The selection of the better paintings by Jakum

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  • The selection of the better paintings by Jakum

24 Frog

This painting was made after a photo by Harry Wijmands, a volunteer of the Fauna Working Group on the Hoge Veluwe.

25 Still life with plant.

The assignment for this painting was to create a still life.

This plant stood in the room where the painting club was active.

26 Van Gogh's Little Street

A booklet with many images of paintings, including one by Van Gogh, which was the inspiration for painting this.

27 Lake in Bengalen, India.

This is from a photo of my friend sitting here on the bank of this reservoir in Bengal.

30 Mountain landscape in Nepal.

The first time Jakum was in Nepal, he made a pencil sketch, which he later used to create this painting at home. The mountain is Amaladablong, its highest peak is 6,812 meters.

32 The windmills of Kinderdijk with approaching thunderstorms

This painting was also created after the visit to Kinderdijk. Only the thunderstorm is the painter's freedom.

35 Village in Nepal.

This painting is actually a composite of several separate images in Nepal: a temple on the left, a ravine with a suspension bridge, a village, and mountains.

45-50 Hoopoe, Common redstart, Ring-necked pheasant, Common kingfisher, Eurasian jay and Eurasian magpie op doek van 7x8cm

As a birdwatcher, Jakum has always had a special bond with these creatures. Here are some of the special birds.

51 More with jetty

Based on a photo with a beautiful reflection in the water, this was painted, also with that reflection.

52 Austrian town on a lake.

This town was painted following an advertising brochure depicting it.

Hallstatt Am Halstättersee in Salzkammergut, Oostenrijk

54 A willow in the Vreugderijkerwaard, Zwolle

During an excursion with the Amersfoort Bird Watch, we came across this beautiful willow on the way back from the Waterloopbos.

58 The little bridge of Jakum.

Painting club assignment bridge, inspiration from the internet.

59 The Havik with the tower Lange Jan in Amersfoort.

The discovery of a very old box of oil paint once inspired the painter to create an oil painting. The painting club leader, Joke, first opened all the tubes and created a color chart of all the colors.

63 The Koppelpoort in Amersfoort

Inspiration was a photo in the local newspaper “De Stad Amersfoort”.

65 Tanorivers, HipHop singer

Jakum ran into this rapper and hip-hop singer in Utrecht. What followed was a very animated conversation. After finding him online, this expressive photo surfaced.

67 Crocus

On a plastic disc, oil paint.

73 Historic sailing ship at sea

Based on a photo on the cover of the book Dutch sailing ships in the nineteenth century by Uncle E.W.Petrejus.

77 Octopus elephant

From an image in a hotel room in Nuremberg, Germany.

78 Tawny owl in tree hollow

Freely based on an image on a postcard.

79 Friend in hanging rocking chair

In the Seminaris Hotel Nuremberg, Germany, this rocking chair hung in front of the windows. Naturally, it had to be tried out.

80 Holy mountain landscape in Nepal

Sacred mountain landscape with one of the oldest villages in Nepal. Based on an image at the terrace of Hotel Restaurant Yala Peak, Kathmandu, Nepal

83 Van Gogh in het Krüller-Müller Museum

In the Krüller-Müller Museum on the Hoge Veluwe, Van Gogh's Little Street was recreated so that you could take a seat in it.

84 The moon shines over the lake

Commissioned by a friend, the first of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

85 Doe with fawn

Commissioned by a friend, the second of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

86 Little bridge with two figures on an autumn evening

Commissioned by a friend, the third of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

This painting was executed primarily with the palette knife, following the example my friend sent me.

87 Woman with jugs

Commissioned by a friend, the fourth of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

88 Small street along water and church

Commissioned by a friend, the fifth of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

89 Birds drinking from leaking tap

Commissioned by a friend, the sixth of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

90 Cats meowing under tree by small church

Commissioned by a friend, the seventh of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

Young woman hugs statue

Commissioned by a friend, the eighth and last one of a series of eight paintings to decorate his new apartment in Gem City, Kolkata. Based on a photo of his as inspiration.

92 Egyptian temple drawing

small work of an image