Fountain of youth

Martin Derksema

Fountain of youth

Maybe it is all about losing and finding back my innocence …

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Fountain of youth by Martin Derksema
Fountain of youth by Martin Derksema
  • BLYTHART

    BLYTHART

    an interesting image Martin.

  • MaryO

    MaryO

    Very powerful. Great image.

  • madvlad

    madvlad

    splash! three times! lord how i,d like to find the fountain of youth too but too late it will have to be the one in my head and my body will just have to catch up before it falls apart hope my martin pal is ok here bored out of my head i am coloring and listening tony bennett cd boy he 80 and looks good and still sounds great good music and art yah@@!!!

  • Martin Derksema replied

    Thanks, Vlad. My wife love the music of Tony Bennett. Which cd (title) are you listening to?

  • Renate  Dartois

    Renate Dartois

    Wow-this is fabulous art-work Martin the fountain of youth searched for by everyone on this planet mostly to preserve our vanity when we look in the mirror but of course it it not age creeping up on the outside it is the mind we need to be concerned about these days as people live longer…..

  • Martin Derksema replied

    We have to keep making art untill our last breath; that will keep the good old spirit young.

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    beautiful artwork ! I love all the layers here, diving head first into the fountain of youth.

  • marco britti

    marco britti

    Great creativity Martin and great clours!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    I hope so Martin – for both of us! Love the colours here.

  • Martin Derksema replied

    We will be fine … hope so … aaarrrrgggghhhh.

  • Casey Herman

    Casey Herman

    Looks like you’re heading down under!

  • Martin Derksema replied

    You bet!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great work, well done

  • maka1967

    maka1967

    Your art is really the great food for thinking. There is the inner world and the environment. Both should have some quality hospitable to the fountain of youth: truth, good, beauty. But the environment is not always so favourable. So we have to rely more on the innate, and life becomes a long struggle to retain our best quality. For me, those who know what is truth, what is good, and what is beauty, are people possess heavenly innocence. So you have your innocence.

  • madvlad

    madvlad

    hi martin, the title is tony bennett’ ’’an american class celebrates 80’”’ it was sent to me by a lady who collects my art from ,brooklyn, n.y. i have known her 20 years she sends me music and i send her art or ceramics, nice lady who was orriginally from france,

  • Ruth Palmer

    Ruth Palmer

    Totally thought provoking art Martin! Excellent job!

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse

    a lot going on here. love the title. I could use the fountain, and a dose of innocence….

  • BeckyJean

    BeckyJean

    very nice work :)

  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    woW!!!!! This is powerfully exectued..Just perection!

  • hugo

    hugo

    Martin, we are all only as young as we feel and a rejuvenated youth, I believe, is within us all well hidden under the scars of living, many times. The bright colors here reflect optimism and hope, we must look deep with in to find the innocence of youth, which only the individual can find. Good luck!

  • Martin Derksema replied

    Thanks for your beautiful comment, Hugo. I’ll keep searching ha ha.

  • Ozcloggie

    Ozcloggie

    I had (probably still have) a little black and white filmstrip, which I could show to friends in my street, on my very basic little projector, one frame at the time. It was about the search for the fountain of youth.
    Thanks for reviving that memory.
    Being with kids all day, while working kept me young. Not so sure if I’d want back the youth along with the innocence and lack of knowledge. There were also so many awkward moments.
    Thanks again for making me think.

  • Martin Derksema replied

    I am glad this triggered your thoughts. With innocence I mean the lack of prejudice young children have. It has to do with the desire to empty my mind of thoughts, patterns and ideas that don’t serve me.

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin

    another thought-provoking image Martin – i don’t think i have ever looked at an image for so long on RB – so much depth and emotion – into free fall – nothing guiding you – i like that a lot :) Wonderful work as always.

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    Interesting but very cool. Love the colour

  • madvlad

    madvlad

    thank you martin for your visit,your wonderful to share your art and deeper emotions with us keep on the road to knowing!

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    you never seem stuck for words and always have so many wonderful/interesting ways of seeing life

    I look at your images and think I am growing with you.

    this is excellent/no brilliant
    I want you to write stories….....ha

  • Martin Derksema replied

    Thanks for your generous comment. Means a lot to me, coming from you. I wish I had time to write stories …. maybe later …

  • Antoine Dagobert

    Antoine Dagobert

    beautiful color and composition! bravo again my friend!

  • kcranmer

    kcranmer

    Fantastic work, love the details and colors!

  • mare

    mare

    I love the suggestion of innocence in this work, FB, which feels so purifying in your composition, as a fountain would be, and a fountain made from youth would be even more. I always get the sense that you absolutely go for it with your compositions, and there is nothing more youthful and pure than that!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    fantastic work

  • GittiArt

    GittiArt

    Hi Martin , this is a fantastic work …I admire your talent , creativity and fantasy !!! Always TOP NOTCH !!!!

  • Martin Derksema

    Martin Derksema

    You are all so generous. Heart-warming … thanks.

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Mind boggling and beautifuly creative….when you find the Fountain of Youth, please let me know! I agree with a comment you made earlier…being busy with our works does keep us young….if we truly enjoy what we are doing…........I do, and I can see from your works that you do as well…...terrific image here Martin!

  • Martin Derksema replied

    Thanks a lot for all your generous comments, Joyce. Gives me go-power!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

    Glad I could help :-)...the feeling is mutual…you are an inspiration!

  • pmistric

    pmistric

    Great visual. I love your concept. Colors are fantastic.

  • Rusty Woodward Gladdish

    Rusty Woodward...

    Dearest Martin! How are you? I’m afraid I’ve been away from the networks recently and having little rest from them all. We had a lovely break in Paris and now it’s back to work refreshed. I love this image because it reminds me of a dream my husband had recently. The images falling suggest a certain insecurity (from which we all suffer at some level or other!) Grerat feeling of the surreal. Brilliant artwork!

  • Martin Derksema replied

    Thanks for your beautiful comment. You are so right about the insecurity. Glad you had a good trip to Paris and feel refreshed.

  • Joe Sweeney

    Joe Sweeney

    Great idea good colours i love it.

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