Beauty of decay
Fascinating places where men ended his commercial activity and left the spot deserted. Colours arise while time goes by.
dated 2019 until 2025
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French half-timbered, oak with clay
2025In a narrow street of an old French village stood a weathered facade. An oak frame with cobwebs in between. The thick beams formed a playful yet sturdy pattern, like a puzzle of oak that had already survived hundreds of winters. Between the wood, light-colored cobwebs filled the spaces, cracked here and there but still standing proud. In that facade, the Middle Ages are still very much alive.
Lion Noir
2025In a narrow street of an old French village stood a weathered stone facade. The shutters were old, but they held stories: storms they had weathered, summers they stood wide open to let in the warmth, winters they kept out the cold, as if whispering that beauty lies in everything time has touched.
Abbagia di Santa Fede
2023Inspiration found in Cavagnole, Piedmont, detail of the Abbazia di Santa Fede. The beauty of decay. The church dates back to the mid-12th century and is now something of a hidden gem.
Small window in Castello di Robella, Piemonte
2024
Inspiration found in Rosans in Haut-Alpes-Provence, France
2025During my visit to Montjay I found this picture as inspiration
Still life with a hammer and a paint pot in front of an old wooden shutter.
2025Inspiration found in France A smaal window and an old window shutter. I saw such a scene in Saint-André-de Rosans. It looked as if it had been there for some time. For me, it's a truly charming image that ultimately inspired this piece.
Old balcony against a dated facade with a blooming wisteria
2025Inspiration for this small model was found in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Bessay-sur-Alliers, facade with old wooden shutter
2021Dilapidated facade with a dated wooden shutter. Inspiration found in Bessay-sur-Alliers
Largo de Santa Cruz do Castelo. Lissabon
2025Someone sent me a photo. The assignment was to create a small panel as a graduation gift. Several photos supported this request, and the end result is a facade bathed in the bright Southern European sun.
Old door at number 29 in Chession.
2025Inspiration found in the small village of Chession in the Belgium Ardennes.
Inspiration found in Barbaresco, Piemonte, Via Torino
2025To the right of Alba, above the Tanaro, lies the village of Barbaresco, nestled amidst the famous vineyards. The village is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has just under 600 inhabitants.
Cortiglione in Piemonte, Italy
2024Sometimes it is not easy to see if someone is living there, but I found it so beautiful that I made a small model of it.
Old window in farmhouse in Mheer (The Netherlands)
2021I've walked past it before but didn't see it until now
Racine
2022
Corrugated sheet as hatch
2022Found inspiration in Belvior (France)
I'am sure the dinosaurs thought .....
2021Old door with graffity
Shame about the paint
2022
Old door with number 80
2022
Brick wall finished with cement
2020
Old facade with small window seen near Villers-La-Ville
2021Hidden in Belgium a pearl of a ruin and nearby an old facade with a small window.
Green shutters in France
2019