Birds, Butterflies and a Frog among Plants and Fungi

Artists own notes, July 2010.

Melchior d'Hondecoeter: Birds, Butterflies and a Frog among Plants and Fungi (1668).

This was the other painting that was observed in the National Gallery when I saw the painting by van Os. Further review to follow.

Jan van Os | Fruit and Flowers in a Terracotta Vase | NG6520 | The National Gallery, London

Artists own notes, July 2010.

Jan van Os, Flowers in a Terracotta Vase, 1777-8

This is a painting that I found in a quite corner of the National Gallery, I actually did a study of two paintings in this room (the other was Birds, Butterflies and a Frog among Plants and Fungi) I did not take note of the other paintings in the room in but will return to investigate this.

I have decided that the next collection of works will all stem from the idea's and visual cue's embedded within this van Os masterpiece. Further notes etc to follow.

Martin Scheoller

Martin Scheoller: Christine Roth, 2004

Portraits in general but I am particularly drawn to the uncompromising simplicity of the female body builders collection.