Wheat
Two new painted ceilings,
one for an architects office in the midst of historic Amsterdam, the other in a 300 year old farmhouse in Abcoude.
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Blue Thistles
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"WHEAT"
New Painted Ceiling for an Architects Office.
For many centuries plaster workers would apply the lime to reed mats attached under the ceiling beams. A technique with great warmth insulating benefits. Between these 18th century beams the reeds now have been transformed into a field featuring thousands of ears and stems of wheat, so that, looking up from your desk, you sense the proximity of a summers day. Warmly hued blue flowers appear randomly amongst the wheat. Their leaves and stems, however, disclose the painfully sharp thorns of thistles.
New Painted Ceiling for an Architects Office.
For many centuries plaster workers would apply the lime to reed mats attached under the ceiling beams. A technique with great warmth insulating benefits. Between these 18th century beams the reeds now have been transformed into a field featuring thousands of ears and stems of wheat, so that, looking up from your desk, you sense the proximity of a summers day. Warmly hued blue flowers appear randomly amongst the wheat. Their leaves and stems, however, disclose the painfully sharp thorns of thistles.
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The sharpness of Blue Thistles
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The transparency of the applied paint has left the wood grain visible.
so the character of the antique floor boards remained present all over the ceiling
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Early morning light shaving the ceilings surface,
highlights the subtle textures of wood grain
and brush strokes rendering wheat, poppy leaves and the green iridescence of a bottle fly.
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Langestraat Amsterdam
ABCOUDE
Seasons on the banks of the river "het Gein"; a 400 year old farmhouse in december and june.
"WHEAT II" - ( Milk and Honey )
Entrance hall and Kitchen of 18th c. farmhouse in Abcoude
EARS OF WHEAT. THOUSANDS OF THEM. All of them painted singlehandedly between the 18th century beams of this kitchen ceiling. A fertile reminder of the days of food production. In this summery field the blue and white of the Delftware tiles is reflected by hundreds of amorous butterflies and so blended into the multi hued palette of a new generation.
In the adjoining entrance-hall a blackbird has taken up residence. In the stucco-lunette under the monumental barrel vault she has built her nest from the wheat on the kitchen ceiling. Peeking over the edge she keeps an inquisitive, yet friendly eye on any passing visitors.
Entrance hall and Kitchen of 18th c. farmhouse in Abcoude
EARS OF WHEAT. THOUSANDS OF THEM. All of them painted singlehandedly between the 18th century beams of this kitchen ceiling. A fertile reminder of the days of food production. In this summery field the blue and white of the Delftware tiles is reflected by hundreds of amorous butterflies and so blended into the multi hued palette of a new generation.
In the adjoining entrance-hall a blackbird has taken up residence. In the stucco-lunette under the monumental barrel vault she has built her nest from the wheat on the kitchen ceiling. Peeking over the edge she keeps an inquisitive, yet friendly eye on any passing visitors.
Butterflies,
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Couples of mating butterflies, a fertile reminder of the centuries of food production
in the long history of this 17th century farmhouse.
Mating butterflies,
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Hoopoe panel over the cellar door.
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Early morning light shaving the ceilings surface,
highlights the subtle textures of wood grain
and brush strokes rendering wheat, poppy leaves and the green iridescence of a bottle fly.
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Thousands of ears of wheat, all of them painted singlehandedly between the ancient beams of this kitchen ceiling.
Wheat ears and poppy leaves
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In the adjoining entrance-hall a blackbird has taken up residence.
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In the adjoining entrance-hall
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A nesting blackbird.
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The River "Het Gein"
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