tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post1640329904393948124..comments2024-03-28T09:36:03.521-07:00Comments on Deja View: Rien PoortvlietAndreas Dejahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10503659818150293229noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-71122881632051260822014-08-08T09:37:50.855-07:002014-08-08T09:37:50.855-07:00Rien Poortvliet's work is so great! This is a ...Rien Poortvliet's work is so great! This is a great post. Thanks for sharing some of his work with us. I agree with the comment above about his work having a warmth & earthiness to it. When looking at his art, I often feel like I'm sitting in the grass, seeing it first hand. As far as the "photorealism" is concerned, I think his work does have a lifelike and realistic quality. However, it seems to be far from "photoreal" to me. The washes, sketchy line, and marks of the artist are unmistakably out front with no attempt to disguise the fact that it was made by human hands. I think it's a testament to his skill level and ability to capture "believablity" that some would first consider his art "photorealistic." All that being said, I understand how some may not always enjoy his approach. I like most of his work a lot, but have found his gnome projects immeasurably inspiring to me. They even motivated me to do my own series of paintings of gnomes! I dig that video too! Thanks again for posting this stuff. This blog is great!Philip A. Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609258281782686779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-71639511063895974212014-08-07T10:51:14.956-07:002014-08-07T10:51:14.956-07:00I disagree about his work being photo realistic,(... I disagree about his work being photo realistic,( What is presented here anyway). I think his work is just too appealing to be that. But I understand that it doesn't have the flavor or character of Ken Andersons elephants or Milt Kahls Bambi sketches, etc.. But the execution of his work has a certain amount of charm that I never see in photorealism. Tony DiStefanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07588896772423838537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-41701780850167457162014-08-07T04:06:08.559-07:002014-08-07T04:06:08.559-07:00Those Illustrations are so rich in details!!! I lo...Those Illustrations are so rich in details!!! I loved it!!! Thank you for post Andreas!!! =)JAISON ROBERTOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461797174848241672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-73094903896524093992014-08-06T14:04:11.019-07:002014-08-06T14:04:11.019-07:00There are marvelous drawings!! A great discover fo...There are marvelous drawings!! A great discover for me. ThanksOrdnajela Zenitramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822448471497870163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-7380289102048965962014-08-06T13:12:02.331-07:002014-08-06T13:12:02.331-07:00Poortvliet is one of my favourite landscape painte...Poortvliet is one of my favourite landscape painters which has to do with the fact that the region of Germany where I grew up lies close to the Dutch border and looks very much like the rural landscapes he painted. I highly recommend his book "Langs het tuinpad van mijn vaderen" in which he traces through texts, sketches and paintings the everday life of his forebears in rural Holland during the 19th century. The range of scribbles, sketches and elaborate pieces in ink and oil is stunning in my opinion, and rich with his warm, earthy style.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03219482312632171188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2565467389318493488.post-17472884412696179712014-08-06T04:10:16.148-07:002014-08-06T04:10:16.148-07:00Nice to see this Dutch artist featured here Andrea...Nice to see this Dutch artist featured here Andreas! These drawings and paintings are great. Funnily enough Poortvliet is not really valued as a 'real' artist by the cultural elite in the Netherlands. <br />The same goes for another great Dutch illustrator and artist, Anton Pieck (whose work is also worth a look, especially his design work for the Disney-level Efteling theme park).Joosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306373106501336395noreply@blogger.com