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Over the past weekend, I had a lot going on, travelling around the country. On Friday, I went to Eindhoven to deliver one of my paintings for the ArtEindhoven Fair.  On my way back, I visited the Centraal Museum, which finally had its permanent collection back on display, and then I picked up some other paintings of mine from a previous exhibition in Utrecht. Later that evening, I treated myself to a ballet/opera show in Zwolle.

Then on Sunday, I went all the way to Limburg to visit a gallery where two of my paintings are currently on display. One of them was nominated for the Painting of the Year event, and I'm proud to say it made it into the top 50. The gallery RRMND is located in a former Philips factory, which is a unique and interesting post-industrial space. This exhibition will be held until March 3.   

While I was there, I met a good and promising artist Maayke Bal who I believe has a bright artistic future. 

Meanwhile, the ArtEindhoven fair was still going on, so I rushed over there in the afternoon to check it out. It was a new experience for me to showcase my art at such a busy and famous event with so many other artists. I was impressed by the high-quality art on display, and it made me even prouder to be a part of it. I received many positive reactions from visitors and even got some nice emails through my website after the event, as well as lots of lovely reactions on my social media. Overall, I'm feeling quite satisfied with how the weekend turned out.












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