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painting for outside

We have an assignment to paint a painting meant to be attached to a wall OUTSIDE. (no, not painted on stone, but just like oil-colors on framed canvas. The oil-colors can stand some rain and a bit sun from time to time, the frame and the canvas wi...

May 31

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Tell us here... My main art, hobby, craft is ....: ArtKids (our own artist!) makes paintings (and other works of art) inspired by drawings by children.
Usually we see the children stand a few iches taller, when they see "their" painting(made
by our artist Tamara), and the parents are often surprised to discover that they have
an artist in the family. This tells we build up the self-confidence of children.

I joined Art hobby to:: connect with others

Which Country or Town are you located?: The Netherlands, Amsterdam

Tell Us More (we'd like to get to know you better). About Me and My Art, Hobby, Craft:: ArtKids, the passion

Our "business tool" is: ArtKids makes (oil)paintings (and art) inspired by simple
spontaneous made drawings by little children.

The passion is different.

The program for life, I have been taught was:

1) get a good education
2) spend 40 years, 40 hours a week working for another.
3) retire

After working about sixteen year for social services (Amsterdam) I concluded I was
nearly dead. The program didn't touch my heart and didn't work for me either.
I stopped pursuing it, and started working for myself, as a copywriter.
After a few years I found being a copywriter wasn't fulfilling me either.
In the meantime I met Tamara (she's now my girl-friend, wife, and business-partner, and our artist). Some social worker told Tamara that Soraya (daughter of Tamara)
wasn't happy. At school Soraya was always busy with other things.
After some sleepless nights Tamara found some drawings by Soraya, and Tamara saw big smiles on the faces of the puppets.
That inspired Tamara to paint. Soraya was delighted by both the recognition and the attention.
We wondered if the same would happen with the drawings by other children, so we tried it out with our relatves children.
And the children's reactions were the same. The parents were mostly surprised by seeing their children as real artists.
Tamara and I (Hans) noticed such happiness, and we concluded: if (and we did so) we build a good concept we can make the world happier and ourselves too.
Since then we tell many children (and their parents) they have more talents….

What am I looking for?

1) Open minds. Probably there are more people who want the "world" to be happier.
2) Income. Life costs money, and making the world a bit happier even costs more.
That's why we want to earn money with the nice things we do.
2.1 I am looking for people who, and companies that love to have personal art, to
make a happier and more enjoyable envirement
2.2) Companies and organizations looking for loyalty-concepts or public-relations-concepts.
3.3) Charities and fund raising opportinities that help develop children.

The "tool" art inspired by simple spontaneous made drawings of
little children can be used in many more cases.
Some examples: Children can think along concerning the renovation or building of their
school, or room.
Children (and adults too) can get a kick of self-confidence: "didn't
know I could draw and paint that beautiful".
Our workshops for children (spontaneous drawing) and for adults (painting inspired
through drawings by children) can be used during events and as a part of a training.

If you arrived here while surfing , please leave a message,
making connections is the name of the game and you never know how we may be able to help each other in the future.

I am active on:
Ecademy,
XING
LinkedIn
and I invite you to connect there as well.
My profile is on: some other networkingsites as well, If you find me there, you are welcome to connect there too.

Add Your Website:(do not put your email address here): http://www.artkids.nu

This is what I like:
Children waiting with their drawing in their hands,...

to see what Tamara has done with it.

Hans Anneveld's Blog

painting for outside

We have an assignment to paint a painting meant to be attached to a wall OUTSIDE.
(no, not painted on stone, but just like oil-colors on framed canvas.
The oil-colors can stand some rain and a bit sun from time to time, the frame and the canvas will not stand wind and rain etc.
Any ideas?
Hans

Posted on May 31, 2009 at 5:22pm —

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At 4:24am on January 22, 2009, Corbin said…: My heart was bursting with joy while I read the profile about what you and your wife are doing with children. I have a degree in art therapy ...it's a little different than what you guys do but along the the lines of the same thing. In the beginning I worked with kids and later worked with mentally challenged adults. We sold the art work for the mentally challenged adults and it made the stand much taller then they did before. My hats off to both of you for what you are doing for the kids. I am sure they appreciate what you are doing for them. Blessings!!!!!

At 5:35pm on January 17, 2009, Diane Stafford said…: Thanks so much for your testimonial Hans, We all need a "magic button" from time to time. Glad to have been able to help.

At 5:37pm on August 15, 2008, Diane Stafford said…: Love your new profile design Hans, it works very well. :-) regards as always, Diane

At 9:48pm on August 14, 2008, Marion said…: Hello Hans and Tamara.What a wonderful and inspiring story.I would be proud to have one of those paintings on my wall.My daughter who once worked as a graphic artist now does similar work with psychiatric patients.They plant gardens as well.
Best wishes,Marion (NZ)

At 3:20am on August 4, 2008, Diane Stafford said…: Fabulous photos of the kids art project, well done Hans. You can see the excitement in the kids faces :-)

At 7:52am on June 14, 2008, Hans Anneveld said…: Diane,
Thanks for your message.
Server must have been down for a while: I got several messages; but its back again.
All well on your side?
Hans

At 3:18pm on June 13, 2008, Diane Stafford said…: Hi Hans, was updating something elsewhere for art kids today - seems your server was down?? You may want to check it out? regards Di

At 12:31pm on March 26, 2008, Hans Anneveld said…: Thanks Diana,
I think - in a way - we're preaching from the same table.

At 11:56am on March 26, 2008, Diane Stafford said…: Hello Hans and welcome to art hobby crafts, it is great to see you here and of course, as you know, we love what you do at art kids, the art, yes, and also the benefits to the lives of all children and parents. A great passion :>)