The old rose-shears

Behind some objects there is a story. I collect these stories in my direct surroundings and make a painting based on that.
“Brass pot in embrasure” is an example of that. Now “The old rose-shears” is added to the list.

In my husbands family were many rose-growers. So also his grandad.

Years ago my mother in law gave me the rose-shears, with which had been worked.

The special thing

Exposition: "Reflectie met pastel".

Proudly I present you my first exposition entitled:
 “Reflectie met pastel" (Reflections with pastel).

The exposed paintings are:
· 2 to 1
· Reflections
· Light in darkness
· Glass
· Setting full moon
· Brass pot in embrasure


All these paintings can be bought.

You can visit my exposition from
Tuesday 19 October 2010 until Monday 22 November 2010.

The location is:
Pier Kafé in het gebouw van de "Pier K Nieuw-Vennep"
Harmonieplein 2
2151 AL Nieuw-Vennep
 Opening hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 14.00 – 22.30 uur
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 09.00 – 22.30 uur
Saturday 09.30 – 16.00 uur

Notice!
During 25th of October until the 8th of November '10 Pier Kafé will be closed due to a holiday.

Information about "Pier K":
Pier K is the startingpoint for art and culture for all citizens of the “Haarlemmermeer”. They also support schools in giving art-education in the south-east part in the province “Noord Holland”. Their website is: www.pier-k.nl.

Two newsartikels about my paintings.

There is an article about two of my paintings in the newspaper:

• Nieuwe Meerbode Aalsmeer, edition March 19th 2009:

http://www.meerbode.nl/news_am/news_am_wk12_2009.pdf

See on page 17 the column "Het Oosteinde in kaartenbak" the painting "Oosteinderweg 276 (pastel) Désirée Dekkers".
(You can also find this painting in the sub-catalogue "Landschappen/Landscapes" with as title "Hous in Aalsmeer #1".)

• And Nieuwe Meerbode Aalsmeer, edition April 2nd 2009:

http://www.meerbode.nl/news_am/news_am_wk14_2009.pdf

See on page 12 the column "Hotel Floralia in kaartenbak" the painting "Floralia 1956".
(You will find the painting "Floralia 1956" in the sub-catalogue "Landschappen/Landscapes".)

Interview in the PGE_Scribbler

The interview in the PGE_Scribbler of february 2010:

My name is Désirée Dekkers. I live in The Netherlands.
For about 33 years ago I had a drawing-teacher on Highschool, who was very patient.

He, as an artist, knew oh so well that inspiration was a thing that comes and goes as it pleases.
So for weeks I was sitting on the table chatting my time away, until the inspiration came along and I had to work every spare minute.
But since I left Highschool I had not drawn or painted anything.

One day my husband saw some of the drawings I had made during my Highschool-periode and was impressed.
So 3 years ago he bought me a starting-set of drawing-materials and gave that as a birthday present.

The first half year I started to experiment.
I was mostly entriged by the pastels. I had never worked with that medium before, but it felt good rightaway.
I took about 10 lessons with a local artist to learn more about pastel and how to work with it on paper.
From there my journey of experimenting continued. And I also started to combine other materials with pastel.

I got inspired by the impressionists and other great painters like William Henry Singer. He also worked with pastel on canvas. Something I want to try out one day for sure!
Beside this I read “The Pastel Journal” and became a member of PGE, to learn from the way how other artists perform.
And whenever there is a exposition of pastel paintings in my surroundings, I will pay a visite.

For my paintings I get my inspiration out of the things that strike me in daily live. Therefore the subject of my paintings differ much.

Read the full article in the pastel scribbler of february 2010:
http://pastelnews.com/2010/02/newsletter-the-pastel-scribbler-feb-2010/

Search for: Meet the artist with Désirée Dekkers
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