Varnishing Time!
14 March 2025
How wonderful it is when all the colours and values come back to life when varnishing a painting.
Not only will all the colours come back to life, a layer of varnish will also provide an extra protective layer on this painting.
Lantern Boat
25 x 25 cm
Olieverf op paneel
Signor Magico
14 Februari 2025
In the meantime I am busy working on this painting 'Signor Magico'.
In this painting you see a snow leopard with a magic wand on which a young little owl can be seen.
Detail Signor Magico - little owl
In addition to the young little owl, there are a number of other animals to see, such as a hoopoe, striped grass mouse and a pygmy marmoset.
They are happily staying in the hat of the magician's hat.
It doesn't always have to be a white rabbit...
They have enough provisions for the journey in the form of cherries, berries, grapes and cubes of cheese.
Detail Signor Magico - Magic hat with animals
Signor Magico
40 x 30 cm
Oil on panel
* This painting is sold.
The Other World
7 February 2025
Future, past and imagination are captured in this painting 'The Other World'.
Do you see another planet here or does this scene take place on earth?
Let your imagination run wild…
I 'converted' this weathered oldtimer into a radio car. You can see that the baboon is wearing headphones and is trying to make radio contact.
On the left side of the painting you see a presumably wealthy couple who booked an excursion to 'The Other World'.
The details and use of light deliberately draw your eye to this couple.
The lighting of the figures gives a three-dimensional character to the representation.
This panoramic painting is build up with mainly complementary shades of orange and blue, which creates unity and tranquility in the scene.
Of course interwoven with the necessary humor and details.
The Other World
35 x 61 cm
Oil on panel
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His Master's Voice
14 December 2024
This painting refers to the epic logo of the British record label 'His Master's Voice' in which a dog listens to the voice of its master.
Here you see a Jack Russel 'hybrid' looking at his maker, an ingenious 'grasshopper' who makes all kinds of robots in his workshop from recycled parts.
In addition to the Jack Russel robot and the seal robot, you can also see a mechanical beetle flying at the bottom right.
Also note the details like the flashing battery meter and toolbox.
His Master's Voice
34 x 34 cm
Oil on panel
* This painting is sold.
King of my Head
11 October 2024
The title of this painting initially refers to the ‘Kingfisher’ that can be seen.
Of course, you can also interpret the title ‘King of my Head’ more symbolically and it refers to being the master of your own thoughts.
That is the beauty of art, you get a first hint with the title but every viewer can add his/her own story.
In this way, each work of art has a unique meaning per person.
Notice the eyes with their deep orange color like old cognac 🥃, they keep haunting you.
Detail of the kingfisher with the deer antlers
King of my Head
72 x 61 cm
Oil on panel
* This painting is sold.
All the Time in the World
25 june 2024
Imagine if you could buy time...
This is what this whole painting is about.
What you see here is a trader in time.
This vendor, in the shape of a chimpanzee, sells all kinds of clocks that will give you extra time in your life.
Wouldn't that be fantastic... if you're short on time, you can turn to these figures for an extra dose of time...
Since there is a lot to tell about this painting, I have made a video especially for this in which I explain all the details of this work for you.
All the Time in the World
54 x 72 cm
Oil on panel
Framed with a black shadow box frame
* This painting is sold.
Watch the video below.
Icarus
18 August 2023
All aboard!
This painting shows my vision of the mythological story of 'Icarus'.
As Icarus and Daedalus are held captive in Crete by King Minos, Daedalus devises a way to escape: he builds wings from a wooden framework, studded with feathers in a bow secured with wax.
Because the wax can melt, Daedalus warns Icarus not to fly too high and close to the sun, but not too low either, because the seawater would make the wings too heavy.
In his enthusiasm, however, Icarus becomes reckless; he flies too high to melt the wax and crashes into the Aegean Sea.
This painting is immediately available from the Wim Bals Art Studio.
Icarus
36 x 60 cm
Oil on panel
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