Marit Her

Marit Her is a self-taught contemporary artist from the Netherlands, creating expressive paintings inspired by memories, emotions and lived experiences.

Having painted since childhood, she developed her artistic practice intuitively. Her work often begins with a feeling, a memory or a moment that has stayed with her. Rather than recreating these experiences literally, she translates them into colour, movement and texture. Landscapes, people and everyday experiences can all become the starting point for a painting.

Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Marit builds her paintings through layers of colour, broad gestures, texture and spontaneous marks. She embraces the unexpected and allows each layer to influence the next, creating works that balance intensity with stillness and spontaneity with structure.

Colour plays a central role in her work. Bold contrasts and expressive combinations create a sense of energy, while traces of landscapes, figures or familiar places sometimes remain visible beneath the abstraction.

Marit does not aim to tell the viewer exactly what to see. Instead, her paintings leave room for personal associations and interpretation. At the heart of her practice is the belief that a painting should not onl...

Self-taught artist.

Developed an independent painting practice from an early age, with a focus on intuitive and expressive painting in acrylic on canvas.