Gary J Kirkpatrick, Artist garyjkirkpatrick.com

Filming and narration by Peg Kirkpatrick, editing and production by Gary Kirkpatrick. Copyright 2024

All That Jazz, watercolors, 30 x 42xm/11.7 x 16.5cm Many of my paintings have music related themes. This is another expression of my interest in the topic, with its blocking patterns showing an unusual grouping pattern.

Woman in Boudoir, acrylics 56 x 76 cm 22 x 30″ Getting ready for the day

From deep in the heart of Friesland we set off early on a twenty hour journey to the tiny town of Weesp on the River Vecht. There we are joined by nephews for a legacy tour starting in Weesp, to Utrech, Rotterdam, den Haag, Haarlem and Amsterdam. We stayed one night on the Eems River. Arriving around 6 p.m. meant that we would have a hard time finding a mooring at all. The first set of moorings…

Today the tide of war has turned in favor of Ukraine. Still people suffer from Putin’s war of choice, Ukrainians and Russians too. Ukraine: Destruction and Displacement, acrylics, , 70 x 50 cm, 28 x 20″ Mother and Child Reunited, acrylics 58 x 76 cm, 23 x 30″ Ukrainian Bridge Bombed

Boats and bikes: the Dutch are known for these modes of transport. Bikes are in daily use, while boats are good weather friends. The infrastructure for both is extensive. For boats its opening bridges, locks, moorings, marinas, parts and repairs, waterside restaurants. In Grou a grocery store has a couple of spots for boats so you can do your shopping easily, around the corner from free water.…

“Face It”- Abstract 1 Face It- Abstract 1, acrylics on Canson paper, 78 x 56 cm, /30 x 22″ As it might appear in your room This is my first abstract painting, although I have done several paintings with significant abstract areas. Even so there’s more than meets the eye at first glance.

In Leeuwarden’s harbor there was a parade of boats. Lots of beer, some singing and then sights like this. What a hoot!

Appingedam and Delfzijl are located in the less visited far northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl sits on the shore of the bay into which the Eems River empties, connecting it to the North Sea. Appingedam is a few kilometers inland. Both are served by the Eemscanal, a large barge capable canal. Appingedam picturesque municipal harbor is in the center, reached through a small lock and then by a…

Two Houses on a Canal, watercolor, r, 21 x 29 cm/8.3 x 11.8″ How it might look on a wall We came upon this scene not far from Kalenburg, Netherlands. Kalenburg is in Friesland, which has some of the most picturesque scenes in the country. I have abstracted some of the foliage, sky and water.

Pope Steven V issued a decree in 816 requiring every bishop to establish an almshouse, (‘gasthuis’ in Dutch). In the Middle Ages these houses served the sick, the poor, and pilgrims. One of the almshouses in Gronigen was the first in Europe to provide housing for the mentally ill, allowing the public to peep through the windows on Sundays to observe their behaviors. Today you can visit the…