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The Arrival of Autumn (2025) Original Oil Painting by Hilde Hoekstra

30 x 24 x 1cm (unframed) / 30 x 24cm (actual image size)

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At the first viewings, people asked: Where is this? I know this place. Yet it does not truly exist. What they recognized was not a location, but a feeling — the melancholy atmosphere of summer fading away.
The tree in the low autumn light, with its changing leaves, I encountered on one of my daily walks. But there was no gate, no fence. Through light, nature, and landscape, I try to translate a feeling or a memory rather than depict a precise reality.

With a nod to David Hockney, who during lockdown in Normandy created 'The Arrival of Spring' and reminded us: “Do remember they can’t cancel the spring.” In his work, he captured the quiet, miraculous unfolding of the season as a counterbalance to despair — hopeful, tender, and alive.
Like him, I seek to show how nature can hold both hope and reflection.

The idea came to me in my studio when the sun shone brightly on the orange-prepared canvas.

If you'd like the work framed, please let me know. I'd be happy to arrange that for you. If not, I will attach a wire to the back so it can be hung straight away.

Materials used:

Oilpaints, brushes and rubber scrapers

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At the first viewings, people asked: Where is this? I know this place. Yet it does not truly exist. What they recognized was not a location, but a feeling — the melancholy atmosphere of summer fading away.
The tree in the low autumn light, with its changing leaves, I encountered on one of my daily walks. But there was no gate, no fence. Through light, nature, and landscape, I try to translate a feeling or a memory rather than depict a precise reality.

With a nod to David Hockney, who during lockdown in Normandy created 'The Arrival of Spring' and reminded us: “Do remember they can’t cancel the spring.” In his work, he captured the quiet, miraculous unfolding of the season as a counterbalance to despair — hopeful, tender, and alive.
Like him, I seek to show how nature can hold both hope and reflection.

The idea came to me in my studio when the sun shone brightly on the orange-prepared canvas.

If you'd like the work framed, please let me know. I'd be happy to arrange that for you. If not, I will attach a wire to the back so it can be hung straight away.

Materials used:

Oilpaints, brushes and rubber scrapers

Details:

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Hilde Hoekstra was born in The Netherlands in 1964. Her father, Hidde Hoekstra, was a renowned art connaisseur, who published several books about Rembrandt. Being a professional graphic designer Hilde often stepped away... Read more

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