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October 12, 2024 — 4 Comments

Still Crying…

With COP29 (the "29th UN Climate Change conference") approaching, we are being fed scientific publications that give us the latest updates. Although these are not happy reads, it is important reading for me. It inspires me to make new work. And motivate me to live the way I live. Above that, it inspires and motivates me to tell you about it.

And why this post, why am I telling you this? Why do I hope you will read the whole thing?
Because it's important that you know the condition of your home. It is your only home, our only home.

A weekend read...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: abstract realism, all you need is less, climate art, climate crisis, climate emergency, degrowth, earth crisis, Environmental art, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less is more, Nature’s Soul, save the earth, save the oceans, save the planet, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic photography, system change

October 11, 2024 — 4 Comments

Autumn Leaves

After a beautiful late summer week mid September, it's autumn now. The temperature has dropped considerably, rain showers are frequent, although not very heavy.

Many leaves have been blown off the trees and bushes the past two weeks, we are collecting those fallen leaves from the paths and grass almost daily and putting them in a large mesh basket so they can compost in the coming months.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: autumn, Fine Art Photography, impressionism, impressionist photography, Impressionistic digital art, jacob berghoef, leaves, less, light, Nature’s Soul, Pure, rainy day, scent of autumn, scents of colors

October 10, 2024 — 6 Comments

Shattered Evening

When are we most fascinated by a sunset? For many people, it is when the sky is colored in saturated, vibrant colors….

Realizing this, I set to work on another sunset photograph….

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

October 9, 2024 — 6 Comments

Forests Cry

Screaming sounds of power
saws numb your thoughts
Ears bleed, hearts tear
Forests cry
The sun colors the evening in
the hues of the choking smoke
that kills tree after tree
How high may become
the price the future
will have to pay?

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

October 8, 2024 — 4 Comments

Sunset Without Limits

When are we most fascinated by a sunset? For many people, it is when the sky is colored in a beautiful palet of saturated, vibrant colors….

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

October 7, 2024 — 6 Comments

Autumn Sunset (1)

Autumn is generally a gray, rainy season in the northern part of Jutland. More gray than winter, at least if there is a real winter. But for that very reason, the overcast skies and brisk winds that can suddenly give the sun plenty of room, it is also the season of beautiful, intense sunsets...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: autumn, dreamscape, evening falls, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, North Sea, Pure, sunlight, sunset, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism, Vester havet

October 6, 2024 — 7 Comments

Wandering Dreams

Many people dream of an earth that is safe and clean, that is treated with care so that it can give enough to all that lives on it without becoming exhausted.

Only when all those dreams come to life in common sense and people take action to live modestly as a part of nature, the earth can recover through our care and compassion for all that lives, giving us what we need.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Collaboration And Inspiration, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: clean earth, climate art, dark, dreams, dreamscape, Environmental art, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, modern art, Nature’s Soul, Pure, Surrealism, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic expressionistic art, wandering

October 5, 2024 — 4 Comments

System Change (2)

System Change, we need Systemic Change !

This is what you read and hear more and more often. In comments, articles and discussions about the state of the Earth's health, about the alarmingly rapid change in our climate.
And that alongside, of course, the call for Degrowth....

What is meant by this system change?

Insofar as you can and may explain a very complex system in a few simple phrases: ...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint

Tags: circular economy, degrowth, ecological footprint, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, organic change, overconsumption, reduce your ecological footprint, reduce your footprint, regeneration, regenerative life, regenerative society, Surrealism, Surrealistic digital art, Surrealistic expressionism, system change, systemic change

October 4, 2024 — 10 Comments

A Glimpse Of Flight

As Clouds Before the Wind

... When she wakes

she lifts the shade, impatient for a glimpse
of flight: a sparrow, a swallowtail—
something with wings she can memorize.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Collaboration And Inspiration, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

October 3, 2024 — 3 Comments

Trees Cry

Thick clouds of black
smoke darken the sun
Eyes tear,
trees cry
The sun colors the evening
in the hues of the flames that
scorch tree after tree
How high may become
the price the future
will have to pay?

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

October 2, 2024 — 6 Comments

Echos Of A Dream

It is early in the morning, but it is already light when I wake up. The sunlight filtered through the curtains quickly dissipates the last images of my dream and emerging thoughts disrupt the story...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: autumn, color, Expressionism, Fine Art Photography, forest, gold, golden silence, jacob berghoef, light, Nature’s Soul, Pure, silence, stillness, surreal, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, trees

October 1, 2024 — 7 Comments

The Four Faces Of Dementia

What do you see when you look at the face of your loved one who suffers from a form of dementia? What does your partner, parent or friend see when looking at the world from her or his dementia?

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: Alzheimer, dementia, entangled, faces of dementia, hidden, lost, NCD, neurocognitive disorder, neurodegenerative disease, phases of dementia, sunken, threatened, wandering

September 30, 2024 — 4 Comments

Golden Silence

It's early on a beautiful autumn evening, no wind and a bright blue sky. There is silence in the forest. A palpable silence, soft and thick like a wool blanket.
Yellow leaves gently fall to the ground. The sunlight wraps them in gold...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: autumn, color, Expressionism, Fine Art Photography, forest, gold, golden silence, jacob berghoef, light, Nature’s Soul, Pure, silence, stillness, surreal, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, trees

September 29, 2024 — 12 Comments

A Narrow Path

Early on this beautiful autumn morning, a walk takes me down deserted narrow paths. I stop, look at the light spot at the end of the path and enjoy the warmth of the rising sun.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 26, 2024 — 8 Comments

Slow Dance

On a not too windy day, waves are very calming to me.

They play a game with the sun and the sky, reflecting and chasing each other's colors that in an endless variety continuously present a breathtaking spectacle.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: beyond a dream, dream, dreamscape, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, Pure, sunlight, sunset, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism

September 24, 2024 — 4 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 12

When I walk through our garden, I love to touch the trees and plants I walk by. It creates a connection with the nature around you when you not only sniff scents and enjoy the colors, but when in addition you feel the softness of leaves, the hardness of bark, the fragility of flowers….

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 22, 2024 — 8 Comments

Sources Of Inspiration

I am happy and proud to share with you three recent collaborations with Kari Trenten: Sources Of Inspiration.

Besides my artwork, I added a few lines of Kari's blog. Click the title to read the complete blog.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Collaboration And Inspiration, Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: air, collaboration, earth, elements, fire, inspiration, inspirationcauldron, Kari Trenten, natural elements, Nature’s Soul, queerscifi, sources of inspiration

September 21, 2024 — 4 Comments

Visitors ?

We are always happy when they come to check on us, when they take a bite to eat with us from all the goodies there are in the garden.

So we try to disturb them as little as possible, watching them silently and motionless as they pass our garden...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden

Tags: deer, food forest garden, living together, mother and child, Nature’s Soul, sharing

September 20, 2024 — 6 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 11

Harvest. Not by far over yet. Pears, apples, pumpkins, zucchini’s, the last few blueberries, wild strawberries...

And, of course, it is also the time to harvest seeds: Marigold, Poppy, Cornflower, Perpetual Kale, …

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 19, 2024 — 2 Comments

No More Social Media

Tomorrow, Friday, I will post the following text on LinkedIn.

Some of you have no doubt noticed over the past six months that the LinkedIn jacket no longer fits me....

More than 15 years on LinkedIn, the last 5 of which have been exclusively, the only social media I use... Now I have decided to close my account as of next October 1.

I have always found LinkedIn a pleasant environment and a good medium to display my art, to tell something about my philosophy of life and lifestyle, and air my opinion regarding the state of the earth.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: abstract, abstract expressionism, color, colorful days, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, light, Nature’s Soul, no AI, no more social media, Pure, surreal, Surrealism, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic digital art

September 18, 2024 — 2 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 10

When we are at the beach, we spend a very large part of the time with our gaze focused on the ground. A few square meters around our feet are continuously scanned as we slowly walk forward. Periodically we stop, and let our gaze wander to the dunes, the sea, or the sky….

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 16, 2024 — 2 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 09

Harvest. Not by far over yet. Pears, apples, pumpkins, zucchini’s...

And every time when I walk into the garden, I notice a 1, 2, 3, ... details that I have never seen before. Full of enthusiasm I then call out to Anuscka: come and see what I found here !

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 16, 2024 — No Comments

Shivering Trees

Early on an autumn morning, the just-risen sun caresses the landscape. The sounds are muffled by a light haze rising from the cold waters of the river. The first rays of the sun cause a shiver, both from the awareness of the night's chill and the longing for the sun's warmth....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: autumn, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, leaves, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, Pure, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic expressionism, whispering

September 14, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Awakening (3)

In the tranquil medieval village of Corenno Plinio, narrow streets and old stairs evoke a time long past, with few signs of modern tourism. The artwork 'Awakening (3)' from the 'Lost Cities' collection is a digitally altered photograph, aiming to capture a surrealistic atmosphere.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: awakening, cityscape, Corenno Plinio, impressionism, Impressionistic photography, lake Como, lost cities, medieval, summer, Surrealism, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic digital art, Surrealistic impressionism, Surrealistic photography, village

September 13, 2024 — 2 Comments

Whispering Leaves

A sunny autumn day
The garden breathes colors
Leaves whispering

After a beautiful late summer week, it has now become autumn. The temperature has dropped considerably, compared to that warm week. Rain showers are frequent, although not very heavy.

Many leaves have been blown off by a summer storm, we are collecting those fallen leaves almost daily...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: autumn, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, leaves, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, Pure, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic expressionism, whispering

September 11, 2024 — 2 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 08

A surreal sunrise of 2 suns during a rainstorm ?

That was my first Star Wars-inspired thought when I saw this….

Our garden is slowly preparing itself for winter. Due to a strong summer storm a few weeks ago, autumn has arrived early. Leaves have blown off, what is still on the trees has mostly turned brown...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 10, 2024 — No Comments

Nature’s Secrets 07

We have a wide variety of trees and plants in our garden. Some immediately recognizable, like a birch, an oak….

Others with a lot of effort and searching, like the Swedish whitebeam. And a few only after seeing and photographing them for a full year in all 4 seasons...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 9, 2024 — No Comments

Beyond A Dream

One of the most extraordinary colored sunsets I have ever seen. The color palette was so special…. And slowly the colors blended more and more, until it was too dark to distinguish any colors at all....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: beyond a dream, dream, dreamscape, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, Pure, sunlight, sunset, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism

September 8, 2024 — No Comments

Nature’s Secrets 06

We return to the beach, this time in the month of May. We make a walk on a stretch of deserted, beautiful beach on the west coast of North Jutland. This beach is called Bøgsted Rende; in high season it's often crowded here with several dozen bathers. But the rest of the year, beach lovers are rarely to be found.

What I did find was this strikingly blue “fingerprint” ...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 7, 2024 — No Comments

Nature’s Secrets 05

The weather has been beautiful for several days with temperatures well above normal for early September, but it cools off considerably at night, resulting in damp mornings. Dewdrops adorn the grass and the leaves of trees and shrubs.

Then I notice a bluish glint, standing out beautifully against a brown mottled background….

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 6, 2024 — No Comments

Nature’s Secrets 04

Today another beach find. Well, can you call something that has a length and weight like a passenger car a find? But weathered it is, by sunlight, salt water and wind, the original colors and textures no longer reveal the origin.

When I find something on the beach, other than the things that 'belong' on a Danish beach like stones, shells and seaweed, I often visualise in my mind the journey that object could have made....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 5, 2024 — No Comments

Rippling Moonlight

In the open window the wind ripples the curtains
the rising moon brushes the wall
Just for a brief moment
tree leaves float through my room

Light makes magic. Whether it is sunlight, the light of a candle or the light of the moon...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: Amethyst, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, morning, Nature’s Soul, path, Pure, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism, The Narrow Path, wind

September 4, 2024 — 2 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 03

Today a beach find. Weathered by sunlight, salt water and wind, the original shapes, colors and textures are hardly recognizable anymore.

When I find an object on the beach, other than the things that 'belong' on a Danish beach like sand, stones, shells and seaweed, I often visualise in my mind the journey that object has made.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 3, 2024 — 2 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 02

Nature is brimming with a huge, fascinating collection of shapes, colors and textures. And at every moment of the day, wherever you go and no matter where you look, you will find a new treasure chest of abstract natural artworks.

Exploring this infinite pallet by crawling through forests, fields and over beaches, provides a vast amount of material and inspiration for a new collection of abstract, slightly reworked artworks.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

September 3, 2024 — 4 Comments

Nature’s Secrets 01

Nature is brimming with a vast, infinite collection of colors and textures. And every moment of the day, every place you go, everywhere you look, every change in weather and light, opens up a new treasure chest of experiences.

Exploring this pallet, by crawling through forests, fields and over beaches...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 31, 2024 — 2 Comments

Amethyst Sunset

I heard the wind and smelled the
scents of a cold winter evening
...

A beautiful sunny winter day on a path near a canal near the town of Heumen, in the vicinity of the city of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: Amethyst, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, morning, Nature’s Soul, path, Pure, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism, The Narrow Path, wind

August 30, 2024 — 3 Comments

Getting Lost In The Pale Light

Everything in a swamp seems thinner, fragile almost, untouchable….

At the same time, it is not difficult to feel part of the landscape. The silence absorbs you, the mists make you feel like you are floating above the water.

So getting lost in the pale light is very easy when you stroll around for a few hours...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 29, 2024 — 2 Comments

Reflections Of Life

Reflections Of Life

Sitting alone near the pond
seeing the day fade
All things are reflections,
distorted by our mind
Only the heart sees pure
Only body and soul tell what’s right

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 28, 2024 — 4 Comments

A Cold Breeze After The Rain

A heavy rain storm just passed the Flade Sø, a lake directly behind the dunes of the North Sea and part of the Nationalpark Thy...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 22, 2024 — 2 Comments

Velvet Sea

A morning by the sea, the water is called back by the tide, bringing the beach back to the land. Thousands of waves, as far as the eye can see, weave together like an infinite velvet sheet.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 21, 2024 — No Comments

Into The Light

Whether it is a cloudy or sunny day, open spaces in a forest have something magical about them. And the denser the forest, the greater the magic when you suddenly find yourself in a place where an abundance of light welcomes you.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 21, 2024 — No Comments

Man’s Impact On The Earth

In my System Change post, I explained man's impact on earth and raised a number of questions. The most important: Do you know what your ecological footprint is?

No one answered that question. No, I'm not disappointed, because I actually didn't expect it either. And the question was also not asked very directly and not very prominently in the beginning of the (long) post.

Still, ....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint

Tags: climat crisis, climate action, climate awareness art, climate change, earth crisis, Earth crisis art, eco footprint, ecological footprint, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, reduce your eco footprint, reduce your ecological footprint, reduce your footprint, Surrealism, Surrealistic digital art, Surrealistic expressionism, system change, systemic change

August 19, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Iris (1)

An Iris is a fascinating flower, especially if you look at it very closely....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: dream, dreamy, Fine Art Photography, floral art, floral photography, floral souls, Flower photography, garden, Iris, jacob berghoef, light, nature, Pure, Surrealism, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic expressionism, transformation, transformed

August 19, 2024 — 2 Comments

Weeping Pine Tree (2)

It was a beautiful winter day for a long walk.

As we approached the edge, the sunlight displaced the darkness of the dense spruce forest...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 18, 2024 — No Comments

Wings of Light (2)

Golden wings of light move slowly through the cold evening air, bringing the last light of the day into the darkening forest....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 17, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Summer Morning (1)

Longing for that morning
I remember the garden
where I used to walk
Alone among the flowers
as the sun rose
into a long summer day

A walk through a flower garden, early on a summer morning....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 14, 2024 — 2 Comments

Into The Day (2)

It's still dim when I wake up. I get out, I can't stay in bed. For a moment I go outside, it is cold. I enjoy the quiet first hours of the day.

Then you wake up. Your hand touches me, a warm embrace, a kiss. The day begins.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 13, 2024 — 3 Comments

Winter Dreams

Just as I sometimes dream of spring or summer while it is still winter, I also sometimes dream of winter on a warm summer day.

It is a kind of vague longing for peace and quiet, for moments of reflection. Summer is a hectic time of blooming, ripening, harvesting, processing and making ready for storage...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 12, 2024 — 2 Comments

A Summer Morning In The Forest

There is nothing like an early morning walk in nature, where you get to witness the awakening of that piece of earth. The light, the smells, the sounds, the cool breeze caressing your skin….

What sense are we missing right now? Oh yes, of course…

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 11, 2024 — 2 Comments

An Unending Dream

A sunny, warm spring day. It is quiet in the forest, not a breath of wind, no one to be seen. As I walk deeper into the forest, the young greenery closes me off more and more from the busy world. I walk on slowly, as if in a dream...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 10, 2024 — 2 Comments

Evanescent

Late in the afternoon on a clear winter day, two barnacle geese fly towards the low sun. The sunlight seems to dissolve them in the cold winter air.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 9, 2024 — 2 Comments

Duende

Duendes crossing my path on a sunny morning...
In some Latin American cultures, the Duendes are believed to be forest spirits, helpers of people who get lost in the forest so they could find their way home.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 8, 2024 — No Comments

Escaping The Shadows

A woman bicyclist rides from under a bridge into the light. From darkness to light, an escape from the shadows.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: Bicycle, bicyclist, bright, darkness, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, Pure, shadow, shadows, soul, sunlight, Surrealism, surrealist photography

August 7, 2024 — 2 Comments

Colorful Sunset

What color is the sea? Blue, gray, brown?

None of those. The sea has the color of the sky, of the sun, of the clouds. The oceans are the soul of the earth and reflect the mood of everything that uses them as a mirror.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 6, 2024 — 2 Comments

Disturbed Souls

Out for a walk early in the morning on a beautiful sunny winter day, I see a group of gulls fight each other for a piece of bread....

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 5, 2024 — No Comments

Daydreaming Fields

On a sunny day during a walk through the beautiful undulating fields at the south side of Nissum Bredning, a part of the Limfjord in northwest Jutland, Denmark.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 3, 2024 — No Comments

Summer Sunset (3)

Sunset above the Limfjord. Evening falls, summer clouds take possession of the sky at the end of a warm August day.

I made this work standing on the shore of Krik Vig, a bay in the Limfjord, Thy region, North Jutland, Denmark.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

August 1, 2024 — 2 Comments

Earth Overshoot Day 2024

'Today we have used up resources for an entire year, we are now living at the expense of future generations'.

Is that it, or is there more to it?

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint

July 31, 2024 — 2 Comments

Noonday Dreams – Breath of Light

In the shade of a large oak tree
I dozed in the noonday veil
In a dream I was a flower
my body breathing the sunlight,
trembling in a summer breeze

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 31, 2024 — No Comments

Inner Silence

No entanglements of outer things,
without feelings of emptiness
Serene in the oneness of nature,
without seducing thoughts
Just inner silence

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 30, 2024 — 2 Comments

Summer Evening At The Pond

I sit on a stone,
on the east side of the pond

Staring at the water,
waiting.
Nobody understands why

All I want is to see how
the setting sun colors the flowers
in the ripples
of a summer breeze.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 28, 2024 — 2 Comments

Catching The Sun

We are eagerly waiting for the first flower of our sunflowers to open. We succesfully sowed them from seeds we bought as food.
But besides that, the sunflower is a very versatile plant. Of course, besides the seeds, we all know its oil. But in addition, the sunflower is also a source of medicine, fibre, dye, green manure...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden

Tags: edible garden, food forest, food forest garden, food forest gardening, grow your own food, healing nature, healthy food, Herbivore, homestead, jacob berghoef, natural medicin, seed, self sufficient, Skovhavebrug, sunflower, vegan, versatile

July 27, 2024 — No Comments

Under An Amethyst Sun

I heard the wind and smelled the
scents of a cold winter morning
I dreamed of a path just for me,
...

A beautiful sunny winter day on a path near a canal near the town of Heumen, in the vicinity of the city of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: Amethyst, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, morning, Nature’s Soul, path, Pure, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism, The Narrow Path, wind

July 26, 2024 — No Comments

Silent Shore

A deserted beach, a deserted sea. It is low tide, the waves approach the coast in a regular and calm rhythm. The murmur of the waves that die on the sand, deepens the silence.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: along the bank, breeze, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, lake, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, Pure, rain, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism

July 25, 2024 — No Comments

A Light Breeze After The Rain

A heavy rain storm just passed the Flade Sø, a lake directly behind the dunes of the North Sea.

Then the beautiful warm light of the almost setting sun, touches the wet grass and reeds around the lake...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: along the bank, breeze, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, lake, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, Pure, rain, sunlight, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism

July 25, 2024 — 2 Comments

Weeping Pine Tree

Weeping pine tree –
Blue rain falling to earth,
mixed tears of happiness.

Weeping pine tree - A pine tree on a sunny winter day, the sunlight brings tears of happiness, but mixed feelings because of the declining state of nature.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 23, 2024 — 2 Comments

Pollination by flies

We all know the fly, that irritating beast that can cling to even the smoothest surface and spread all kinds of diseases. Flies are found almost everywhere on Earth, except at the poles and in the hottest deserts. So they are the most familiar insect, you might say…. But did you know that flies, yes, including that ordinary housefly, are important pollinators for lots of plants?

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Food Forest Garden

Tags: edible garden, flies, fly, food forest, food forest garden, food forest gardening, grow your own food, healing nature, healthy food, Herbivore, homestead, jacob berghoef, Pollination, pollinator, self sufficient, Skovhavebrug, vegan

July 23, 2024 — 2 Comments

Summer Sunset (2)

Summers on the west coast of Denmark are not summers of long days with bright blue skies. The westerly winds bring clouds almost daily...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 21, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Shivering Trees In Morning Haze

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 20, 2024 — 2 Comments

Ready To Bloom

Tiny wild flowers, two of them already fading, one waiting to explode in beautiful colors...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: bloom, bud, fade, Fine Art Photography, floral souls, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, Pure, summer, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, wild flower

July 19, 2024 — No Comments

Morning Haze

It is early in the morning. The cold haze of the night rises from the damp grassland. A light breeze brushes the grasses. Their soft rustle welcomes the sun. The quiet beginning of a new day in this beautiful nature reserve.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 18, 2024 — 4 Comments

Symbiosis (3)

Symbiosis

Drowned forests
Nurturing seaweed
Symbiosis

Commissioned by a poet for the cover of her new book of poetry, I created two new versions of the work Symbiosis. Herewith the second: a shoal of fish swims through a kelp forest.

In addition, I added an insightful quote from Charles Darwin and a link to an article on kelp farming.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

July 17, 2024 — 4 Comments

Artworks on Fine Art America

Earlier this week, I opened an account on Fine Art America. The main focus will be on offering unsigned (open edition) prints for wall art and decoration.

The first 40 works have been uploaded, with many more to follow. Please take a look and follow me there to see the regular additions.

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Tags: abstract, abstract expressionism, decoration, Fine Art America, Fine Art Photography, home decoration, impressionism, jacob berghoef, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, office decoration, saatchi art, Surrealism, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic impressionism, wall art

July 16, 2024 — 2 Comments

Origin

‘Origin’ is an experimental photograph, made with a digital camera without using a lens.
It is the first result of a search for light in its purest form. And at the same time, the project is a representation of the beginning and end of life, followed by the last breath.

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Portfolio: Nature's Soul

Tags: Abstract art, abstract expressionism, Abstract expressionistic photography, birth, bright, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, less, life, light, Minimalism, minimalistic photography, Nature’s Soul, origin, Pure, quest, quest for the light, Surrealism, surrealist photography

July 16, 2024 — No Comments

Why reduce your ecological footprint ?

Each of us can list some of the benefits of reducing your ecological footprint. Here's a list of what motivates me. And what motivates you?

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint

Tags: adaptation, climate change, climate fear, earth crisis, eco footprint, ecological footprint, food crisis, inflation, jacob berghoef, mitigation, reduce your eco footprint, reduce your ecological footprint, reduce your footprint, resilience, The Big Why, world food supply

July 14, 2024 — 2 Comments

Summer Sunset (1)

Sometimes a balmy summer evening by the sea can be so incredibly quiet that colors can be heard. Do you also hear the bronze gong and copper bell, or even the Tibetan singing bowl ?

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July 13, 2024 — No Comments

Gathering (2)

It is early morning on a beautiful, sunny but damp spring day. Sunlight warms the forest floor, patches of fog rise. The trees seem to be moving, appearing out of the mist, as if they are gathering for their morning meeting.

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July 12, 2024 — No Comments

Dissolved

By mid-afternoon at the beginning of spring, the sun is already quite low in the sky. The bright light reflects in the calm water and in the pools of shallow water created during low tide. Light, sand and water dissolve into each other.

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Tags: Abstract art, Abstract Photography, beach, bright, dissolve, Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, Kattengat, less, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, ocean, Pure, sea, spring, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography

July 11, 2024 — No Comments

Dancing Trees

A sunlit open space in the forest, full of young waving birch trees eager to drink the sunlight, surrounded by a beautifully decorated wall of pines and somewhat older birches that move in the wind like in a slow dance...

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July 10, 2024 — 2 Comments

Awakening Fields

Awakening Fields - Early morning. Relatively warm southern winds blow across the fields. Colors emerge, the land seems to awaken from its deep sleep.

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July 10, 2024 — No Comments

An Island

An Island - A small island of reed and grass in a wintery cold Baltic Sea, atb the south west coast of Sweden. The sun shines between the clouds and hits the island, lighting it up in a special way.

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Tags: Baltic sea, Fine Art Photography, impressionism, impressionist photography, island, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, ocean, Pure, sea, spring, sunshine, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism, sweden

July 7, 2024 — 2 Comments

Tree Of Urd (2)

Reaching into the highest worlds,
drinking from the three wells

Yggdrasil, from Old Norse Yggdrasill, is an immense mythical tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse cosmology.
An immense ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy. The gods go to Yggdrasil daily to assemble at their things.

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July 7, 2024 — 4 Comments

Summer Morning (3)

Longing for that morning
I remember the garden
where I used to walk
Alone among the flowers
as the sun rose
into a long summer day

It is early one summer morning, I am walking through our forest garden. The first sunlight awakens the flowers, they open their petals and show their vibrant colors. Musing, I pause for a moment among the ornamental onions. Is it a memory or a dream?

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July 5, 2024 — 4 Comments

Nebulae (15)

A bright white light? Eternal darkness?

It is my conviction that after our death our spirit, our soul, or call it our energy, travels to its origin somewhere in the universe. Once arrived, our energy is reunited with the energy from which everything around us once originated.

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Tags: Fine Art Photography, jacob berghoef, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, nebulae, Pure, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic digital art, Surrealistic photography, universe

July 5, 2024 — No Comments

Endless Road

Endless Road - A dark, gray and rainy day in June. It is beginning to get dark and the wind is finally abating. A curtain of rain obscures the view. But I know this road, I know we're almost home.

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Tags: dark, endless, Fine Art Photography, Forestscape, impressionism, impressionist photography, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, Nature’s Soul, Pure, rain, road, Surrealism, surrealist photography, Surrealistic impressionism, trees, twilight

July 4, 2024 — 2 Comments

Summer Morning (2)

Longing for that morning
I remember the garden
where I used to walk
Alone among the flowers
as the sun rose
into a long summer day

A walk through a flower garden, early on a summer morning. Musing amidst the allium, is it a memory, or a dream?

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July 3, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Silent Darkness

Silent forest
A tree hums
Dark sound

Forests often have an enchanting atmosphere. The murmur of leaves enhances the silence, the dim light hides a lot of details... At the same time, scarce light can give objects a different, mysterious form. And a creaking branch will make you look around to discover...

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July 2, 2024 — 2 Comments

Longing For Light

It's early in the morning. A beautiful iris opens its flower and turns toward the sun. The petals bathe themselves in light, seeming to dance in slow motion.

Iris is a flowering plant genus of more than 300 species with showy flowers.

Iris is not only the scientific name, but is also widely used as a general name for all Iris species.

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June 30, 2024 — 2 Comments

Summer Evening

Weeks later, the allium has finished blooming. Her exuberant colors fade to an earthy brown, seed pods form where the purple has sacrificed itself so the seeds can ripen.

And then the seed pods open, the seeds slowly becoming visible...

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June 29, 2024 — 8 Comments

Preserving our roots… and other harvest

In August last year, when we went to look at the "House For Sale" where we now live, there were 3 things we were super excited about: the huge variety of trees and plants, a small greenhouse, in serious need of restoration, and a root cellar, also known as an earth cellar or potato cellar, in a deplorable condition...

Published by Jacob Berghoef in Ecological Footprint, Food Forest Garden

Tags: earth cellar, edible garden, food forest, food forest garden, food forest gardening, food storage, grow your own food, healing nature, healthy food, Herbivore, homestead, jacob berghoef, potato cellar, preserving, rain, root cellar, self sufficient, Skovhavebrug, vegan

June 29, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Soulmates

In the rhythm of our wings...

Soulmates... Fellow travellers on our journey of life, helping to grow beyond the horizons of our individual selves.

It is nice to have a soulmate, a privilege. But not a given, nor conditional for a happy life.

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June 28, 2024 — Comments are off for this post.

Green Song

Do you know the sound of green? No? Then listen to the birds in the trees after the rain.
And do you know the scent of green? Take a stroll through a wet spring forest, and you will never forget this wonderful scent.

Some time ago we spent a few days on the beautiful island of Langeland.
On a rainy day we went to the northern half of the island...

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June 27, 2024 — No Comments

Finding The Self

what do you encounter when you look beyond the hollow words and empty promises ?

Your Self.

Your own responsibility.

The growing up of your children and grandchildren, or those of family and friends. The offspring of one society.

Why don't we take that responsibility ?

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Tags: Beyond The Void, climate crisis, earth crisis, empty promises, finding the self, Fine Art Photography, Futurism, hollow words, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, nature crisis, Nature’s Soul, Pure, Surrealism, The Self, The Void

June 25, 2024 — No Comments

Beyond The Void

'Beyond The Void' is the second artwork of a triptych about the endless series of hollow words and empty promises made by politicians, leaders and big corporations regarding…. Well, regarding everything that harms the earth, harms nature, harms the poor, harms the future generations….

Follow me on the journey through the void. More thoughts on this subject in the third post tomorrow...

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Tags: Beyond The Void, climate crisis, earth crisis, empty promises, Fine Art Photography, Futurism, hollow words, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, nature crisis, Nature’s Soul, Pure, Surrealism, The Void

June 24, 2024 — No Comments

The Void

'The Void' is the first artwork of a triptych about the endless series of hollow words and empty promises made by politicians, leaders and big corporations regarding…. Well, regarding everything that harms the earth, harms nature, harms the poor, harms the future generations….

Follow me on the journey through the void. More thoughts on this subject in the third post, the day after tomorrow...

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Tags: climate crisis, earth crisis, empty promises, Fine Art Photography, Futurism, hollow words, jacob berghoef, less, light, Minimalism, nature crisis, Nature’s Soul, Pure, Surrealism, The Void

June 24, 2024 — No Comments

Poetry review: Lost In Moonlight

My LinkedIn connection Ashok Subramanian posted a review on 4 poems, with my poem Lost In Moonlight among them:

I walked in the woods, on a path I walked
many times before, completely lost in thought,
not noticing that darkness was falling, that stars
...

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Tags: Ashok Subramanian, dark, Fine Art Photography, forest, jacob berghoef, light, lost, modern art, moonlight, musing, poem, poetry, poetry review, Pure, Surrealism, Surrealistic art, Surrealistic digital art, Surrealistic expressionism, Surrealistic photography

June 23, 2024 — No Comments

Fleeing Winds

Fleeing winds
lash the beach,
trying to hide

Sometimes you feel a strong wind so gusting on your body that it seems like the wind itself is fleeing from something and trying to push you aside because you are in her way...

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June 22, 2024 — No Comments

Day’s End

Day’s end,
painted in the sky
on the canvas of the night

As the sun approaches the horizon, the overcast sky turns darker and darker. A beautiful canvas for the last rays of the sun to paint an exuberant farewell to the day...

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June 20, 2024 — No Comments

And Then The Sun Stood Still – Summer

And Then The Sun Stood Still - Summer.... - I love this time of the year, in which the whole cosmos seems to come to a standstill for a moment...

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June 19, 2024 — No Comments

Wish

When I see
the colors of the sunset
the sparkles on the water
waves finding rest on the shore...
I no longer wish. I am

A sunny day at the beach of the North Sea, just north of the town of Agger in Denmark.

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