https://paintedidols.com/blogs/news 2026-08-29T14:24:12+02:00 weekly https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal 2026-09-02T20:46:28+02:00 weekly https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/buy-erotic-art-online 2026-09-01T20:31:34+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/buy-erotic-art-online-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_5a6e9def-77e9-4098-a1f0-520b1bba51f3.jpg?v=1788284980 Where to buy erotic art online without ending up on a print farm A paint-stained studio table with oil paint, brushes in turpentine and a canvas standing edge-on behind it, the canvas at the back circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words this one actually exists, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/discreet-packaging-and-shipping 2026-09-01T16:48:45+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/discreet-packaging-and-shipping-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_b6ea9e83-6667-4bc0-9cae-5b75e154d818.jpg?v=1788274125 How your painting is packed and shipped — and what the box says A flat cardboard shipping box leaning against a wall, still taped shut, the shipping box circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words one sticker, nothing else, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/erotic-art-vs-pornography 2026-09-01T20:31:16+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/erotic-art-vs-pornography-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_d3dfa4f4-c733-4dac-b02f-637a8193e601.jpg?v=1788285016 Erotic art or pornography? Where the line actually sits A wooden bench standing at viewing distance from a completely bare plaster wall, the bare wall the bench faces circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words would you sit down twice, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/how-to-display-erotic-art 2026-09-01T16:42:29+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/how-to-display-erotic-art-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_718bf2c0-9f79-4343-82b6-75b13512f109.jpg?v=1788273749 How to display erotic art at home A lived-in living room with a walnut slatted wall and a deep brown rug, amber globe lamps lit low, the empty wall circled in open black marker, a marker arrow running to it from the handwritten words give it room, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/painting-riae-four-times 2026-09-01T20:43:07+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/painting-riae-four-times-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_681be541-f426-4706-a271-5c379351113a.jpg?v=1788288187 Painting Riae four times Four stretched canvases of the same size standing in a row, all turned face to the wall, one of the four canvases circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words four times over, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-size-painting-above-a-bed 2026-09-01T16:48:06+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-size-painting-above-a-bed-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_714e4cb5-45a4-4760-a048-3b10010a5605.jpg?v=1788274086 What size painting works above a bed? A Mediterranean bedroom with pale ceiling beams and arched plaster niches, the wall above the headboard circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words two thirds of the bed, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/where-to-hang-a-nude-painting 2026-09-01T16:42:26+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/where-to-hang-a-nude-painting-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_1b72bc36-9b7b-44fb-af21-7d84b731f09d.jpg?v=1788273746 Where to hang a nude painting: a room by room guide A contemporary living room at dusk, lamplight across a walnut slatted wall, the empty wall circled in open black marker, a marker arrow running to it from the handwritten words still looking for a wall, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/who-buys-erotic-art 2026-09-01T20:43:28+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/who-buys-erotic-art-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_c6e92e6e-638d-4f1f-a566-3d997a1043c9.jpg?v=1788288208 Who actually buys erotic art? A single nail left in a bare plaster wall, fresh dust below it, the nail circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words mostly a first painting, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/are-signed-prints-worth-buying 2026-09-02T16:05:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/are-signed-prints-worth-buying-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_57cae419-11d0-44fa-b728-0d8793ed0349.jpg?v=1788284983 Are signed prints worth buying? A small stack of uncoated printmaking sheets on an oak table with a graphite pencil across them, the pencil on the stack circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words whose hand, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/history-of-erotic-art 2026-09-01T20:31:18+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/history-of-erotic-art-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_10d865ee-728e-4188-a1a7-931de08188a5.jpg?v=1788284977 A short history of erotic art, from Pompeii to Instagram A plastered corridor with an open doorway into a small empty side room, the doorway into the empty room circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words same room, new name, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/how-long-one-painting-takes 2026-09-01T20:31:29+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/how-long-one-painting-takes-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_ac9e67df-dd50-4e10-8366-289a623c41cc.jpg?v=1788274055 How long one painting takes One old paintbrush lying on a worn wooden table, its bristles splayed and stiff with paint dried hard into them, the dried bristles circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words weeks, nothing, and then, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/open-edition-vs-limited-edition 2026-09-01T20:43:00+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/open-edition-vs-limited-edition-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_37ecfcbc-19e8-4a61-b1b1-3436679e9e67.jpg?v=1788288180 Open edition vs limited edition: the only difference that matters A slim dark frame with a wide paper mount, the opening empty and the wall showing through, the empty opening in the mount struck through with a black marker cross, an arrow from the handwritten words printing stops here, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/painting-from-a-photograph 2026-09-02T20:46:05+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/painting-from-a-photograph-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_c7b613d0-42ab-4420-9c88-28d78810c1ec.jpg?v=1788285014 Painting from a photograph: the objection, and the answer A sheet of photographic paper lying face down on a studio table beside a magnifying glass, the sheet lying face down circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words what it left out, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-you-get-for-35-euro 2026-09-01T20:43:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-you-get-for-35-euro-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_f80cfedf-6835-4907-8c3a-61020b0ed379.jpg?v=1788288203 What you get for €35 A small stack of uncoated printmaking sheets on an oak table with a graphite pencil across them, the stack of printmaking sheets circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words nine of them exist as a print, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/when-is-a-painting-finished 2026-09-01T19:49:27+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/when-is-a-painting-finished-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_7c7702ad-71c3-4cc6-ac4f-102d7e2a685b.jpg?v=1788284967 When is a painting finished? A stretched canvas standing in a studio with its face turned to the wall, only the stretcher bars visible, the canvas turned to the wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words it stops asking, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/why-editions-are-never-reprinted 2026-09-01T20:43:33+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/why-editions-are-never-reprinted-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_9f003368-b93d-4e2d-9ed8-b67a8ae2234b.jpg?v=1788288213 Why a closed edition is never reprinted A plain cardboard postal tube lying on an oak tabletop, the postal tube circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words a reprint takes it back, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/how-high-to-hang-a-painting 2026-09-02T16:05:33+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/how-high-to-hang-a-painting-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken.jpg?v=1788188504 How high should a painting hang? Marker drawing of a wall and floor line with an empty upright canvas on it, a dashed line through its centre and an arrow measuring that height from the floor, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-to-say-when-a-guest-asks 2026-09-02T16:05:35+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-to-say-when-a-guest-asks-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_c5b90455-3855-46c5-8e48-7441390872db.jpg?v=1788288199 What do you say when someone asks about the painting? A bright apartment living room with a slate blue sideboard and a dusty pink chair, the empty wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words three sentences, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-size-painting-above-a-sofa 2026-09-02T16:05:38+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-size-painting-above-a-sofa-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_bd0402ee-b894-4b55-a804-0f2da765e28c.jpg?v=1788273513 What size painting works above a sofa? A lived-in living room with a long linen sofa and a completely bare plaster wall above it, the wall above the sofa circled in open black marker, a marker arrow running to it from the handwritten words two thirds of that, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/boudoir-erotic-fine-art-nude 2026-09-02T16:05:40+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/boudoir-erotic-fine-art-nude-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken.jpg?v=1788188410 Boudoir, erotic, fine art nude: what the words mean Marker drawing of four overlapping ovals labelled fine art nude, boudoir, erotic art and sensual, showing how the four terms overlap, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/nude-art-with-children-at-home 2026-09-02T16:05:42+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/nude-art-with-children-at-home-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_3db811ce-88b1-494c-ae5a-61bef77e8a4f.jpg?v=1788288177 Children and a painting of a woman A bright apartment living room with a slate blue sideboard and a dusty pink chair, the empty wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words adults supply the awkwardness, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/hand-painted-or-printed 2026-09-02T16:05:45+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/hand-painted-or-printed-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_4a8be736-523b-45f5-8bb6-44517fd5e38d.jpg?v=1788288156 Is it really hand-painted? How to check before you buy The back of a stretched canvas, its wooden keys and staples visible, the wooden keys and staples circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words this gives it away, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/how-to-hang-a-canvas 2026-09-02T16:05:47+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/how-to-hang-a-canvas-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_1bd9ef7d-2bf2-4e99-b202-4396cf0c3efa.jpg?v=1788288170 How to hang a canvas: wall types, fixings and no-drill options A matt black cordless drill on an oak floor with wall plugs, brass hooks and a folding rule, the brass hooks and wall plugs circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words the wall decides, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/original-or-signed-print 2026-09-02T16:05:49+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/original-or-signed-print-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_f3f3df70-502d-4356-91df-1f22bc1a1327.jpg?v=1788284970 Original or signed print: which should you buy? A cardboard postal tube on a studio table with a stretched canvas standing edge-on behind it, the canvas beside the tube circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words two objects, not two prices, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/nude-painting-in-a-hallway 2026-09-02T16:05:51+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/nude-painting-in-a-hallway-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_183fc376-484d-42b7-9b2c-5ae42d38d14a.jpg?v=1788274114 Hanging a painting in the hallway A narrow entrance hall in a bright apartment, a tall window with slim black frames at its end, the near wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words you walk past this one, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/how-to-choose-a-painting 2026-09-02T16:05:53+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/how-to-choose-a-painting-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_de656897-c675-4eba-bc38-8ee0eb6ad7f1.jpg?v=1788274090 How to choose one painting when you like several A contemporary bedroom in daylight, a low upholstered bed along one wall, the empty wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words start here, not with the picture, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/buying-your-first-original-painting 2026-09-02T16:05:56+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/buying-your-first-original-painting-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_894f5967-7917-4791-892f-83f041ee1f9c.jpg?v=1788288129 Buying your first original painting A flat cardboard shipping box leaning against a wall, still taped shut, the wrapped parcel circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words ready to hang, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/buying-direct-from-the-artist 2026-09-02T16:05:58+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/buying-direct-from-the-artist-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_87b911aa-0955-4028-8df2-1f955415c614.jpg?v=1788288132 Buying art direct from the artist: what changes An open studio door with a flat parcel wrapped in brown paper leaning beside it, the open doorway circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words nobody in between, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/erotic-art-in-the-bedroom 2026-09-02T16:06:00+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/erotic-art-in-the-bedroom-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_8ef3fbb7-0294-4204-8bca-c5cff4351a87.jpg?v=1788288150 A painting in the bedroom: the easy room and its one problem A coastal loft bedroom with a steel-framed window and a travertine floor, the wall above the headboard struck through with a black marker cross, an arrow from the handwritten words not above the bed, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/hanging-art-in-a-stairwell 2026-09-02T16:06:02+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/hanging-art-in-a-stairwell-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_fc2c3d7f-93e6-468f-b158-261302e22446.jpg?v=1788274093 Hanging a painting in a stairwell or on a landing A stair landing in a coastal loft, a steel-framed window beside the travertine treads, the wall above the landing circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words the landing decides, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/home-office-art-video-calls 2026-09-02T16:06:04+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/home-office-art-video-calls-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_7d7db151-0f6e-4fe9-bbc3-80e321fa5f48.jpg?v=1788274105 A painting in a home office A small home study with a black desk and shelving, a rust-orange chair pulled out, the wall the desk camera frames struck through with a black marker cross, an arrow from the handwritten words not the camera wall, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/art-for-a-guest-room 2026-09-02T16:06:07+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/art-for-a-guest-room-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_cff145a2-7058-43f2-a71f-f1db9bdd3745.jpg?v=1788274080 A painting in the guest room A small guest room in warm plaster, a single bed with an upholstered headboard, the wall behind the headboard circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words behind the bed, only there, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/can-you-hang-art-in-a-bathroom 2026-09-02T16:06:09+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/can-you-hang-art-in-a-bathroom-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_0cba32bd-8e3e-448e-a14a-854889b8fcde.jpg?v=1788274109 Can you hang an oil painting in a bathroom? A bathroom in warm off-white tadelakt plaster with a walk-in shower and a moulded plaster washstand, the bare wall struck through with a black marker cross, an arrow from the handwritten words not in here, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/erotic-art-cleaners-and-workmen 2026-09-02T16:06:12+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/erotic-art-cleaners-and-workmen-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_51575ebe-74fc-4172-b3ba-6ee70ba0370f.jpg?v=1788288148 The cleaner, the plumber and the painting An entrance hall with a dark stone wall and a slim console table, the wall beside the console circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words say it once, no apology, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/take-art-down-when-family-visits 2026-09-02T16:06:14+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/take-art-down-when-family-visits-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_599ba439-76e9-428e-bbbb-9ad784621634.jpg?v=1788288196 Your parents are visiting: leave it up A contemporary living room at dusk, lamplight across a walnut slatted wall, an upright rectangle and a nail drawn in marker, marking where a canvas is not, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/erotic-art-when-clients-visit 2026-09-02T16:06:16+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/erotic-art-when-clients-visit-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_3f400770-bb4e-422f-982d-f6bdb52e2815.jpg?v=1788288153 Clients and colleagues in your house An entrance hall with a dark stone wall and a slim console table, the wall on the route to the table circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words by route, not by room, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/nude-art-in-an-airbnb 2026-09-02T16:06:19+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/nude-art-in-an-airbnb-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_d9499035-0025-4ca9-a558-f0067c6096cc.jpg?v=1788288174 Letting your place with the work still on the wall A coastal loft bedroom with a steel-framed window and a travertine floor, the empty wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words the listing, not the guest, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/art-and-house-viewings 2026-09-02T16:06:21+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/art-and-house-viewings-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_19f5db28-155a-4137-aead-aeb2b74087b9.jpg?v=1788274122 House viewings: what an agent asks you to take down A single nail left in a bare plaster wall, fresh dust below it, the nail circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words the wedding photos too, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/painting-size-narrow-hallway 2026-09-02T16:06:24+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/painting-size-narrow-hallway-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_d6c9710a-23a0-41e4-b0ce-805636cb85cd.jpg?v=1788288191 Viewing distance: how close is too close? A narrow corridor in daylight, the near wall close to the camera, the near wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words stand back twice its height, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/tall-canvas-low-ceiling 2026-09-02T16:06:26+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/tall-canvas-low-ceiling-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_af7db183-0691-4cab-b2d5-8747bcbe6695.jpg?v=1788274097 Will a tall canvas fit this wall? A dining room with a concrete ceiling and a steel-framed window, the wall below the concrete ceiling circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words two are already there, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-size-art-for-a-wall 2026-09-02T16:06:28+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-size-art-for-a-wall-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_c60f6243-d2e1-4c55-8b44-cb48e328021f.jpg?v=1788274102 Which canvas fits your wall? A size chart in centimetres A dining room with a concrete ceiling and a steel-framed window, the wall to one side of the empty space circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words empty is the point, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/hanging-a-painting-on-a-dark-wall 2026-09-02T16:06:31+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/hanging-a-painting-on-a-dark-wall-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_f6ee8672-888f-4b7a-801d-8232b942a77a.jpg?v=1788288158 Hanging a painting on a dark wall A living room with a dark honed stone wall along its length and a stone grey sofa, the dark stone wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words better than white, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/does-sunlight-damage-oil-paintings 2026-09-01T20:42:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/does-sunlight-damage-oil-paintings-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_c4c2ccc8-f847-4fee-84ee-a8f5ab6e74a4.jpg?v=1788288143 Sunlight, radiators and the walls you should not use A plaster wall with a hard band of sunlight across it and a radiator below, the sunlit wall struck through with a black marker cross, an arrow from the handwritten words it does not undo, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/moving-house-with-an-oil-painting 2026-09-02T16:06:33+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/moving-house-with-an-oil-painting-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_e2976e8b-9060-4279-b8c9-8cc459919e4e.jpg?v=1788274214 Moving house with an oil painting A room mid-move with three flat painting boxes standing upright on their edges against a bare wall, the upright boxes circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words upright, never flat, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/painted-once 2026-09-02T20:46:08+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/painted-once-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_84003227-edfa-4388-b32b-77a8db628d62.jpg?v=1788288184 One canvas each: the four subjects I painted only once Five stretched canvases of different sizes standing in a row, all turned face to the wall, one canvas in the row circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words one canvas each, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/do-the-women-know 2026-09-02T20:46:28+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/do-the-women-know-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_25f99524-a149-4710-9d1c-0e1083723381.jpg?v=1788288138 Do the women know? What I write to them, and what I do not ask A mobile phone lying face down on a paint-stained studio table, the phone lying face down circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words telling, not asking, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/painting-from-someone-elses-photograph 2026-09-02T20:46:07+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/painting-from-someone-elses-photograph-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_0e2d4245-c0d1-4fc3-924e-96c6dfb050c6.jpg?v=1788284974 Painting someone from a photograph: two rights on one image Two blank sheets of photographic paper on a studio table, one overlapping the other, the overlap of the two sheets circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words two rights, one image, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/why-these-women 2026-09-02T20:46:09+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/why-these-women-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_3d1f75c9-1844-415c-958d-e63c5aed58a0.jpg?v=1788285001 Why these women, and not a life model A mobile phone lying face down on a paint-stained studio table, the phone lying face down circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words she stopped me mid-scroll, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-is-an-alt-model 2026-09-01T20:31:23+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-is-an-alt-model-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_dd677fe9-cfca-46a0-b6a2-c79153ce8f46.jpg?v=1788285011 Alt, inked, pin-up: what the words mean Five stretched canvases of different sizes standing in a row, all turned face to the wall, where two of the canvases overlap circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words the words overlap, they do not, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/tattooed-oil-paintings 2026-09-01T19:50:22+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/tattooed-oil-paintings-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_cf890ac4-8d28-45c9-a1d3-040e6b7f2825.jpg?v=1788285022 Tattooed and inked: the canvases where the ink is the subject A wooden palette with skin tones at one side and a pool of blue-black at the other, a fine liner brush across it, the pool of blue-black circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words the ink is the subject, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/what-an-original-costs 2026-09-01T20:36:51+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/what-an-original-costs-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_0a754abd-400e-4f5f-ac29-0c5b8ed0d13e.jpg?v=1788285004 What an original erotic oil painting costs, and why A closed notebook with a pen across it on a studio table, a canvas standing edge-on behind, the closed notebook circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words a judgement, not a sum, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/does-erotic-art-hold-value 2026-09-01T20:42:20+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/does-erotic-art-hold-value-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_8d3a014f-957a-4a66-83ae-79f6e79589ed.jpg?v=1788288140 Does erotic art hold its value? A living room with a dark honed stone wall along its length and a stone grey sofa, the empty stone wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words nobody knows, including me, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/erotic-art-as-a-gift 2026-09-01T20:42:25+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/erotic-art-as-a-gift-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_23b07e09-d973-49b1-83a0-9298117ae3fc.jpg?v=1788288145 Erotic art as a gift: how not to get it wrong A flat cardboard shipping box leaning against a wall, still taped shut, the flat shipping box circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words can they hang it, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/choosing-art-with-your-partner 2026-09-01T20:42:15+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/choosing-art-with-your-partner-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_74b10be3-db1a-40f0-bd26-ff8862f19a95.jpg?v=1788288135 Choosing erotic art together with your partner A bright apartment living room with a slate blue sideboard and a dusty pink chair, the empty wall circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words two questions, not one, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/affordable-original-art 2026-09-01T20:37:14+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/affordable-original-art-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_1f8783e0-871b-4a3d-9e9d-806e5c0da392.jpg?v=1788285007 Affordable original erotic art under €1000 Five stretched canvases of different sizes standing in a row, all turned face to the wall, the largest canvas in the row circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words this is the whole studio, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/certificate-of-authenticity 2026-09-01T20:37:16+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/certificate-of-authenticity-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_b2a859ef-6b38-42cc-8415-94131858aaa1.jpg?v=1788284986 What a certificate of authenticity is, and what it is not A small stack of uncoated printmaking sheets on an oak table with a graphite pencil across them, the pencil on the stack circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words worth what the signer is worth, by Willem van der Krieken https://paintedidols.com/blogs/journal/after-you-click-buy 2026-09-01T20:37:19+02:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1068/9406/6004/articles/after-you-click-buy-keyvisual-willem-van-der-krieken_a20451a5-f6d4-49ea-b2f5-5566bf4626ef.jpg?v=1788274118 What happens after you click buy A single nail left in a bare plaster wall, fresh dust below it, the nail circled in open black marker, an arrow from the handwritten words three days, then this, by Willem van der Krieken