Tanja Moderscheim
@tanjamoderscheim.bsky.social
Traditional still life by Dutch painter in London. 17thC technique and pigments. Cool frames.
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Painting glass today - detail of a replica of Van der Ast's marvellous Zomerschoon tulip painting from 1625.
Enquiries:
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#vanderast #tulippainting #tulippainter #flowerpainting #glass #wip #flowerpainting #tulip #zomerschoon #dutchpainting
Enquiries:
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#vanderast #tulippainting #tulippainter #flowerpainting #glass #wip #flowerpainting #tulip #zomerschoon #dutchpainting
Beginnings of a new painting.
Heritage tulips (1595-1900) with snakeshead fritillaries and insects (in progress, detail), oil on copper, 32.5x27.5cm.
#tulips #tulippainting #flowerpainting #traditionalstylw
Heritage tulips (1595-1900) with snakeshead fritillaries and insects (in progress, detail), oil on copper, 32.5x27.5cm.
#tulips #tulippainting #flowerpainting #traditionalstylw
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Beginnings of a new painting.
Heritage tulips (1595-1900) with snakeshead fritillaries and insects (in progress, detail), oil on copper, 32.5x27.5cm.
#tulips #tulippainting #flowerpainting #traditionalstylw
Heritage tulips (1595-1900) with snakeshead fritillaries and insects (in progress, detail), oil on copper, 32.5x27.5cm.
#tulips #tulippainting #flowerpainting #traditionalstylw
Here is the finished piece - Seven plums, in its gilded frame. I decided not to age and tone the gold further as I want this painting to sing!
Seven plums. Oil on copper, 21.5x31.5cm framed.
DM for enquiries.
#plumpainting #fruitpainting #goldframe #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
Seven plums. Oil on copper, 21.5x31.5cm framed.
DM for enquiries.
#plumpainting #fruitpainting #goldframe #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
January 23, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Here is the finished piece - Seven plums, in its gilded frame. I decided not to age and tone the gold further as I want this painting to sing!
Seven plums. Oil on copper, 21.5x31.5cm framed.
DM for enquiries.
#plumpainting #fruitpainting #goldframe #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
Seven plums. Oil on copper, 21.5x31.5cm framed.
DM for enquiries.
#plumpainting #fruitpainting #goldframe #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
Just completed: Seven plums. Oil on copper, 10x20cm.
To be set in a gilded fluted frame.
#plums #fruitpainting #traditionalstyle #dutchstilllife #stilllifepainting
To be set in a gilded fluted frame.
#plums #fruitpainting #traditionalstyle #dutchstilllife #stilllifepainting
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Just completed: Seven plums. Oil on copper, 10x20cm.
To be set in a gilded fluted frame.
#plums #fruitpainting #traditionalstyle #dutchstilllife #stilllifepainting
To be set in a gilded fluted frame.
#plums #fruitpainting #traditionalstyle #dutchstilllife #stilllifepainting
Three quince fruits with insects and a garden snail. Oil on poplar.
Following Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), 23.75ct gold was applied to parts of the butterfly and the bug. The dragonfly and snail are hiding in the background.
#quince #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
#fruitpainting #insects
Following Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), 23.75ct gold was applied to parts of the butterfly and the bug. The dragonfly and snail are hiding in the background.
#quince #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
#fruitpainting #insects
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Three quince fruits with insects and a garden snail. Oil on poplar.
Following Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), 23.75ct gold was applied to parts of the butterfly and the bug. The dragonfly and snail are hiding in the background.
#quince #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
#fruitpainting #insects
Following Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), 23.75ct gold was applied to parts of the butterfly and the bug. The dragonfly and snail are hiding in the background.
#quince #traditionalstyle #stilllifepainting
#fruitpainting #insects
Plums in progress, to be fitted with the gilded frame in the previous post. Looking forward to this combination.
#plums #gold #plumpainting #fruitpainting #stilllife #traditionalstyle #dutchpainting
#plums #gold #plumpainting #fruitpainting #stilllife #traditionalstyle #dutchpainting
January 13, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Plums in progress, to be fitted with the gilded frame in the previous post. Looking forward to this combination.
#plums #gold #plumpainting #fruitpainting #stilllife #traditionalstyle #dutchpainting
#plums #gold #plumpainting #fruitpainting #stilllife #traditionalstyle #dutchpainting
Gilding my frames. Some more work needed on the 'holidays' (gaps in the gold). Then a few more steps before the frame is ready. In the meantime I'm painting a sweet little painting of plums which will go well with the gold.
#gold #gilding #frame #fruitstilllife #fruitpainting
#gold #gilding #frame #fruitstilllife #fruitpainting
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Gilding my frames. Some more work needed on the 'holidays' (gaps in the gold). Then a few more steps before the frame is ready. In the meantime I'm painting a sweet little painting of plums which will go well with the gold.
#gold #gilding #frame #fruitstilllife #fruitpainting
#gold #gilding #frame #fruitstilllife #fruitpainting
Last painting for '25: Three quinces with insects, 17x30cm, traditional oils. I'm working on the underpainting, adding insects to introduce movement and balance. Available in a week or so, DM if interested.
#quince #fruitpainting #quincepainting #stilllife #dutchpainting #traditionalpainting
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#quince #fruitpainting #quincepainting #stilllife #dutchpainting #traditionalpainting
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December 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Last painting for '25: Three quinces with insects, 17x30cm, traditional oils. I'm working on the underpainting, adding insects to introduce movement and balance. Available in a week or so, DM if interested.
#quince #fruitpainting #quincepainting #stilllife #dutchpainting #traditionalpainting
30 s
#quince #fruitpainting #quincepainting #stilllife #dutchpainting #traditionalpainting
30 s
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I've tried the overnight train commute between Richmond and Columbia and it straight up sucks and I don't do it anymore, but if it was a BOOK TRAIN??? That would change everything. Book train! Book train! Book train!
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I've tried the overnight train commute between Richmond and Columbia and it straight up sucks and I don't do it anymore, but if it was a BOOK TRAIN??? That would change everything. Book train! Book train! Book train!
Getting to the end of the underpainting stage (detail). It's always a bit of a relief when things fall into place just before the weekend :)
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Getting to the end of the underpainting stage (detail). It's always a bit of a relief when things fall into place just before the weekend :)
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My replica of Van Der Ast's Zomerschoon tulip painting (1625). The wonderful original painting is at the @mauritshuis_museum. Painted using the pigments he would have used, and @kingswoodframes produced a spectacular replica of the Mauritshuis frame using their replica of a 17thC ripple machine. 1/3
November 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
My replica of Van Der Ast's Zomerschoon tulip painting (1625). The wonderful original painting is at the @mauritshuis_museum. Painted using the pigments he would have used, and @kingswoodframes produced a spectacular replica of the Mauritshuis frame using their replica of a 17thC ripple machine. 1/3
Our box with a hand-grabbing hand and a creep by the window proved popular this Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our box with a hand-grabbing hand and a creep by the window proved popular this Halloween 🎃
Painting glass today - detail of a replica of Van der Ast's marvellous Zomerschoon tulip painting from 1625.
Enquiries:
hi@dutchfinepaintings.com / dutchfinepaintings.com
#vanderast #tulippainting #tulippainter #flowerpainting #glass #wip #flowerpainting #tulip #zomerschoon #dutchpainting
Enquiries:
hi@dutchfinepaintings.com / dutchfinepaintings.com
#vanderast #tulippainting #tulippainter #flowerpainting #glass #wip #flowerpainting #tulip #zomerschoon #dutchpainting
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Painting glass today - detail of a replica of Van der Ast's marvellous Zomerschoon tulip painting from 1625.
Enquiries:
hi@dutchfinepaintings.com / dutchfinepaintings.com
#vanderast #tulippainting #tulippainter #flowerpainting #glass #wip #flowerpainting #tulip #zomerschoon #dutchpainting
Enquiries:
hi@dutchfinepaintings.com / dutchfinepaintings.com
#vanderast #tulippainting #tulippainter #flowerpainting #glass #wip #flowerpainting #tulip #zomerschoon #dutchpainting
Reposted by Tanja Moderscheim
On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
On National Poetry Day, the greatest poem I have ever read
And here she is. A celebration of heritage fruits grown by dedicated farmers for centuries: siracusa lemons (PGI) and tarocco and moro oranges (PGI) from Sicily (via Crowd Farming), verdino figs from Tuscany (from Siro Petracchi 's orchard overlooking Florence) and insects. The ..
August 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
And here she is. A celebration of heritage fruits grown by dedicated farmers for centuries: siracusa lemons (PGI) and tarocco and moro oranges (PGI) from Sicily (via Crowd Farming), verdino figs from Tuscany (from Siro Petracchi 's orchard overlooking Florence) and insects. The ..
Another portrait of one of the Natural History Museum's Peregrine falcons. Traditional oil on poplar wood, 18x18cm framed size, polished finish.
#peregrinefalcon #falconry #falcon #birdpainting #chesterfield #peregrinefalconpainting #countryside #englishcountryside #traditionalstyle
#peregrinefalcon #falconry #falcon #birdpainting #chesterfield #peregrinefalconpainting #countryside #englishcountryside #traditionalstyle
July 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Another portrait of one of the Natural History Museum's Peregrine falcons. Traditional oil on poplar wood, 18x18cm framed size, polished finish.
#peregrinefalcon #falconry #falcon #birdpainting #chesterfield #peregrinefalconpainting #countryside #englishcountryside #traditionalstyle
#peregrinefalcon #falconry #falcon #birdpainting #chesterfield #peregrinefalconpainting #countryside #englishcountryside #traditionalstyle
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Detail East window, Queen's Cross Church. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1898.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
July 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Detail East window, Queen's Cross Church. Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1898.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
Photo: Nigel Turner.
First layer on a Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus). Lapis lazuli - such a magnificent blue.
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen, 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #lapislazuli #stilllifepainting
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen, 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #lapislazuli #stilllifepainting
July 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
First layer on a Small blue butterfly (Cupido minimus). Lapis lazuli - such a magnificent blue.
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen, 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #lapislazuli #stilllifepainting
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen, 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #lapislazuli #stilllifepainting
First layer on a Flower chafer (Cetomidae).
pigments: vermillion, lead tin yellow, lead white, Cyprus umber, green earth, malachite.
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #stilllifepainting #dutchpainting
pigments: vermillion, lead tin yellow, lead white, Cyprus umber, green earth, malachite.
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #stilllifepainting #dutchpainting
July 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
First layer on a Flower chafer (Cetomidae).
pigments: vermillion, lead tin yellow, lead white, Cyprus umber, green earth, malachite.
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #stilllifepainting #dutchpainting
pigments: vermillion, lead tin yellow, lead white, Cyprus umber, green earth, malachite.
Siracusa lemons, Tarocco and Moro oranges and Verdino figs with insects (detail), oils on fine linen 40x80cm
#cupido #butterfly #stilllifepainting #dutchpainting
Start of the first colour layer of a tulip painting (detail), few years ago now.
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
July 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Start of the first colour layer of a tulip painting (detail), few years ago now.
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
Start of the first colour layer of a tulip painting (detail), few years ago now.
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
July 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Start of the first colour layer of a tulip painting (detail), few years ago now.
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
#flowerpainting #tulips #tulippainting #delftblue #traditionalstyle #traditionalpainting
Quickly documenting my fruit from the garden before a variety of people and animals eat them: my Jonkheer red currants. Can't wait to put them in a painting: the most beautiful translucent red. No surprise you see these in paintings by the great 17thC Dutch painters Van Kessel and Van der Ast, & ...
July 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Quickly documenting my fruit from the garden before a variety of people and animals eat them: my Jonkheer red currants. Can't wait to put them in a painting: the most beautiful translucent red. No surprise you see these in paintings by the great 17thC Dutch painters Van Kessel and Van der Ast, & ...
Great day in the studio!
July 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Great day in the studio!
Another view from my little gallery at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival last week. The tulip vase was a big hit, I could have sold it multiple times. Of course only 100m away, in the palace, William III and ..
July 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Another view from my little gallery at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival last week. The tulip vase was a big hit, I could have sold it multiple times. Of course only 100m away, in the palace, William III and ..
So much fun painting insects. Anoplophora elegans going in.
#insectsinpaintings #insects #flowerpainting #tulips #anoplophora
#insectsinpaintings #insects #flowerpainting #tulips #anoplophora
June 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
So much fun painting insects. Anoplophora elegans going in.
#insectsinpaintings #insects #flowerpainting #tulips #anoplophora
#insectsinpaintings #insects #flowerpainting #tulips #anoplophora