Welcome to my weblog. Dear visitor, I hope you enjoy to read about what I do, what I like and what goes on in my (art) life. Have Fun!
photos/ foto's
by connie van winssen16 Nov 2008 at 4:24 pm
Here are some photos of the opening. hier zijn wat foto's van de opening die drukbezocht was. ... read more
De Voordeligste Salon
by connie van winssen15 Nov 2008 at 4:16 am
Morgen start de Voordeligste Salon. Een tentoonstelling van 70 professionele kunstenaars uit de provincie Utrecht bij Genootschap Kunstliefde, een van de oudste kunstenaarsverenigingen uit Nederland. Ik heb 2 portretten ingeleverd. 1 in mijn gebruikelijke stijl en 1 realistisch in olieverf... ... read more
Joseph, the dreamer
by connie van winssen10 Nov 2008 at 4:56 pm
Ik zit op een gospelkoor en wij zijn een jaar bezig geweest om deze musical in te studeren, kleding te maken en decors te schilderen. Afgelopen vrijdag en zaterdag hebben we hem opgevoerd in Theater De Kom in Nieuwegein. Ruim... ... read more
Artmarket / Kunstmarkt Enkhuizen
by connie van winssen20 Sep 2008 at 2:12 pm
Next weekend I'm on an artmarket in Enkhuizen in the Westerkerk. Volgend weekend sta ik op een kunstmarkt in Enkhuizen in de Westerkerk (Westerstraat 138). zaterdag en zondag van 11-17 uur. Hieronder een foto van afgelopen week, de kunstmarkt van... ... read more
bad..better ?/ slecht..beter?
by connie van winssen20 Sep 2008 at 2:06 pm
There were a couple of paintings I wasn't satisfied with because they were too sterile, so I changed them. I think they improved. Do you? Er waren een paar schilderijen waar ik niet tevreden over was. Ik vond ze te... ... read more
All cows / allemaal koeien
by connie van winssen22 Jun 2008 at 5:09 pm
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tired but content / moe maar tevreden
by connie van winssen22 Jun 2008 at 12:43 pm
About 280 people visited my exhibition space. The reactions were mostly very positive. The contact with my fellow artists very pleasant. Thank you all so much! In totaal hebben zo'n 280 mensen mijn kamer in de voormalige Kees Boekeschool bezocht.... ... read more
Art route / Kunstroute
by connie van winssen21 Jun 2008 at 1:22 pm
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Busy / Druk
by connie van winssen15 Jun 2008 at 11:27 am
I have been busy with my house the last couple of weeks. The entire ground floor needed to be retiled, so the kitchen was removed, all the furniture, etc and we lived on the second floor. Afterwards I had to... ... read more
Impression / impressie
by connie van winssen16 May 2008 at 5:36 pm
Here an impression of the opening of my show in the Voerman Museum Hier een impressie van de opening van mijn expositie in het Voerman Museum ... read more
My painting in flowerseeds/mijn schilderij in hyacinthzaden
by connie van winssen5 May 2008 at 8:56 am
I got an Email from a family in Anna Paulowna that they used my painting of Johan Cruyff for a painting made of flower seeds. They won the 5th price with it. Ik kreeg een mailtje van de familie Snoek... ... read more
Rotariage Doesburg
by connie van winssen3 Apr 2008 at 6:23 am
Tomorrow starts the Rotariage. This is an exhibition in the cityhall of Doesburg for the duration of 3 days. There are also dinners for donors and people can bid on the paintings. The next 4 paintings are part of the... ... read more
Tafeltje
by connie van winssen15 Mar 2008 at 6:43 pm
I decorated a table which is to be auctioned off on Queensday by the Mayor of De Bilt. It's for a project in Bolivia. Ik heb een tafeltje beschilderd voor een project in Bolivia. Het wordt op koninginnedag geveild door... ... read more
Opening
by connie van winssen25 Jan 2008 at 4:24 pm
Tomorrow is the opening of my exhibition in Winschoten. Morgen 14.00 uur is de opening van mijn expositie in Winschoten, samen met Erlinde Ufkes Stefanus en Willem Bultman. ... read more
Johan Cruyff
by connie van winssen16 Dec 2007 at 4:20 am
After months of delay yesterday finally was the opening of the Johan Cruijff exhibition. 60 painters made a portrait of him and they were on exhibit in the Arena stadium building Na maanden uitstel was er dan gisteren eindelijk de... ... read more
Auction/veiling
by connie van winssen29 Nov 2007 at 8:45 am
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article/artikel
by connie van winssen27 Nov 2007 at 4:58 pm
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Into the Blue
by connie van winssen15 Oct 2007 at 1:44 pm
Yesterday was the opening of "Into the blue" 5 Artists inspired by the colour blue. Here are some photos. Gisteren was de opening van "Into the blue". 5 kunstenaars geïnspireerd door de kleur blauw. Hier zijn een paar foto's. ... read more
exhibitions/expo's
by connie van winssen8 Oct 2007 at 3:19 pm
Back from 3 days Art Event Arnhem. It was fun but not profitable. Here are some photos. Tomoorow I have to deliver and hang some paintings in Heemskerk. Today I made the last painting for this exhibition. 40x40" Ben terug... ... read more
Kunstmarkt De Bilt
by connie van winssen8 Sep 2007 at 1:33 pm
Today I had a stand on the artmarket of De Bilt. The weather was a bit cloudy, but luckily it almost didn't rain. Lots of people and a lot of them enjoyed my work. I sold a little painting of... ... read more
Over
by connie van winssen15 Jul 2007 at 12:41 pm
Woerdstock is over. It was a great event. More then 1500 visitors came to see the exhibition. The sphere was excellent.Here some photos of the last day Woerdstock is over. Het was een geweldig evenement. Meer dan 1500 bezoekers bezochten... ... read more
Woerdstock
by connie van winssen18 Jun 2007 at 4:50 am
Woerdstock 2007 is er helemaal klaar voor! Over 9 dagen, woensdag 27 juni, is de officiële opening van dit kunstevenement op het Defensie-eiland te Woerden. Vanaf woensdag 27 juni 16.00 uur is iedereen welkom om te komen kijken en om... ... read more
Cover
by connie van winssen22 Apr 2007 at 2:31 pm
This month one of my paintings is on the cover of DIER EN ARTS, a magazine for veterinarians. Also an article about me inside. Deze maand staat een van mijn schilderijen op de cover van DIER EN ARTS, een tijdschrift... ... read more
Alkmaar
by connie van winssen18 Apr 2007 at 2:44 am
Last weekend I was at an artfair In Alkmaar for 3 days. Outside it was 28 degrees Celsius, inside only 16. No wonder very few visitors came in :( Nevertheless it was a pleasing event. We got to know the... ... read more
Busy, busy, busy/ druk, druk, druk
by connie van winssen29 Mar 2007 at 2:29 am
And again I'm very busy. Builders have been remodeling my upper floor, for 5 weeks now. They are nearly ready and I'm gonna paint and wallpaper everything: ceilings, walls, windows, doors, furniture. When that's done I have to paint all... ... read more
Mini Art Exchange 2007
by connie van winssen22 Jan 2007 at 1:54 pm
I'm also gonna participate in the Mini Art Exchange. 300 paintings 8x8" are going to be exhibited in the Waterfronthall, Belfast, Northern Iereland. I painted this chicken for the event. Ik ga ook meedoen aan een Mini Art Exchange. 300... ... read more
Postcards on the edge
by connie van winssen22 Jan 2007 at 1:44 pm
I participated in a fundraising event for AIDS in New York. More then 5700 postcards (painted) were exhibited and sold in the gallery of Sikkema, Jenkins & co, New York. More then 62000 dollars was raised. Ik heb meegedaan aan... ... read more
In the local paper/ In de plaatselijke krant
by connie van winssen22 Dec 2006 at 8:06 am
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