Article from 'Life style' 2004 Art with tongue in cheek Govert Muijs Rembrandt Harmenzoon van Rijn, one of our finest painters all time made paintings with a with tongue in cheek, already in the 17th century. It obliged the master from time to time ` joke ' customers ' to remove with its `. In 1639 the citizen company have suspected could not that the night watch would take such an important place in the international art history. Govert Muijs can appreciate its own input in the wereldberoemde art work, however. The well-known portrait painter Bussum cannot let be it sometimes itself also place constituents in a subtle manner in a painting... Tekst: Annette Ripolli

It is due to the interesting lessons of the Father Beatus that this creative young person after the highschool has gone to the
Nimeto. Mental was very founded busy with the anatomy and gave to the inquisitive boy much insight in signing perspective,
the basis for good proportions. The cultivated carport at school served as a sign room annex work shop.

Still he has good beautiful memories to this. Then Govert followed a training as art teacher. There he realised it was not his
assignmend. He wants create and paint. As from his eighth birthday the former setting builder knew who he wants become
an art painter. His Granddaddy was a gifted amateur painter and already the young Muijs Jr. got interest in the painters work.

Perhaps you can romantesize but maybe the multi-purpose artist found oneself born in a wrong period . In the golden age
of the Netherlands the art painter with its curlley its hairdo had felt himself probably best at its ease. Possibly this always
bright individuality gladly concerning the shoulders of Gerard Dou and Nicolaes Maes wants look at. Or rather still at their
contemporary and learning master Rembrandt. As an artist he has a quiet admiration for the art work of these historical men.
Their manner of work addresses him enormously. ` when you see those paintings live there something on doek. Comes you
closer then realises himself you, especially at the first two, which the list is frequently painted. That does I in an entirely own
manner with my portraits also. The list is the main point. A child on the swing seems fluctuate this way from the painting, thus
the pleasant art painter.

` people run to a painting and wanto feel. What is the frame and what the painting. It is true. The portrayed rescue horses of
the island ameland beside their owner want almost carry you, this way real. At seeing the singing lady you will hurry yourself
the inclination have to the volume bud omhoog, twist because there is, however, picture but no sound. He frequently paints
children with their lievelingsdier, a horse or a dog. ` it is exactly or you hold that child time for always, Govert Muijs tell.
Always welcoming and with its bright character everyone feels itself at him at its ease. He has to its own manner a fictitious
realise movement in the painting on its doeken.

Multi-purpose

After school Govert Muijs worked as a publicity painter. Twenty-five years a go it was still a real profession. Of course it's still
a profession, nowadays everything goes on the computer. Thereby you must think of logos and vignetten on football billboards
along the sport field. At particular games there new borden had come. For Ajax (dutch fottball club) and international futtball
games he has painted a lot of hours.
In the Thialf (scate center) with ice-cold feet or, for Alex Blanchard (boxer) has worked on a hugely piece of three at eight
meters for Sport center Ahoy Rotterdam. Everything from the loose hand and in the good proportions.

Levensecht

Twenty years ago the realistic work was not popular, but had fortunately been since a number of years more and more
appreciation forpainted portraits. The notion which it a precious possession for the future and the family is nevertheless
contributes to that certain.

Govert Muijs has developed a very own style, where is in the course of years years if setting builder him comes well of just.
The art work contains, as it happens, elements which come from the list. That can be of everything such as a fluctuating leg,
fishing gear, the hand of a moving child who tries climb from the list or a couple ears of a horse head. The painting is painted
on a thick houten panel and afterwards he saw the excellent parts very exactly. Because of this the art work not only gets
an extra dimension, but has it also clearly recognizable signatuur.

Especially in the surroundings of Amsterdam its work is very loved. His work has bin already regular on TV. At core he has
ever extended its working method once to show. Well-known and less well-known Dutch on its whole own manner a lot is
already fixed keren for the nageslacht. The artist discusses in advance what the intention is and asks too portraying people
to the work shop come so that he them personally met. As a result, is possible he stipulated characteristics themselves to
discover and still improves fix for the nageslacht. But if differently is not possible it like at a jubilee or special occasion satisfies
photograph also. ` sometimes must it still complete fast and then are it an extra challenge. It is due to the wishes of its
constituents how the painting must look forward to there. It is possible fotorealistisch. These are tight. Or you prefer a
treated ondergrond, it is possible all. Toward the programme ` all animals count he recently to a wish in achievement have
let come toward a kijker of dear dogs. Three dogs lifelike copied...



Fresco’s
Water is important in the life the artist. Probably blue for this reason a colour is which enormously addresses him in already
its gradations. He gladly sails and swims, thereby Govert have weak for waddeneilanden, an especially ameland. There in
` the old school on nes, he has tried chance of setting up a galerie. There he sells in the summer months small and large work.
In the summer holidays he gives painter lessons for years with complete pleasure. Firstly in friesland and now in Zuid-Frankrijk.
As a lover of ` good living is that for him more than only one job.

The same applies to making frescos or too, however, wall painting.
Regularly he is asked a bald provide partition at people at home with a painted show at a swimming pool or in a bathroom or in a garage.
And he finds that and very nice to a challenge do.


In consultation he and its constituent come  to a design. Before he makes a small image of whole. Just like his big example
he cannot let its client or his family members give a place in the huge work. If they see again later the surprise is frequently
all the larger. For example at a lovers of old timers he in car house auto race have painted years à drawer thirty.
For videoland he made a type film, where the legendary Clint Eastwood have got very recognizable a role on the head office.
At other peoples home the wish was to bring a Tuscans landscape closer in their Dutch house. That has also succeeded.
It became trompe d'euil, realyl misleading. Visitorsnow somtimes run through the wrong door......



When the artist does not work on location you can find him in his studio. True of all modern technologies he lives for its
work and paints daily from the ` covered artist village to the Vliegdenweg at Bussum. As well as sixteen other artists
have he here its workplace and receive there its clientèle. In its work shop he has splendid lichtkoepels which allows him to
work at the this way important daglicht. A time per year holds the artists an open day. He who regular in Laren comes,
at Mauve has already

sometimes been restaurant, the sociable where much art work hangs. Them everywhere well-known painting `
heathland landscape with sheep was at the fire also no longer. Govert are in demand the recognizable art work again,
make so that it has familiar plekje again in the reopened matter Govert Muijs is regularly asked expose. Onlang hung there
work of him in the Singer museum in Laren, where he exposed together with the artist association Laren-Blaricum.
He is also member of this association.


Each to that member wants become of this association by the bollotage commission
to be reviewed on professionnalism. It still descends from the time of the old Hamdorf. In the old kroegje the painters for
little money ate a hapje and afterwards will them models paint on the attic. What is that nevertheless with those portrait painters?
For them the time continues stand almost quiet. A doek, a brush with painting and daglicht are sufficient. Then they are entirely in
their element. As Govert a portrait paints in its work shop, is he busy as a small little boss and forgets everything for itself gone.
Suffered just like colleagues centuries...