"Only in art
will the lion
lie down with the lamb,
and the rose grow
without the thorn"
~ Martin Amis
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When I got my garden there were several rose bushes, which I cherish up until this day. I curse the thorns, but more often I sink away in their beauty. A rose is actually like a lion for the animal kingdom: the ruler of a garden. Above all, they are a great source of inspiration.
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One of the rose bushes in my garden. June, 2015
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After the rain ...
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wild rose | 2010 | printed on canvas, oil pastels | limited edition | 60 x 90 cm
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Festival | 2013 | this one's printed on canvas, oil pastels | limited edition | 20 x 30 cm | sold.
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Stokroos (Althaea rosea) | printed on canvas, oil pastels | 20 x 30 cm
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Distel en Ranonkel | collage of photos | printed on canvas, oil pastels+varnish | limited edition | 70 x 70 cm (black passe-partout)
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Mourning | 2013
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Vaasje II en Vaasje I | 2105
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Sleeping beauty ... garden at midnight
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Uitgevallen | 2011 | printed on canvas, oil pastels | limited edition | 20 x 20 cm.
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Voorbij | 2011 | printed on canvas, oil pastels | limited edition | 20 x 20 cm.