“Milk and Honey When It Will Be Sunny” – Still Life with Pitchers

In “Milk and Honey When It Will Be Sunny”, A.J. Oppedijk captures a moment of quiet anticipation. Warm tones of clay and copper gently contrast with the cool shadows of ceramic forms. The scene breathes stillness — an ode to simplicity, to waiting for light, and to the beauty of everyday calm. The poetic title feels like a soft promise: even in shadow, the sun is already on its way.

Technique: Oil on panel
Artist: A.J. Oppedijk
Image size: 64 × 49 cm
Including frame: 71 × 56 cm

The painting is built in delicate layers: transparent light gliding over surfaces, a carefully folded cloth grounding the scene, and objects that seem to breathe in silence. Oppedijk’s play between matte and reflective textures makes the composition tangible. A work that invites the viewer to pause — to find beauty in patience.

About the Artist

Born in Sneek (1984) and based in Haarlem, Anne Jurjen (Ajo) Oppedijk combines his work as a bus driver with a growing career as a painter. His still lifes reveal the quiet strength of everyday objects, transformed through light, silence, and paint. He paints not the moment itself, but the calm that surrounds it — a calm that lingers long after you’ve looked away.

“Patience is the place where light and silence meet.”

Read more in the full biography of Ajo Oppedijk.
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