My Substack 'On Beauty" is coming back. Not quite ready but soon. Coming back reinvigorated and a little pissed off. More info soon.

New in 2026. - Moon In The Woods 44" x 44" o/c

Moon Over Lake Michigan, 10" x 8", o/c 2025 That is how I remember it. That was the image I had in my mind. What's more, That is why I'm telling you this.

Butter Sky Over The Swamp 10" x 8" , oil, 2025

The first snow of the year doesn't try to advertise anything to you. It doesn't argue politics or make you sign up for something or ask you to take a survey. It is a gift. Ok, maybe by the end of the season you don't need any more snow, but it is still a gift. First Snow- 14" x 17" oil on linen 2025

""I think what we're looking for is a way of experiencing the world in which .....

Red Borealis with Green 12" x 12" oil on canvas

www.richardkooyman.com New website, new work, almost a new year, a new approach, new ideas, new understanding.

Set your mind to analog mode.

De-computerize yourself. Painting by Harriet Korman

Say no to manufactured knowledge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTEM... This has changed my thinking on so much.

Melanie Parke and I will be opening our studios as part of the Onekama/Arcadia Open Studio Tour July 5 -6 from 11-4 each day. Hope to see you there.

"Tyrants always fear art because tyrants want to mystify while art tends to clarify. The good artist is a vehicle of truth, (they) formulate ideas which would otherwise remain vague and focuses attention upon facts which can then no longer be ignored." Iris Murdoch Waves, 8" x 10", oil, 2025

Building A New Landscape 10.5" x 8.75",oil and wood, 2025

"Art and morals are...one. The essence of both of them is love. Love is the perception of individuals. Love is the extremely difficult realisation something other than oneself is real. Love, and so art and moral is the discovery of reality." Iris Murdoch Landscape, 10"x8", oil on canvas with wood

A new blog post at www.richardkooyman.com about how a March blizzard blew our power out which led me to think about the Italian philosopher Bifo and his ideas about Art feeding the soul.

A company I have used in Canada that produces stretcher bars now has to pay a 25% tariff. They are offering to eat 10% of the tariff but US customers will have a 15% price increase.

Settling back into the studio. Looking at this one that is sitting on the floor across from my desk. 'Sunrise Over My Neighbors' Field 20" x 24"

"Stuff without knowledge is never enough to get you there." Greg Brown

Tonight in Marfa!!!

Back in Michigan after a vacation to SC, a State I have never been to. Filled with natural beauty and birds and a painful history. We stayed on one of the Sea Islands noted in this picture, where the Gullah Geechee people defended themselves during Reconstruction and still are from land developers.

A painter friend posted in frustration about what is happening in Washington... "I'm just going to paint". Let's not "just" paint. Let's paint and make art like it is the shining light leading us forward. Its going to get dark out there. Shown: Agnes Martin. She waited 20 years for her inspiration.

This is a look back to an 11" x 14" painting from 2019 which I'm not sure what ever happened to it. I like its loose feel and is what I want more of my paintings to feel like. Different directions in the work over the years are like waves that keep coming to shore.

Feel Less Sad 10" x 8" oil 2025

I'm taking a short break from winter in South Carolina, the home of birds, salt marshes, 19 native tribes, and the Gullah, deep descendants of slaves. It's also the home of Nancy Mace and Lindsey Graham who certainly don't add to the beauty of the area. New blog post. richardkooyman.com/news.html

New blog post. Why I will not keep up on the political news coming from the White House. richardkooyman.com/news.html

Cambium 14" x 11" oil. 2025 Who is up for some greenery!!

Really enjoying the “Lists” function. Make as many lists or feeds as you want: artist, friends, Galleries, politics, and then plug the different accounts in the appropriate list. This way you click on a list and only see those accounts you’ve added.

"The madman hangs in fancy homes They wouldn't let him near! He'd piss in their fireplace! He'd drag them through Turbulent Indigo" Joni Mitchel see Alt text

More wise words about art and beauty in our troubled time. channel.louisiana.dk/video/benjam...

"At regular intervals in history, the artist has tended to be a revolutionary or at least an instrument of change in so far as (they) have tended to be a sensitive and independent thinker with a job that is a little outside established society." Iris Murdoch

Hemlock Leaves 10" x 8" oil on canvas 2025 Click on ALT text for more information about this painting.

If you missed it earlier this month I went live with a special series of Fall Paintings on my website, which you can read about here.. richardkooyman.com/section/5356... Shown: Swamp Along Frederick Rd. 18" x 24" oil on canvas, handmade frame, 2025

I've been snow-blowing and shoveling, it is my winter exercise. Tal R said he used to wear himself out by putting paint over and over on the canvas so he would be ready to see what the painting was really about. I wore myself out and then this one happened. New painting. 10" x 8" oil 2025

New Blog post about important books in this troubling time. richardkooyman.com/news.html

Here is a starter pack of working visual artists that I've connected with on bS so far. Let me know if you want to be added or add the pack to who you follow to help build an artist community. go.bsky.app/eVJ8id

Loving how blsky lets you control your feed. Two types of feeds 'Discover' is stuff being thrown at you and 'Following' is just the people you want to see. Sorry but I'm not going to have anyone follow me who is reposting countless memes and CNN stories. I left that Meta BS behind.

On this historically depressing day...a big thank you to all who have dumped Meta and come here.

I just released a small series called 'Fall Paintings' on my website along with a message about how they came to be. Trees In The Field 20" x 24" o/c 2025 richardkooyman.com/section/5356...

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This is one of my largest paintings (55" x 84") I've ever made. It's from a couple of years ago, and I've never been able to get a decent image of it due to the funky way I photograph paintings. This image, from my basement studio had the most accurate colors but I could never get far enough back.

One of our great thinkers.

Days away from releasing 'The Fall Painting' here and on my website richardkooyman.com Be the first to know via my email newsletter. Send me a message with your email so I can add you to the list. Morning Sun 18" x 24" oil on canvas, handmade frame