The Maashaven Coot

Waterfowl are not always welcome guests when you are trying to photograph reflections in slightly undulating water surfaces. With all their swimming and fluttering, they tend to ruin the most beautiful reflections for minutes.

Yet, with the right timing and composition, they can also add something, those feathered jammers. Here we see a coot in Maashaven harbour in Rotterdam, on one of those rare spring days when there was almost no wind.

The mainly red, orange and white shapes are created by the new residential buildings on the Wrist of Katendrecht. To the left of center, we see, lighter in tone, a piece of the more distant De Rotterdam building. The blue of the sky and the yellow of jetties in the harbor make for a colorful painting.

Created by Frans Blok - photos, art and other wall decoration.

This artwork is offered by Frans Blok - photos, art and other wall decoration

My work can be found in the border regions of photography, painting and computer visuals. With my company 3Develop I do work in commission but I use the same techniques, skills and software to make free work.

World maps and reliefs made from unique materials, vintage postcards, and futuristic space art, graphic interpretations and painterly edits, artist impressions, and abstract geometric art. But also more "traditional" photography of cities and landscapes, plants, and textures.

Originally trained as an architect and living in Rotterdam, I draw significant inspiration from the architecture and history of Roffa/Rotjeknor/Bokitodonk. Additionally, travels to places like Iceland and Great Britain, as well as walks in the Netherlands, provide ample material for my work.

All the pieces in my webshop are carefully selected for their suitability as wall art. The possibilities with the professionals at Werk aan de Muur are nearly endless: from canvas and photo prints to aluminum and acrylic glass. Square or round, framed or unframed. From an A4-sized print to wall-covering wallpaper. The perfect wall art for your living room, kitchen, bedroom, or even balcony and garden!

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