Since the Corona virus lockdown I started with my so-called Corona project: making every day a pen drawing of flowers and/or young women wearing them. You can see my work on social media and of course forthcoming exhibitions. Besides this social media/virtual initiative, which has grown into an impressive portfolio over the last few months, I have also built up over the years a portfolio in oils, pastel and watercolor. Let me tell you first somewhat more about my Corona Art Project. I had the idea to start a large large collection of daily drawings, and continue to do so as long as the Corona pandemic is among us. I took…
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Rediscovered camera’s
Corona times at home are very useful to take stock of what one actually owns. Doors of hard to reach cupboards are opened, shelves are inspected, boxes from earlier moves are unpacked. And long forgotten gems appear. Just read with us this (very) happy tale… Hans Knol ten Bensel It all starts with a Leica. My father used it for the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. This was back in 1976. He procured himself this Leicaflex SL with a Leitz Canada Summicron 1:2 90 mm lens. I found it back in a box stored in an upper cupboard. My father had used it intensively, but luckily everything was still in…
