Dutch sky 6 / acrylic on canvas / 140x140cm / 55x55in / from the dutch sky collection, an ongoing series exploring the shifting moods and abstract beauty of the dutch lowlands sky.
Hello. I’m Joost Hulsbosch. I paint — not only for joy, or love, but because something wordless wants out. I come from the Lowlands, where the land lies flat and the sky does all the talking. My work lives in acrylic, oil, graphite, and crayon — laid on paper, canvas, wood or metal. Some pieces resemble figures. Others drift toward abstraction. Most belong to that quiet, restless place in between.
This page is refreshed regularly with new work, usually once a month. For availability and further details, please get in touch: studio@joosthulsbosch.art
lIve! / acrylic painting on canvas / 120x120cmgentle giants / acrylic painting on canvas / 120x120cmunfolding silence / acrylic painting on canvas / 120x120cmsuncloud / acrylic and graphite painting on Hahnemühle paper / 80x80cmphazer / acrylic brush, marker and fineliner on paper / 50x50cmwandering, still / palette knife on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmlast day / gouache, acrylics and graphite on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmwind chasers / acrylic paint on paper / 70x100cm
The Dutch Sky Collection
In the Dutch Lowlands, where the earth lies flat, the sky becomes the landscape — boundless, abstract, alive
Dutch sky#11 / acrylic and oil stick painting on linen canvas / 140x140cm / 55x55in / a monumental sky in gold and blue, where abstraction meets nightfall, a fading red sun holds the distance, and fleeting wings trace their way homeDutch sky #19 / acrylic painting on linen canvas / 160x160cm / 63×63in / a monumental sunset reduced to glowing bands of orange, where tension and movement linger, and flight becomes a quiet presenceDutch sky #16 / acrylics on linen canvas / 160x160cm / 63x63in / a monumental blue sky reduced to essential form, where complex cloud movements and avian shapes are distilled into quiet minimalismDutch sky #09 / acrylic marker drawing on multiplex wood / 140x120cm / 55x47in / a highly detailed, hand-drawn abstraction, where fractured forms and electric lines collide into a storm-driven sky charged with velocity and physical forceDutch sky #25 / acrylic marker drawing on multiplex wood / 140x140cm / 55x55in / a meticulously detailed sky in constant motion, dark and ominous, crossed by tiny migrating forms navigating the turbulenceDutch sky #15 / acrylic and oil pastel painting on linen canvas / 140x140cm / 55x55in / the sky swells into monumental organic forms, where endless landscapes are touched by a few fleeting wings, quietly revealing the vastness of their boundless worldDutch sky #24 / acrylic and oil pastel painting on multiplex wood / 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in) – a retro sky carved into depth, where colour planes open into distance and memory becomes architectureDutch sky #30 / acrylic and oil pastel / 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in) – the sky becomes warm geometry, where curved forms turn clouds into memory, and colour moves like terrain, shaping weight, rhythm, and quiet structureDutch sky #08 / acrylic and oil pastel painting on linen canvas / 80 × 80 cm (31.5 × 31.5 in) – the sky reads like a dawn in motion, where the last layers of night dissolve into warm geometry and a new day quietly takes shape
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whispers of earth / gouache, graphite and coloured pencil on archival paper / 50x70cmwhispers of water / gouache, graphite and coloured pencil on archival paper / 50x70cmfacetime / acrylic painting on Hahnemühle paper / 60x80cmnachtval in beieren / night descends in bavaria / acrylic painting on canvas / 80x80cmnachtval in de karoo / night descends in the karoo / acrylic painting on canvas / 80x80cmthe glitch portrait collection / glitch7 / this portrait series, comprising more than thirty works, shifts the focus from likeness to the notion of duality—the two faces each individual appears to embody. originating from a serendipitous silkscreen misprint, the process evolved into a purposeful inquiry, striking a balance between accident and intention. the works draw on mixed media to expand this exploration, merging silkscreen, acrylic, and crayon on archival paper. 50×70cm / 20x28in each.glitch3 / mixed-media, silkscreen, acrylic and crayon painting on archival paper / 50x70cmglitch portrait 4 / mixed-media, silkscreen, acrylic and crayon painting on archival paper / 50x70cmglitch17 / mixed-media, silkscreen, acrylic and crayon painting on archival paper / 50x70cmglitch8 / mixed-media, silkscreen, acrylic and crayon painting on archival paper / 50x70cmnicole‘s favourite pose / acrylic painting on canvas / 80x60cmthedoor knob / acrylic painting on archival paper / 84x120cmre-renaissanced1 – 60x80cm Acrylic and graphite painting on hahnemühle paperre-renaissanced 2 – 60x80cm Acrylic and graphite painting on hahnemühle paperre-renaissanced3 – 60x80cm Acrylic and graphite painting on hahnemühle paper embraceable, you / acrylic painting on canvas / 60x80cmsea fog / acrylic and graphite painting on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmbluesen / acrylic painting on paper / 50x70cmwinter is over / multimedia acrylic and marker on stainless steel, pressed beneath glass / 70x100cmcelestial garden / multimedia acrylics on stainless steel, pressed beneath glass / 84x120cmin a garden da vida / acrylic painting on hahnemühle paper / 80x80cmmpho / portrait of mpho mogotsi / acrylics with indian pitt pen on hahnemühle paper / 84x120cmtriplets – 20x30cm – acrylic and graphites on hahnemühle papercacophony street / acrylic and oil painting on achival paper / 70x50cmcacophony city / acrylic and oil painting on archival paper / 50x70cmcacophony square / acrylic and oil painting on archival paper / 80x80cmentangled / multimedia gouache, pencil and pitt pen painting / 50x70cmfossils – acrylics and graphites on hahnemühle paper / 60x80cmsundaysolo / gouache, acrylics and graphites on hahnemühle paper / 30x40cmoasis / gouache, acrylics and marker painting on paper / 70x100cmfloat, don’t force / acrylic and graphite painting on hahnemühle paper / 84x120cmmasquerade / gouache, acrylics, spray painting on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmpainted from memory / acrylic marker and brush painting on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmthe big o / gouache and colour pencil painting on paper / 50x60cmthe burden / mixed-media, acrylic and graphites on hahnemühle paper / 70x50cmadriane@the lakeside / mixed-media, acrylic and graphites on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmeva@the lakeside / mixed-media, acrylic and graphites on hahnemühle paper / 50x70cmhottentottenland / mixed-media, acrylic, graphite and ecoline painting / 50x70cm
