Richard Kooyman
@richardkooyman.bsky.social
Painter in NW Lower Michigan near the shore of Lake Michigan. I make things by hand. I write things with a fountain pen.
www.richardkooyman.com
www.loucksgallery.com
www.willardgallery.com
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www.kimstoragegallery.com
www.richardkooyman.com
www.loucksgallery.com
www.willardgallery.com
www.v-v-v-v.com
www.kimstoragegallery.com
""I think what we're looking for is a way of experiencing the world in which .....
Pond At Night
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December 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
""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
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Red Borealis with Green 12" x 12" oil on canvas
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New website, new work, almost a new year, a new approach, new ideas, new understanding.
New website, new work, almost a new year, a new approach, new ideas, new understanding.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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New website, new work, almost a new year, a new approach, new ideas, new understanding.
New website, new work, almost a new year, a new approach, new ideas, new understanding.
Set your mind to analog mode.
October 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Set your mind to analog mode.
De-computerize yourself.
Painting by Harriet Korman
Painting by Harriet Korman
October 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
De-computerize yourself.
Painting by Harriet Korman
Painting by Harriet Korman
Say no to manufactured knowledge
October 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Say no to manufactured knowledge
Vanessa Machado de Oliveira: Outgrowing Modernity
YouTube video by Douglas Rushkoff
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August 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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.
June 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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
Waves, 8" x 10", oil, 2025
March 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"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
Waves, 8" x 10", oil, 2025
Building A New Landscape 10.5" x 8.75",oil and wood, 2025
March 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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
Landscape, 10"x8", oil on canvas with wood
March 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"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
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.
March 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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.
March 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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"
'Sunrise Over My Neighbors' Field 20" x 24"
March 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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"
'Sunrise Over My Neighbors' Field 20" x 24"
"Stuff without knowledge is never enough to get you there." Greg Brown
March 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"Stuff without knowledge is never enough to get you there." Greg Brown
Reposted by Richard Kooyman
Tonight in Marfa!!!
March 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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.
March 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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.
Shown: Agnes Martin. She waited 20 years for her inspiration.
February 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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.
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.
February 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
February 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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.
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New blog post.
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February 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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.
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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.
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Richard Kooyman
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February 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New blog post. Why I will not keep up on the political news coming from the White House.
richardkooyman.com/news.html
richardkooyman.com/news.html
Cambium 14" x 11" oil. 2025 Who is up for some greenery!!
February 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Cambium 14" x 11" oil. 2025 Who is up for some greenery!!