Iban VdZ
@ibanvdz.bsky.social
Traditional visual artist since 1991.
Current location: Westend, Belgium.
Don't bug me with NFT requests. Don't show me AI junk - it's not art, it's output at best.
https://ibanvdz.wordpress.com/
Current location: Westend, Belgium.
Don't bug me with NFT requests. Don't show me AI junk - it's not art, it's output at best.
https://ibanvdz.wordpress.com/
My last post.
Instead of being a valuable alternative to the big social media platforms, Bluesky has proven to be flawed like the rest of them. Posting here is simply not worth my time.
The few people supporting me can keep doing so on the big socials - links in following posts.
Instead of being a valuable alternative to the big social media platforms, Bluesky has proven to be flawed like the rest of them. Posting here is simply not worth my time.
The few people supporting me can keep doing so on the big socials - links in following posts.
January 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
My last post.
Instead of being a valuable alternative to the big social media platforms, Bluesky has proven to be flawed like the rest of them. Posting here is simply not worth my time.
The few people supporting me can keep doing so on the big socials - links in following posts.
Instead of being a valuable alternative to the big social media platforms, Bluesky has proven to be flawed like the rest of them. Posting here is simply not worth my time.
The few people supporting me can keep doing so on the big socials - links in following posts.
History has a way of repeating itself, also on a personal level.
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My Still Lifes Have Come Full Circle
I have basically gone back to painting as I did 30 years ago
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January 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
History has a way of repeating itself, also on a personal level.
medium.com/share-your-c...
medium.com/share-your-c...
When a Facebook account with AI-generated - and advertised as such - portraits has 26.000 followers and real artists struggle to get a few thousand, then there's definitely something wrong with this world.
January 15, 2026 at 11:29 AM
When a Facebook account with AI-generated - and advertised as such - portraits has 26.000 followers and real artists struggle to get a few thousand, then there's definitely something wrong with this world.
The fourth (updated and revised) edition of my art book is now available.
You can download this 95 page PDF for FREE on ko-fi.com/s/65feb25cae, so get your copy!
Donations are optional but highly appreciated
#freestuff #FreebieFriday #ebook #artbook #abstractart #kofi
You can download this 95 page PDF for FREE on ko-fi.com/s/65feb25cae, so get your copy!
Donations are optional but highly appreciated
#freestuff #FreebieFriday #ebook #artbook #abstractart #kofi
January 8, 2026 at 11:46 AM
The fourth (updated and revised) edition of my art book is now available.
You can download this 95 page PDF for FREE on ko-fi.com/s/65feb25cae, so get your copy!
Donations are optional but highly appreciated
#freestuff #FreebieFriday #ebook #artbook #abstractart #kofi
You can download this 95 page PDF for FREE on ko-fi.com/s/65feb25cae, so get your copy!
Donations are optional but highly appreciated
#freestuff #FreebieFriday #ebook #artbook #abstractart #kofi
"Nude n°74" (interpretation of a piece by Marcel Gromaire), acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm.
Link for prints and merch in the next post.
Link for prints and merch in the next post.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
"Nude n°74" (interpretation of a piece by Marcel Gromaire), acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm.
Link for prints and merch in the next post.
Link for prints and merch in the next post.
I made 31 paintings while doing a workaway in a Spanish artist residence.
Read the full story on Medium: medium.com/share-your-c...
Link for non-members in next post.
Read the full story on Medium: medium.com/share-your-c...
Link for non-members in next post.
I Made 31 Paintings in Spain
Our artist residence workaway was productive
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January 5, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I made 31 paintings while doing a workaway in a Spanish artist residence.
Read the full story on Medium: medium.com/share-your-c...
Link for non-members in next post.
Read the full story on Medium: medium.com/share-your-c...
Link for non-members in next post.
"Landscape n°46", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/lan...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/lan...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Landscape n°46", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/lan...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/lan...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
"Woman in a brown armchair", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/wom...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #model #nudemodel
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/wom...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #model #nudemodel
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
"Woman in a brown armchair", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/wom...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #model #nudemodel
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/wom...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #model #nudemodel
Do you want to know what an artist's life looks like? I wrote about my experiences as a full-time professional.
Read the story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/contemplate/...
Read the story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/contemplate/...
A Look Behind the Scenes of an Artist’s Life
The ups, downs, ins and outs of a career in fine art
medium.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Do you want to know what an artist's life looks like? I wrote about my experiences as a full-time professional.
Read the story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/contemplate/...
Read the story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/contemplate/...
"Horse" (interpretation of a piece by Geoffrey Key), acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/hor...
#FineArtAmerica #POD #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #horse #geoffreykey
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/hor...
#FineArtAmerica #POD #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #horse #geoffreykey
December 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"Horse" (interpretation of a piece by Geoffrey Key), acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/hor...
#FineArtAmerica #POD #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #horse #geoffreykey
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/hor...
#FineArtAmerica #POD #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #OriginalArt #artwork #painting #horse #geoffreykey
"Still life with three orange flowers", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"Still life with three orange flowers", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social : fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
After yet another discussion about abstract art, I decided to write an article about it.
Is abstract art really abstract?
And where do we draw the line? It's hard to put a label on it or even pour it into a definition, because a lot depends on perception...
long.sweet.pub/is-abstract-...
Is abstract art really abstract?
And where do we draw the line? It's hard to put a label on it or even pour it into a definition, because a lot depends on perception...
long.sweet.pub/is-abstract-...
Is Abstract Art Really Abstract?
Old school versus purist definition
long.sweet.pub
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
After yet another discussion about abstract art, I decided to write an article about it.
Is abstract art really abstract?
And where do we draw the line? It's hard to put a label on it or even pour it into a definition, because a lot depends on perception...
long.sweet.pub/is-abstract-...
Is abstract art really abstract?
And where do we draw the line? It's hard to put a label on it or even pour it into a definition, because a lot depends on perception...
long.sweet.pub/is-abstract-...
A Look Behind the Scenes of an Artist’s Life
Interested in what my life looks like? I wrote an article about the artist's life, based on my experiences.
FREE link in follow-up post.
medium.com/contemplate/...
Interested in what my life looks like? I wrote an article about the artist's life, based on my experiences.
FREE link in follow-up post.
medium.com/contemplate/...
A Look Behind the Scenes of an Artist’s Life
The ups, downs, ins and outs of a career in fine art
medium.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A Look Behind the Scenes of an Artist’s Life
Interested in what my life looks like? I wrote an article about the artist's life, based on my experiences.
FREE link in follow-up post.
medium.com/contemplate/...
Interested in what my life looks like? I wrote an article about the artist's life, based on my experiences.
FREE link in follow-up post.
medium.com/contemplate/...
"Sunglow" (interpretation of a piece by Geoffrey Key), acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social fineartamerica.com/featured/sun...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #interpretation #artwork #painting #fineart #portrait #geoffreykey
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social fineartamerica.com/featured/sun...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #interpretation #artwork #painting #fineart #portrait #geoffreykey
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Sunglow" (interpretation of a piece by Geoffrey Key), acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social fineartamerica.com/featured/sun...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #interpretation #artwork #painting #fineart #portrait #geoffreykey
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social fineartamerica.com/featured/sun...
#visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #interpretation #artwork #painting #fineart #portrait #geoffreykey
I spent almost five months in an artist residence in Spain, volunteering, but also creating art. I made 31 paintings there (free story link in next post). The table was big, but not big enough, so there was only space for part of my work. That's me and my wife in the background.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I spent almost five months in an artist residence in Spain, volunteering, but also creating art. I made 31 paintings there (free story link in next post). The table was big, but not big enough, so there was only space for part of my work. That's me and my wife in the background.
"Still life with olive", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Still life with olive", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
Prints available on @fineartamerica.bsky.social: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart #stilllife #OriginalArt #artwork #painting
I like taking photos almost as much as painting. I often do photo projects and challenges. I'm in a 52 week challenge on Medium.
Link for non-members in the next post.
#medium #mediumstory #story #photos #challenge
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Link for non-members in the next post.
#medium #mediumstory #story #photos #challenge
medium.com/full-frame/5...
52 Weeks Photography Project — August 2025
Full Frame’s 52 weeks photo challenge
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November 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I like taking photos almost as much as painting. I often do photo projects and challenges. I'm in a 52 week challenge on Medium.
Link for non-members in the next post.
#medium #mediumstory #story #photos #challenge
medium.com/full-frame/5...
Link for non-members in the next post.
#medium #mediumstory #story #photos #challenge
medium.com/full-frame/5...
THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 2019 I started making artwork around card games. Read the full story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/share-your-c...
#cardgame #cardgames #poker #playingcards #medium #mediumarticle #freecontent #free #mediumstory #artwork
In 2019 I started making artwork around card games. Read the full story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/share-your-c...
#cardgame #cardgames #poker #playingcards #medium #mediumarticle #freecontent #free #mediumstory #artwork
The Evolution of Making Card Game Art for Six Years
Paul Cézanne and Marcel Gromaire showed me how to do it
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October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
THROWBACK THURSDAY
In 2019 I started making artwork around card games. Read the full story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/share-your-c...
#cardgame #cardgames #poker #playingcards #medium #mediumarticle #freecontent #free #mediumstory #artwork
In 2019 I started making artwork around card games. Read the full story on Medium (free link in next post): medium.com/share-your-c...
#cardgame #cardgames #poker #playingcards #medium #mediumarticle #freecontent #free #mediumstory #artwork
"Posing model n°3 revisited", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm, curvism.
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Posing model n°3 revisited", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm, curvism.
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#FineArtAmerica #printondemand #artprint #visualart #traditionalart #contemporaryart
"Posing model n°2 revisited", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm, curvism.
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social #printondemand #contemporaryart
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social #printondemand #contemporaryart
October 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Posing model n°2 revisited", acrylic on textured paper, 30x40cm, curvism.
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social #printondemand #contemporaryart
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/pos...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social #printondemand #contemporaryart
"Still life with two bottles", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#printondemand #contemporaryart
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#printondemand #contemporaryart
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Still life with two bottles", acrylic on paper, 28x40cm.
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#printondemand #contemporaryart
Prints available on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#artprint #fineart #FineArtAmerica
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#printondemand #contemporaryart
Newest artwork available as print on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#fineartamerica #pod #printondemand #fineart #print #fineartprint #artprint #painting #originalartwork
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#fineartamerica #pod #printondemand #fineart #print #fineartprint #artprint #painting #originalartwork
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October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Newest artwork available as print on Fine Art America: fineartamerica.com/featured/sti...
#fineartamerica #pod #printondemand #fineart #print #fineartprint #artprint #painting #originalartwork
@fineartamerica.bsky.social
#fineartamerica #pod #printondemand #fineart #print #fineartprint #artprint #painting #originalartwork
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THROWBACK THURSDAY
Over the years I made five interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Read the story on Medium (free link in the next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
#leonardodavinci #davinci #monalisa #interpretation #artinterpretation #painting
Over the years I made five interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Read the story on Medium (free link in the next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
#leonardodavinci #davinci #monalisa #interpretation #artinterpretation #painting
Five Interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
I explored this “masterpiece” several times over the years
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October 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Over the years I made five interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Read the story on Medium (free link in the next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
#leonardodavinci #davinci #monalisa #interpretation #artinterpretation #painting
Over the years I made five interpretations of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
Read the story on Medium (free link in the next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
#leonardodavinci #davinci #monalisa #interpretation #artinterpretation #painting
"Landscape n°45", acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm.
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"Landscape n°45", acrylic and ink on paper, 28x40cm.
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
#landscape #landscapeart #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #abstractart
If you want to be a professional artist, you have to deal with a lot of tedious crap that eats up your precious time. The art industry has some pretty f-ed up requirements.
I wrote an article about it on Medium (free link in next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
I wrote an article about it on Medium (free link in next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
The Pointless Necessities of the Art Business
Things you need to do or have to be taken seriously as an artist
medium.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
If you want to be a professional artist, you have to deal with a lot of tedious crap that eats up your precious time. The art industry has some pretty f-ed up requirements.
I wrote an article about it on Medium (free link in next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...
I wrote an article about it on Medium (free link in next post).
medium.com/arts-o-magaz...