar is a rodent

Sveriousv, man!

Faces in places

I started to photograph for "the faces in places" Flickr group, when my eye was caught by this scene on my computer table. Some of the Flickr group pictures are published in this blog.

Fat Rabbits

Eating a whole lot of carrots makes your eyes better, but slows you down if you have to take a run.

Rodent-race

You've got mail

Black'N Roll

They build a old fashioned replica Solex in China nowadays and because the Solex-brand is protected, they, a little too playfully call it the "Black'N Roll". And here you can see the different models inthe past in photo's (Dutch). I even found that a futuric looking electric model is being developed in France.
But above is the Dutch Berini M13, nicknamed "the Egg". In my youth I have a couple of times seen it mounted on the backwheel of a scooter. ( Is scooter still valid for a two wheel vehicle on which you move forward by standing on a platform between the two small wheels a making forward movement by stepping with one foot?)

Statues in Amersfoort - 1

Regular I will lead you around Amersfoort, to show you some of the statues/sculptures that give a face to Amersfoort. This one is placed in front of a Assurance Company building. It's the guy that would drive around on his Solex to collect the contribution for when you were part of "The National Health Insurance"around 1950-60. When you could not afford to be in the private health insurance, because you were not making enough money. (Clicking on the image reveals a 3 image GIF)