96 ways of lying / 96 ways of telling the truth

20th anniversary of 96 ways of lying / 96 ways of telling the truth

a series of 96 little oil paintings I made in 1997 to celebrate painting and its ability to alter, escape, re-invent 'reality'.

Each painting (all sized 20 x 20 cm) is based on a lino cut of an archaic painter.

Special Celebration Offer is 200 euro to purchase a painting.

You can select your preference by e-mailing the number of the painting you would like to receive more information about. 'The artists' are numbered from 1 to 96, starting on the left upper side ending right down, on the photograph.
Please note that not all painters are available.

Karin Bos, 96 ways of lying / 96 ways of telling the truth, oil on canvas, each sized 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Several highlighted little painters which are available:

Karin Bos, schilder 22 / painter 22, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 24 / painter 24, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 25 / painter 25, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 31 / painter 31, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 26 / painter 26, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 38 / painter 38, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 44 / painter 44, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 49 / painter 49, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 56 / painter 56, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 90 / painter 90, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997 SOLD

Karin Bos, schilder 63 / painter 63, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 70 / painter 70, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 95 / painter 95, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997 SOLD

Karin Bos, schilder 67 / painter 67, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 35 / painter 35, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 36 / painter 36, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 46 / painter 46, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Karin Bos, schilder 52 / painter 52, oil on canvas, 20 x 20 cm, 1997

Childhood Scenes

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Werk in opdracht.

Een bijzonder kado. Wat te geven bij een jubileum, een bruiloft, of een ander bijzonder feest? Wat te geven aan iemand die alles al heeft? En wat te doen met al die archiefkasten vol met oude dia's of fotoboeken van vakanties, verjaardagsfeestjes en familie-uitjes? 
Wie gaat er nu nog dia's projecteren tegenwoordig, maar zomaar al dat beeldmateriaal weggooien zou betekenen dat er een familiegeschiedenis verloren gaat en dat is natuurlijk eeuwig zonde.

Toen mijn ouders hun zolder opruimden en mij zo'n 10 diadozen overhandigden heb ik de meest bijzondere beelden uitgekozen om er kleine aquarellen van te maken die ik vervolgens gedigitaliseerd heb en gebundeld in een boekje.
Het boekje bleek het ideale kado om de 75e verjaardag van mijn moeder mee op te luisteren en was zo'n schot in de roos dat ik iets dergelijks ook voor derden zou willen doen.

Het voorbeeld betreft een hard-cover boekje van 24 pagina's van formaat 20 x 20 cm in een oplage van 1, met een geschreven opdracht en potloodtekeningen met aquarel en gouache.

Uiteraard zijn er in een opdrachtsituatie allerlei varianten mogelijk, bijvoorbeeld meerdere exemplaren van het boekje, of alleen een aquarel, of juist meerdere aquarellen als een reeks kunstwerkjes die samen het verhaal vertellen van een persoonlijke geschiedenis.
Alles kan, in onderling overleg en afstemming van het beschikbare budget.
Voor meer informatie: karinbos@xs4all.nl

Enkele pagina's uitgelicht:

Pagina 2

Pagina 3

Pagina 5

Pagina6

Pagina7

Pagina 10

Pagina 15

Pagina 17

Pagina 18

English version:

Commission work

A special gift. What to give at an anniversary, a wedding, or another special party? What to give to someone who has everything? And what to do with all those file cabinets full of old slides and photographs of vacations, birthday parties and family outings?
Who would still project slides nowadays, but just throw away all that footage would mean that a family history is lost and that would be a shame.

When my parents cleaned their attic they handed me around 10 boxes full of slides. I selected the most extraordinary images to create small watercolors which I then digitized and bundled in a booklet.
The book turned out to be the ideal gift to the 75th birthday of my mother and was such a hit that I would like to do something similar also for third parties.

The example concerns a hard-cover booklet of 24 pages of format 20 x 20 cm in an edition of 1, with a written order and pencil drawings with watercolour. Obviously there are multiple variations possible in a commission situation, for example, multiple copies of the booklet, or only a watercolor, or multiple watercolors as a series of art which together tell the story of a personal history.
Everything is possible, in mutual consultation and coordination of the available budget.

For more information: karinbos@xs4all.nl

De twee originele gouaches op papier, 66 x 102 cm, 2013 getiteld Childhood scenes 1 en 2 zijn te zien geweest in Museum het Domein in Sittard en zijn beschikbaar in mijn atelier.
The two original gouaches on paper, titled Childhood scenes 1 and 2 have been on view at Museum Het Domein in Sittard (NL) and are currently available at my artist studio.

Karin Bos, Childhood scenes 1, gouache on paper, 66 x 102 cm, 2013, incl. frame 80 x 110 cm

Karin Bos, Childhood scenes 2, gouache on papier, 66 x 102 cm, 2013, incl. frame 80 x 110 cm

Pinguïn series

Another example that my prints are related to my paintings: In May 2013 I made a series of 8 little pinguïns based on a painting which dates from 2009. Starting point was an invitational working day at my former art academy in the printing class room in April. Later back in my own studio it became a series of 8 unique pieces using watercolor, acrylics and gouache as well as the block print ink.
The painting is already sold so here are the prints. For information, inquiries and purchase send an e-mail to karinbos@freedom.nl 

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 1, mixed media on paper, 16,5 x 15,5 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 2, mixed media on paper, 16 x 15 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 3, mixed media on paper, 19 x 17 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 4, mixed media on wood, 15 x 9 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 5, mixed media on paper, 19 x 17 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 6, mixed media on paper, 16 x 15,5 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 7, mixed media on paper, 19 x 17 cm, 2013

Karin Bos, Pinguïn 8, mixed media on paper, 19 x 16,5 cm, 2013

Showgirls (small)

Showgirl 38

In 2000 I painted my first Showgirl. It triggered a whole series and became a recurrent theme for four years. The images in this blog post are all small pieces, sized 23 x 18 cm, oil on canvas, from 2003. They are available for purchase. For inquiries send an e-mail to karinbos@xs4all.nl

Showgirl 3

Showgirl 7

Showgirl 18

Showgirl 19

Showgirl 22

Showgirl 26

Showgirl 27

Showgirl 29

Showgirl 33

Showgirl 34

Showgirl 35

Showgirl 37