The bunch of tulips consists of intense red specimens, lovely pink and colorful orange with yellow. The tulips are in an old teapot, a very old teapot! Perhaps it was once found in one of the famous French attics and sold at a Vide Grenier (which literally means "empty attic"). I found the teapot in the window of the little house that was once, in a gray past, a pigsty. Now our bikes are there. It is a sturdy stone cottage with a sloping roof with real tiles.
The teapot with tulips stands in the grass in front of our house. The wall at work is over nine hundred years old, but completely repointed by us. So our house can last another nine hundred years ;-)
The combination of the teapot, tulips, the grass and the old wall, gives it a real French look. The romantic image we Dutch have of France: sun, color, freedom and cosiness.
I staged this cheerful image to take pictures of it. Then, to further emphasize the atmosphere, I digitally shaped and further edited the photo. I think the work is ideal to have cozy in the kitchen.
Since about 1974, I have been involved almost daily in photography, drawing (charcoal, graphite, conté, chalk, ink), painting, watercolour and/or collage making. In all these branches of visual work, I have tried a lot, found my own way, but.. Read more…