Sober Frisian
woman looking at painting of drunk man
G. Boersma
acrylics on masonite
19.7" x 15.7" or 50 x 40 cm
2011
People from other parts of my country usually say that Frisians are down to earth and extremely sober. The drunk man on the painting proofs that this isn't necessarily true. Nothing sober about that. It's my crummy way of saying that stereotypes and assumptions don't always speak the truth.
I like to think that woman looking at the painting is the wife of the drunk portraited. He's got some explaining to do when he gets home. Perhaps I should have given her a rolling-pin. Back in the day a bloke in Makkum solved this problem rather nicely by the way. He slept in the garage which he had fully decorated as a bedroom. His wife thought this to be an excellent idea. Long live sobriety.
kind regards, Gerard
Auction
If you're interested in purchasing this painting or any of the other Explore The North Paintings just place your bid by email. All paintings have a startprice of just 500,- euro or 690,- USD. The auction closes at midnight, December 5th, 2011.
A part of the proceeds of the auction goes to Jeugd Theater School Meeuw. This youth theatre school in my hometown Leeuwarden recently has been burgled and could use some extra funds right now!
Explore the North
Sober Frisian is part of a special series of 12 paintings I made for music and literary festival Explore The North. All paintings are a reflection of the Frisian mentality.
10.000 newspapers containing only the 12 paintings will be spread across my hometown during the festival on november 25 and 26. On these 2 days the paintings are also on display at the Grote Kerk in my hometown Leeuwarden.
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Gerard Boersma, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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