The corn ear readers

Ears Readers (French: Des glaneuses) is the title of an 1857 painting by Jean-François Millet. During sunset, three women in the foreground of the painting pick up the ears of wheat that were not taken during the harvest. From left to right, the three different movements of picking up ears can be seen: bending down to look for an ear of corn, picking it up and getting up to put it away. This work, which could be extremely painful but did not require great body strength, was mostly done by women and children from the poorest classes. Yet Millet managed to depict the women with dignity. In the evening light, their hands and clothes, which are simple but neat, take on a beautiful glow. The arena readers are part of the landscape; nowhere do they rise above the horizon. With their faces rendered only vaguely, they symbolise all impoverished rural dwellers. This depiction has often been used by other painters for their own compositions. This is a free copy made by Nop Briex in oil on paper (2023) after Millet's work.

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Contemporary images and even those from the past inspire me to recycle them for re-actionary contemporary impressionist art. My drawings and paintings are sketch impressions in a loose and free style, the paintings in a colorful palette. I also produce collages and digital artworks or find new inspirations and compositions through paint strokes from existing works. I work fast, from emotion, averse to perfection, careful not to lapse into details and endless fiddling.

Compositions in an almost unfinished state, works that are part of the contemporary impressionist incentive. Evolving towards a more questioning abstract essential contemporary expressive impressionism.

With the internet we are overloaded with thousands of images a day, wonderful. But does original art on the wall still have a future? Yes, you can touch them, feel them, smell them. Paintings and drawings that move and stimulate you, that give you attention and immerse you every day in a bath of total relaxation and pleasure. People say that I am one of the most appreciated and renowned post-war art painters from South Limburg. I sell my original works all over the world. I very much appreciate the cooperation with Werk aan de Muur / Oh my Prints because my originals are now also available for everyone through excellent, high quality re-productions.

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