This style of folk-painting originated in the 17th century in the town of Hindeloopen in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Traditionally their homes were heated by burning peat, which gave everything a tobacco-brown patina. I tried to imitate that effect with some dark glazes.
Frisian Hindeloopen Table
This style of folk-painting originated in the 17th century in the town of Hindeloopen in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Traditionally their homes were heated by burning peat, which gave everything a tobacco-brown patina. I tried to imitate that effect with some dark glazes.
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