The Dutch have contributed so much to art, spanning the centuries and defying all boundaries. There was Rembrandt with his impasto and VanGogh with his. Vermeer with his smooth surfaces and Mondrian with his. And several hundred others. There doesn't seem to be a Dutch School of painting because they encompass them all, and they are still at it. A dailypainter tends to limit his subect matter and with me it is stillifes. What I have been working up to in this convoluted blog is that the Dutch, who practically invented the still life, would often paint a far distant background to give the viewer some breathing space. With me, a 5x5 (more or less) surface requires near life size subject matter, and by putting the background way back, one does give ones stillife some space. One can E-mail me at artistjohnwlong@live.com
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