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Painter in NW Lower Michigan near the shore of Lake Michigan. I make things by hand Currently reading: Clare Carlisle's 'The Marriage Question' George Eliot www.richardkooyman.com www.loucksgallery.com www.willardgallery.com www.kimstoragegallery.com
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A painter friend posted in frustration about what is happening in Washington... "I'm just going to paint". Let's not "just" paint. Let's paint and make art like it is the shining light leading us forward. Its going to get dark out there. Shown: Agnes Martin. She waited 20 years for her inspiration.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

This is a look back to an 11" x 14" painting from 2019 which I'm not sure what ever happened to it. I like its loose feel and is what I want more of my paintings to feel like. Different directions in the work over the years are like waves that keep coming to shore.

submitted 10 days ago • 3 comments

Feel Less Sad 10" x 8" oil 2025

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

I'm taking a short break from winter in South Carolina, the home of birds, salt marshes, 19 native tribes, and the Gullah, deep descendants of slaves. It's also the home of Nancy Mace and Lindsey Graham who certainly don't add to the beauty of the area. New blog post. richardkooyman.com/news.html

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

New blog post. Why I will not keep up on the political news coming from the White House. richardkooyman.com/news.html

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Cambium 14" x 11" oil. 2025 Who is up for some greenery!!

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Really enjoying the “Lists” function. Make as many lists or feeds as you want: artist, friends, Galleries, politics, and then plug the different accounts in the appropriate list. This way you click on a list and only see those accounts you’ve added.

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

"The madman hangs in fancy homes They wouldn't let him near! He'd piss in their fireplace! He'd drag them through Turbulent Indigo" Joni Mitchel see Alt text

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

More wise words about art and beauty in our troubled time. channel.louisiana.dk/video/benjam...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

"At regular intervals in history, the artist has tended to be a revolutionary or at least an instrument of change in so far as (they) have tended to be a sensitive and independent thinker with a job that is a little outside established society." Iris Murdoch

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Hemlock Leaves 10" x 8" oil on canvas 2025 Click on ALT text for more information about this painting.

submitted 31 days ago • 6 comments

If you missed it earlier this month I went live with a special series of Fall Paintings on my website, which you can read about here.. richardkooyman.com/section/5356... Shown: Swamp Along Frederick Rd. 18" x 24" oil on canvas, handmade frame, 2025

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

I've been snow-blowing and shoveling, it is my winter exercise. Tal R said he used to wear himself out by putting paint over and over on the canvas so he would be ready to see what the painting was really about. I wore myself out and then this one happened. New painting. 10" x 8" oil 2025

submitted 36 days ago • 5 comments

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submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

New Blog post about important books in this troubling time. richardkooyman.com/news.html

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Here is a starter pack of working visual artists that I've connected with on bS so far. Let me know if you want to be added or add the pack to who you follow to help build an artist community. go.bsky.app/eVJ8id

submitted 39 days ago • 45 comments

Loving how blsky lets you control your feed. Two types of feeds 'Discover' is stuff being thrown at you and 'Following' is just the people you want to see. Sorry but I'm not going to have anyone follow me who is reposting countless memes and CNN stories. I left that Meta BS behind.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

On this historically depressing day...a big thank you to all who have dumped Meta and come here.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

I just released a small series called 'Fall Paintings' on my website along with a message about how they came to be. Trees In The Field 20" x 24" o/c 2025 richardkooyman.com/section/5356...

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

“Hour of the owl” Acrylic on raw jute. #abstract #assemblage #contemporaryabstract #abstractartforsale #canvaspainting #acrylicpainting #studio #colour #figurativepainting2024 #artbuyer #modernism #simple #contemporarypaintingexhibition #kunst #matisse #minimal #ukartist #itsnicethat #studiodays

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment