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The lowest point of the U.S. called Death Valley in expressive colours structured by sand of that location. The perspective and transparence are an essential part of the expression.

Death Valley

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Death Valley Format / Size 129 x 100 cm Technique acryl, and sand on canvas Year 2014 Category earlier Work Style Expressionism Status Original / Available Price 2.200 € About the artwork / The inspiration The overwhelming space of the Valley in California inspires because of the colors of the soil and the perspective of the huge stonewalls on both sides of the Valley. Artistic Techniques & Materials The structure on canvas is done with the original sand and grit from the Valley. The proportion of the walking person must accent the enormous space. The transparent view creates possibilities to give more expression in relation to the surrounding landscape. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio The Tango CanvasDanceOil PaintingSand-Texture Art The Tango Format / Size 100 x 100 cm Technique oil, with… Explore More Ritual Indian Dance CanvasDanceOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Ritual Indian Dance Format / Size 164 x 81 cm – diptych… Explore More The Spanish Flamenco CanvasDanceOil PaintingSand-Texture Art The Spanish Flamenco Format / Size 60 x 100 cm – diptych… Explore More Performance CanvasDanceOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Performance Format / Size 100 x 60 cm Technique oil, with sandstructure… Explore More Baile Portuguesa CanvasDanceOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Baile Portuguesa Format / Size 70 x 70 cm Technique oil, and… Explore More Capetown-South Africa Acryl Paintingearlier worksImpressionismOil PaintingSand-Texture Artshells Capetown-South Africa Format / Size 70 x 70 cm Technique acryl, oil… Explore More Wild Horses CanvasdiptychNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych… Explore More Time stands Still CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Time stands Still Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More The Time Chasm CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art The Time Chasm Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Road block in the Kalahari… CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Road block in the Kalahari Desert Format / Size 120 x 50… Explore More Quarantaine CanvasOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealismTriptych Quarantaine Format / Size 200 x 100 cm front – 120 x… Explore More Mars Tempter CanvasOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealismTriptych Mars Templer Format / Size 240 x 120 cm front – 120… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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cape town - south africa

Capetown-South Africa

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Capetown-South Africa Format / Size 70 x 70 cm Technique acryl, oil and quartzsand Year 2004 Category Nature Style Impressionism Status Original / Available Price 1.200 € About the artwork / The inspiration Travelling through South Africa, the view of the typical Tafelberg and the Lions Head  on the right side is the image or flag for Cape Town. The Nature around Valsbaai and the beaches, with the always blowing southern wind, are an ideal spot for surfkiters. Artistic Techniques & Materials The composition is based on the contrast between dark and light, even as green and red are complementary colors. The rough sand and shells from that place are fixed on the canvas before the oil paint covers a part of it. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Escape from Cuzco Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Escape from Cuzco Format / Size 81 x 81 cm Technique acryl,… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Wild Horses CanvasdiptychNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych… Explore More Time stands Still CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Time stands Still Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Throw and Jump Acryl PaintingCanvasNatureSand-Texture ArtStonesTriptych Throw and Jump Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique oil… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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Wild Horses on the run on the extended grassland of Argentina called the Pampa. The perspective view from left to right give accent on the run.

Wild Horses

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Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych Technique oil and sand with stones and slices Year 2023 Category Nature Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 1.800 € About the artwork / The inspiration The atmosphere of a pampa in South America, as the static part of the composition, contrasts with the movement of a group of wild horses. Artistic Techniques & Materials The colors of the limestones on the canvas ( see details ) are the ones used in the colors of the soil. The sand seaved on the canvas makes the rough structure. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Nikes ecstasy on both sides… CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSurrealismTriptych Nikes ecstasy on both sides of Pergamom Format / Size 214 x… Explore More Ibises Alight on Luxor CanvasGraphiteHistoryOil PaintingTriptych Ibises Alight on Luxor Format / Size 214 x 90 cm –… Explore More House of the Silver Wedding CanvasHistoryOil PaintingTriptych House of the Silver Wedding Format / Size 163 x 100 cm… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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A group of Sea Turtles find their way to a part in the deepsea where the light comes through ... during millions of years nothing changes their lives.

Time stands Still

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Time stands Still Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil on canvas with sand Year 2008 Category Nature Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 3.000 € About the artwork / The inspiration The enormous sea turtle, in contrast to the two smaller ones creates the perspective and depth surrounded by the colors of the deep sea. The contrast between light and dark gives accent to the movement. Artistic Techniques & Materials The choice of the colors in combination with the light structure of the sand creates the transparency in the reflections of the light on the bottom of the sea. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Wild Horses CanvasdiptychNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych… Explore More Throw and Jump Acryl PaintingCanvasNatureSand-Texture ArtStonesTriptych Throw and Jump Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique oil… Explore More The Time Chasm CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art The Time Chasm Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Road block in the Kalahari… CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Road block in the Kalahari Desert Format / Size 120 x 50… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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The border between land and water is the place for splashing water by throwing a stone ... the frog seeks a safer place ...

Throw and Jump

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Throw and Jump Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique oil on canvas with sand – triptych Year 2012 Category Nature Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 2.500 € About the artwork / The inspiration The border of the Lake Santa Clara is full of amphibians and insects. The lightreflections on the bottom are partly disturbed in this triptych by the throw of a stone in the water. Artistic Techniques & Materials The paint is structured by sieved sand, fine and coarse. The stone fixed on the canvas is the throw which makes the splashes and the move of the frog … the jump after the throw ! Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Wild Horses CanvasdiptychNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych… Explore More Time stands Still CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Time stands Still Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More The Time Chasm CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art The Time Chasm Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Road block in the Kalahari… CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Road block in the Kalahari Desert Format / Size 120 x 50… Explore More Kalahari Desert CanvasGeographyNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Kalahari Desert Format / Size 200 x 100 cm – frontside of… Explore More Time Astonishment Chinese InkDrawingNaturePaper Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique painting with… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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Inspired by a painting of the Dutch painter Carel Willink, the chasm in the virtual archaic landscape is symbolic for the millions of years between the left and right part of this painting.

The Time Chasm

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The Time Chasm Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil on canvas with sand Year 2010 Category Nature Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 3.000 € About the artwork / The inspiration The inspiration is a painting by the Dutch painter Carel Willink (1900–1983), a painter of works that are called Magic Realism.   The archaic landscape accentuates the encounter of different ages. Artistic Techniques & Materials The oilpaintcolors light ochre, greyblue and darkgreen are typical for this category of archaic landscapes. The light sandstructure in ochre gives the frontside of the painting more accent in relation to the Gap. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Time Astonishment DrawingNaturePaperSand-Texture ArtWater Color Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique drawing with… Explore More Wild Horses CanvasdiptychNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych… Explore More Time stands Still CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Time stands Still Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Throw and Jump Acryl PaintingCanvasNatureSand-Texture ArtStonesTriptych Throw and Jump Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique oil… Explore More Road block in the Kalahari… CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Road block in the Kalahari Desert Format / Size 120 x 50… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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A group of Antilope formed a natural block on the road through the Kalaharidesert in Namibia. The sand is of that location in Namibia.

Road block in the Kalahari Desert

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Road block in the Kalahari Desert Format / Size 120 x 50 cm Technique oil on canvas with sand Year 2020 Category Nature Style Sand art / Textural art Status Original / Available Price 1.500 € About the artwork / The inspiration Travelling the Kalahari Desert the traveller is sometimes confrontated with Natures own rules. Knowing this,  a roadblock by reindeer earns respect. Waiting till the youngest are safe the road can be continued. Artistic Techniques & Materials Permitted to bring desertsand, the dimension of sandstructure has a special impact on the result of the painting. The light colors of grey, yellow and ochre gives the composition the tension the real location gave. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Wild Horses CanvasdiptychNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Wild Horses Format / Size 220 x 60 x 4,5 cm diptych… Explore More Time stands Still CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art Time stands Still Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Throw and Jump Acryl PaintingCanvasNatureSand-Texture ArtStonesTriptych Throw and Jump Format / Size 133 x 40 cm Technique oil… Explore More The Time Chasm CanvasNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture Art The Time Chasm Format / Size 130 x 50 cm Technique oil… Explore More Kalahari Desert CanvasGeographyNatureOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Kalahari Desert Format / Size 200 x 100 cm – frontside of… Explore More Time Astonishment Chinese InkDrawingNaturePaper Time Astonishment Format / Size 25 x 25 cm Technique painting with… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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Quarantaine quarantane triptych comb 1

Quarantaine

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Quarantaine Format / Size 200 x 100 cm front – 100 x 100 cm back Technique oil on canvas and board Year 2023 Category Triptych Style Surrealistic Status Original / Available Price 4.500 € About the artwork / The inspiration The period of the worldwide pandemic gave me the inspiration to express this in a triptych titled *Quarantaine*. A transparent cube with a desperate couple floating in the universe, with twelve signs of the zodiac. The closed panels showing the zodiac, where the twelve signs are connected with twelve  persons who were asked four questions to answer. The four questions are in the corners, while the answers are in the white part in the middle.  Artistic Techniques & Materials The color of the oil paint is only blue, emphasizing the isolation we were in and the universality of this problematic period.  Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Nikes ecstasy on both sides… CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSurrealismTriptych Nikes ecstasy on both sides of Pergamom Format / Size 214 x… Explore More Ibises Alight on Luxor CanvasGraphiteHistoryOil PaintingTriptych Ibises Alight on Luxor Format / Size 214 x 90 cm –… Explore More House of the Silver Wedding CanvasHistoryOil PaintingTriptych House of the Silver Wedding Format / Size 163 x 100 cm… Explore More Hawk alight on Pompeii CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealismTriptych Hawk alight on Pompeii Format / Size 163 x 100 cm, Triptych… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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Mars Templer Triptych

Mars Tempter

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Mars Tempter Format / Size 240 x 120 cm front – 120 x 120 cm back Technique oil and sandstructure with stones on canvas ( frontside ) and oil on board ( backside ) Year 2025 Category Triptych Style Surrealistic Status Original / Available Price 5.000 € About the artwork / The inspiration The red planet Mars generates endless suppositions about possibilities once you live there as human beings. The family on the backside of this triptych is living in a world of ambitions and aspirations . The son is fascinated, the father is enthusiastic, and the mother is careful. The opened triptych shows the devilish outcome, filled with fear and uncertainty, shared by mother and son, while father is running as fast as he can to become rich. Artistic Techniques & Materials The backside (closed) and the front side are painted in the complementary colors blue and orange. The front side is partly painted in a sand-colored structure and has many slices and stones. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Nikes ecstasy on both sides… CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSurrealismTriptych Nikes ecstasy on both sides of Pergamom Format / Size 214 x… Explore More Ibises Alight on Luxor CanvasGraphiteHistoryOil PaintingTriptych Ibises Alight on Luxor Format / Size 214 x 90 cm –… Explore More House of the Silver Wedding CanvasHistoryOil PaintingTriptych House of the Silver Wedding Format / Size 163 x 100 cm… Explore More Hawk alight on Pompeii CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealismTriptych Hawk alight on Pompeii Format / Size 163 x 100 cm, Triptych… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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The Kalaharidesert in Namibia is the natural daily life territory of wild animals as giraffes, lions and gazelles. The backside is a painting by Sam and Emma.

Kalahari Desert

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Kalahari Desert Format / Size 200 x 100 cm – frontside of the triptych – 100x 100 cm backside Technique oil with sandstructure on canvas and oil on board Year 2020 Category Triptych Style Surrealistic Status Original / Available Price 4.500 € About the artwork / The inspiration Travelling in Namibië the deserts are the most inspiring parts of the country. The wildlife comes near and sometimes so close you feel part of the most elementary aspects of life .. Live and Survive ! Artistic Techniques & Materials This Triptych on the backside (closed) is the painted expression of lions and giraffes by my grandchildren Sam and Emma. Opened is the desert where the specific oilcolors are painted on the structure of desertsand. Interested in this work ? Please contact us ! Send us a message by email or WhatsApp, or give us a call via WhatsApp. Send message Related Paintings You might also like these All Posts Portfolio Canyon Flight Acryl PaintingCanvasGeographyNatureSand-Texture ArtTriptych Canyon Flight Format / Size 133 x 40 cm, Triptych Technique acryl… Explore More Daybreak at Stonehenge CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtTriptych Daybreak at Stonehenge Format / Size 100 x 60 cm, Triptych Technique… Explore More Nikes ecstasy on both sides… CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSurrealismTriptych Nikes ecstasy on both sides of Pergamom Format / Size 214 x… Explore More Ibises Alight on Luxor CanvasGraphiteHistoryOil PaintingTriptych Ibises Alight on Luxor Format / Size 214 x 90 cm –… Explore More House of the Silver Wedding CanvasHistoryOil PaintingTriptych House of the Silver Wedding Format / Size 163 x 100 cm… Explore More Hawk alight on Pompeii CanvasHistoryOil PaintingSand-Texture ArtSurrealismTriptych Hawk alight on Pompeii Format / Size 163 x 100 cm, Triptych… Explore More Painted by Ben Helmink Painter Join me on my journey for a better Art Email WhatsApp

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