Vermeer’s Girl With A Pearl Earring is one of the most popular images in the history of art, and as such, certainly qualifies to be reinterpreted in a Pop Art fashion. This is the fifth version of this image I have painted and has touches of iridescent silver, gold and copper paint, which give areas of the painting a shimmering, reflective quality. (For information on series painting, read my earlier blog post.

Girl With A Pearl Earring (Iridescence)
Acrylic on stretched canvas – 22″ x 28″
This painting is currently for sale in the Pop Art Shop, Randal Huiskens’ Pop Art Gallery.
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I have previously painted three variations on Vermeer’s most famous work, “Girl With A Pearl Earring… after the second was sold I was contacted by a collector in New Hampshire and was asked if I would ever paint another version. At the time, I hadn’t really any plans to do so, but assured her that if I did, I would contact her… In June, I did indeed paint another variation, so I sent an e-mail to her. But, before she had a chance to purchase, another collector swept in and purchased the painting immediately from my on-line store. So, I decided to do another variation, but waited until I had an idea for it that would be worth pursuing. The “I ♥ Van Gogh” series gave me just the inspiration for a new variation, which I completed last week. This time, I contacted the collector in New Hampshire and gave her the first opportunity to purchase without offering it to anyone else. The sale promptly completed, and this painting is now on its way to New Hampshire. (Incidentally, while working on this painting, I conceived of an idea for another variation on this work which I shall be working on soon…)

Girl With A Pearl Earring (I ♥ Vermeer)
Acrylic on stretched canvas – 22″ x 28″
Sold July 15 to a collector in Bedford, NH