Nop Briex Press Releases

In The Skin Of Van Gogh

Tilburg, - December 11th, 2012

An unusual art piece made by Briex is this one! Briex, who lives and works in Tilburg which is situated right in the middle of Van Gogh's country (Zundert, Tilburg, Helvoirt, Nuenen), visited the church at the Papenvoort in Nuenen, The Netherlands with Streetview. Made a painting himselves and positioned Van Gogh's little church painting exact on the same spot as where the church still is nowadays.

Christmas Shopping 50 Percent Off My Whole Collection

Tilburg, - December 3rd, 2012

Do your Christmas shoppings at my gallery. Spectacular art for everyone, various subjects, various styles. True gems to decorate your house and office. If you think you deserve a 50% discount on any of my art pieces than just contact me. Write me why you'd like to have a discount (don't do complicated just be creative) and you'll get a discount code. So simple as that! Be original and buy an original present painted by a European talented artist for your beloved ones and colleagues. You'll make big impression. Everyone will cheer and enchant, 'yes, I got a Briex for Christmas'!!! Get your shoppings delivered at home in time. Avoid Christmas stress. Ask for the discount code now and buy. No seconds to lose. Happy Christmas shoppings!! Nop Briex P.s. Reproductions only, originals excluded

What To Do On A Lazy Sunday In November

Tilburg, - November 11th, 2012

First of all, celebrating the start of the new Carnival season (the Eleventh of the Eleventh). Playing a CD with James Last music (very loud), gathering some house hold stuff, fruits, vegetables, nuts. Nicely decorated on the table. With the camera of my wife I took some pictures and repainted the whole to an extraordinairy giant size still life painting (2000 mm width!!). A true Dutch fine art still life painting with typical Dutch pottery Boerenbond (Farmer style) left, antique pottery from Gouda or Makkum (pot with yellow, blue, orange and green flowers), a vase with Delft Blue painting, Els Lavera (the local original bitter from my birth town Beek in Limburg), a crystal carafe with genuine exquise Floryn Very Old Grain Genever... A masterpiece which shall be a gem in your house. Treat your family and friends with Christmas or at another occasion.

Older Work On Fine Art America

Tilburg, - November 2nd, 2012

Finally Briex has added some older work here on Fine Art America for sale. The 1000 x 1000 mm size oil painting on wood depicts a plein air scene of cosy terraces at the Vrijthof square in Maastricht, a city in the most southern part of The Netherlands. In those days Briex signed off his work with his original name. Nowadays he's signing off with 'Nop Briex', his artist name. The original oil painting is for sale.

Bye, Bye HMS Bounty

Tilburg, - October 30th, 2012

The sinking HMS Bounty replica, well known of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie, was a ship that was wrecked on October 29, 2012 during the Sandy hurricane. The crew attemted to bring the Bounty to calm waters but suffered problems and the high waves finally caught the ship. Two sailors lost their lives, the rest was rescued by the US Coast Guard. I had to make this photo compilation to visualize this dramatic end of a nice sailing ship and of course to commemorate the drowned sailors.

The Night

Tilburg, - October 27th, 2012

The night! In Edward Hopper style but than as photo. By using a tripod (even a simple mini one) and camera you can make extraordinary evening, night and early morning pictures. Switch off your flash for the most romantic shots. Even photos and videos found on the internet from the past or the present give enough inspiration to re-paint them. I created a new gallery especially for this "evening, night and early morning"-subject. One of my photo's (see also the press release logo) is altered to an almost Edward Hopper style and in Night Hawks colours. Enjoy my paint and photo art by following the link: nop-briex.artistwebsites.com But there is more to enjoy in my portfolio. Yours very truly, Nop Briex, The Netherlands

New Group At FAA Travel Posters

Tilburg, - June 13th, 2012

A new Fine Art America art group is established today: the Travel Posters Group. Featuring modern and vintage posters: existing, digitally altered, self designed, fantasy, comical, fake or real and serious though tastefull. Artwork must contain image and text, communicating travel in the broadest sense. Any style, any size welcome.

Diamond Jubilee Contest

Tilburg, - June 3rd, 2012

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee, 60 year ruling her empire. A contest is on to bring in your creativity to celebrate and to commemorate this jublee.

You Like Bananas

Tilburg, - April 13th, 2012

Another great art piece by Briex. His comment: "If you're blue and fond of bananas this is the ultimate art for you."

It Was A Nice Easter Time

Tilburg, - April 10th, 2012

A contemporary art photo of Easter in progress.

Re-discovered Van Gogh Painting Re-painted

Tilburg, - March 20th, 2012

Secone Life Art: neo impressionistic oil painting by Briex, re-painted after a work originally made by Vincent van Gogh titled: Meadow Flowers and Roses in Paris. A work Van Gogh made for his academy training in Paris. Today, March 20, 2012 this painting will be officially proclaimed as a genuine Van Gogh, after five years of investigations and studies. With fine X-rays, scientists have discovered an early academic under painting, depicting 2 x wrestlers with nuded torsos. That scene was mentioned in one of Van Gogh's many letters to his brother Theo, who stayed in Holland. It was quiet common that Van Gogh repainted earlier canvasses. The original Van Gogh painting is for display at the Dutch museum Kröller Müller (http://www.kmm.nl). The news in English: http://www.kmm.nl/news/307/Flower-still-life-by-Vincent-van-Gogh-rediscovered- This 1000 x 810 mm size re-painting is now for sale as print via my Fine Art America website »

Happy New Year From Europe

Tilburg, - January 2nd, 2012

Painting made of the 2012 New Year Concert performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker painted by Briex. Kind of TV-screendrop art. Wishing you a happy and prosperate 2012 from Europe!

Helen Frankenthaler 1928 2011

Tilburg, - December 28th, 2011

Homage painting to Helen Frankenthaler, an American expressionist painter who passed away on December 27, 2011 at the age of 83. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work in six decades she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work. More information at Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Frankenthaler

Johannes Heesters 1903 2011

Tilburg, - December 25th, 2011

Portrait painting of the world's oldest singer: Johan or Johannes Heesters Johan passed away at an age of 108 and 19 days. Heesters was Dutch, born in Amersfoort at Saint Nicolas Eve 5 December 1903 and passed away in Starnberg (Germany) on Christmas Eve 24 December 2011. He moved to Germany in 1936, made career as actor and operette singer and was extremely populair among the German population. He stopped singing at an age of 107. The Germans nicknamed him as 'Jopi'.

Let Us Not Forget Him

Tilburg, - December 23rd, 2011

Let's not forget this very special human being: Vaclav Havel... Praha, 5 oktober 1936 – Hrádeček, 18 december 2011. Artwork inspired and painted by Nop Briex after the original photo picture (detail) of Chris Niedenthal.

What If

Tilburg, - December 17th, 2011

What if? What if Hitler made it alll the way to the USA? Could the artist have created a bigger contrast than this one: the liberty monument and the dictator captured in one picture? This artwork created by the Dutch paint artist, illustrator and graphic designer Nop Briex is a persiflage to the original picture when Hitler, architect Speer and artist Arno Breker let themself photographed on June 23, 1940 with the Eiffel Tower in the background to proof that the nazis conquered Paris.

Christmas Gift Tip Europe In Impressionistic Style

Tilburg, - December 15th, 2011

Great tip especially for those families of European origin and live in North America, Down Under or elsewhere in the world, far abroad. There are a lot of nice drawings and paintings in impressionistic style with Europe as subject. Great as Christmas or even New Year's gift. Have a look at the Fine Art America Group: Europe - Painted by impressionism. Go to the group by following the 'read more...' and 'more information' buttons. Happy buying!

The Fun Of Painting Google Street View Images

Tilburg, - November 30th, 2011

Traveling as the yellow man in Google Street View (Maps in Google) gives a lot of travel pleasure and inspiration to find interesting sceneries to paint or to make other creative art works. If you feel the same why not join my FAA's Google Street View Art group. Travel, find and make your art piece of your preferred Google Street View spot and submit your work to the group. Today I went to the Ardennes in Belgium and found some great country landscapes, the cows hiding in the shade (later framed) at the left included. Click the 'Read more' and following the 'More information' button get to this group and to view some great Google Street View inspired art pieces. You're welcome to become a member of this group!

Gaz Stations Of The World Group

Tilburg, - November 29th, 2011

Hello FAAers, A new art group is established and on-line at FAA: GAZ STATIONS OF THE WORLD. Gaz stations (stationary and movable) where you can fill up the tank of your road vehicle, ship or aircraft. The official platform for gaz stations art: mood paintings and drawings (real and digital). No photographs. Vintage, present and future gaz stations: all welcome here! Join and...

Maybe Worlds First Google Street View Belgium Painting

Tilburg, - November 23rd, 2011

Today Google added Belgium to their Street View world map services. To celebrate this event I traveled to Belgium today, placed the Yellow Google Street View man on the map of the city of Liege and made a painting of the Boulevard Frere-Orban along the Maas river. Maybe this is the world's first Google Street View Belgium painting. The Google Street View link is: http://g.co/maps/caytc

BOAC VC10 Landing - Serie Paintings On FAA

Tilburg, - November 19th, 2011

BOAC British Overseas Airways Corporation which has become later renown as British Airways or BA operated the Vickers VC10. A British build long-range jetliner with remarkable design and very noisy engines. Inspired by a BOAC video on YouTube I made a serie of 6 x paintings of a BOAC VC10 landing on a large painting size in vintage impressionistic style. Meet these works and other fine piece arts on my FAA website. Enjoy!

Contemporary Art Exhibition.The Briex Museum On-line.

Tilburg, No - November 15th, 2011

Since a few weeks I teamed up with Fine Art America. Many paintings from my hand are already here for sale though the majority of my art is not yet uploaded. Feel free to get a first impression of my work by viewing my "Coincidentalism. Infitine Paint Art" exposition in the Briex museum. Enjoy! Best regards, Nop Briex Click on the link for more information:

Barber Shops And Hair Saloons Art Contest

Tilburg, No - November 11th, 2011

Dear FAAers, Welcome to the FAA Barber Shops & Hair Saloons painting contest. It's all about hair dressers shops: interiors and exteriors. Action or stills, both accepted as long as it has to do with shops where hair cutters are doing their utmost best to create a clean men's cut and/or a nice lady coiffure. After the contest, a Barber Shops & Hair Saloons Group will be established. The three winners will be featured there as the top 3 art pieces. The top winner will receive a non-refundable personal voucher for a clean hair cut at the Lejeune Barber Shop in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Visit the contest page and join. Happy painting! Nop Briex, The Netherlands

Briex Launches Google Street View Art Group

Tilburg, No - October 22nd, 2011

Street View of Google Maps offers us paint artists an almost unlimited number of landscapes, sea views and city sceneries in several countries on this planet. A new group for Street View painters is born today. Pick up and drop the Yellow Man wherever the streets colour blue on Google Maps, find great sceneries, get inspired and paint! You're invited at: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/google-street-view-art.html Real paint and digital paint art pieces only.