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Painter Peter de Boer (The Netherlands, 1979) feels strongly connected to the sea. Intense nature experiences such as described and painted in Romanticism are a source of inspiration and starting point for de Boer. On a surfboard in the North Sea, surrounded by nothing but sea and swell, with a view of the horizon or towards the beach and dunes. In it he finds an image of the infinite, the passive contemplation of the eternal, during a temporary moment.
The horizon is a foothold but at the same time is a natural limit that indicates infinity. When the sun disappears behind it, a sense of time and transience arises. Perhaps that is why we often let ourselves be tempted into melancholy when we set our sights on the horizon.
De Boer often shows a path leading to the sea in his seascapes and dune landscapes. The sea as a destination or goal is a metaphor for freedom. Sometimes there are people in the landscapes or seascapes. Surfers, beachcombers and naval heroes; it is those who are attracted to the sea.
His paintings are an aesthetic rendition of freedom and infinity, but at the same time show a sublime threat that frightens us as it transforms from rippling to a savage lure.
When, in those days, travelers pulled blindfolded through the Alps of Italy in order not to see the cruel nature, in nature as we know it the traces of human presence are almost always visible in the landscape. This human presence deems Boer as both reassuring and disturbing.
Reassuring because it indicates that the area is not completely inhospitable, a certain safety is experienced, if one is 'among the people' or sees another ship or cabin, one is not alone. Unification with nature does not seem to be reserved for man. Although nature can evoke aesthetic pleasures, at the same time it turns out to be inhospitable. But in this case, with signs of human presence, the landscape seems tamed and under control.
Disturbing, on the other hand, because the same humanity peoples, depletes, pollutes and even destroys the natural beauty with ever increasing speed. The balance turns out to go completely the wrong way and environmental organizations worldwide raise alarms. Do we still know how to turn the tide in time, do we still gain insight and do we go into action before it is too late?
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Martijn Doolaard at his cabin
Peter de Boer
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,797
Master of camouflage
Peter de Boer
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,483
Seagulls on the move
Peter de Boer
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£3,594
Caravan Paradise IV
Peter de Boer
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£1,258
Treehouse at waterfall
Peter de Boer
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,447
Campervan seen from the water
Peter de Boer
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,339
Wildclouds above purple sky
Peter de Boer
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£809
Our tent is on fire
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
£5,032
To the North Sea with my surfboard
Peter de Boer
Painting - 200 x 300 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 0.8 inch
£8,986
Purple colored morning
Peter de Boer
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,528
Cabin at the riverside
Peter de Boer
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,348
How do we get there?
Peter de Boer
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,797
Dunepath to the sea (in exhibition)
Peter de Boer
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,635
From my campervan to the Sea
Peter de Boer
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,887
Man discovers emptywave
Peter de Boer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,426
To the sea first light
Peter de Boer
Painting - 120 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch
£3,909
Foxes by moonlight
Peter de Boer
Painting - 120 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch
£4,493
Arrival at the beach
Peter de Boer
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,965
Arrival at the beach
Peter de Boer
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£2,224
Sunshine setwaves
Peter de Boer
Painting - 135 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch
£4,493
The cabin I want to be at
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
£5,219
Daft punk surfers paradise
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch
£5,481
Cabin close to the ocean
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch
£5,032
Bench in the greenhouse
Peter de Boer
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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