Rodney van den Beemd

Category: Portrait

Ode to a lecturer – René Gabriëls

The upcoming retirement of philosophy lecturer (Maastricht University) and friend René Gabriëls was a fitting occasion to pick up my brushes again.

29 March 2026
Joseph Roth e Stefan Zweig – L’amicizia è la vera patria

A few weeks ago Italian publishing house Castelvecchi Editore asked permission to use one of my drawings for the cover of the Italian version of the correspondence between Joseph Roth and Stefan Zweig, titled “L’amicizia è la vera patria” (Friendship is the true homeland). The book has now been printed and I was very pleased to receive my complimentary copies earlier this week. Check it out through: http://www.castelvecchieditore.com/prodotto/lamicizia-e-la-vera-patria/

5 April 2019
Impression Exhibition Bookshop Dominicanen

9 September 2018
Joseph Roth, Sign of the times

De Bedachtzamen (The Thoughtful) is the name of a collective of writers and their homonymous blog. They consider the themes of time and melancholy as their driving force and write about painting, poetry, music and literature; pre-eminently forms of expression in which time and melancholy constantly seep through, according to their manifesto.
For a new blog contribution, an article about Joseph Roth, they asked me if they could use one of my portrait drawings of Joseph Roth. If you’re able to read Dutch or are satisfied to use an online translation service, you can read the article “Joseph Roth, sign of the times” here.

31 August 2018
Exhibition Bookshop Dominicanen

From 26 August to 13 October I will be exhibiting in the beautiful setting of Bookshop Dominicanen in Maastricht, known as one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world. During that period ten of my paintings, portraits, will be hanging in the priest’s chancel of the former Dominican Church. The title of the exhibition is “Recognisability – Distortion – Abstraction”. If you are in the area and interested, then you are of course very welcome to go and see!

24 August 2018
Announcement Exhibition Bookshop Dominicanen

22 August 2018
Impression Exhibition – Rooms

With two of the works on display in my exhibition @ Rooms/Soup Solo in Maastricht. Still to be seen from 1 – 5 and 15 – 19 February.

29 January 2016
Exhibition – Rooms

In January and February an exhibition of my work is being held at the Rooms/Soup Solo gallery in Maastricht. The exhibition features a collection of my recent (abstracted) portrait paintings and drawings.

12 January 2016