Marieke Tollenaere

Biography
Marieke ( Ricky) Tollenaere

Marieke Tollenaere was born into a Flemish family of artists and raised in Antwerp.
She studied Art at the St Lucas Institute in high school, followed by Interior design at the Academy In Antwerp and later a Master Painter course at the Meylemans School for professional painters.
After her studies she ran her own painting business in Belgium; specializing in marble and wood imitations, trompe lʼ-oeil, and gold leaf.
This background enables her to paint with great detail and precision.
She always had a passion for sailing and after having sailed for many years between the Mediterranean, Caribbean, North America, the Indian ocean and south East Asia she uses the sea as her biggest inspiration ; the colours , movement and different moods of the ocean reflect in her work. Often combined with sail boats but they are a mere suggestion .
She now lives in Mallorca where she started painting on canvas in 2004. She has had exhibitions in Mallorca and Antigua. But her paintings are all over the world through commissions she has been asked to make.
Her favourite medium is oil paint but often it is combined this with other materials; which gives the paintings more life and depth.
Because of...

St Lucas Antwerp (Highschool)
Academy of Antwerp ( Interior design)
School of Master painters Meylemans

Solo exhibitions
Newport Shipyard USA 2009
Rhythm of Blue Gallery Antigua 2012
Abracadabra Antigua 2017
Art @ home Mallorca 2013/2014/2018
Cap Vermell Grand Hotel Mallorca 2019

Groups exhibitions
Harmony Hall Antigua 2010
Mood Beach Portals 2013
Valldemosa Mallorca 2014
Puerto De Portals Sunset market 2018
Museu del mar Soller 2018
The Alaro Beehive 2018
Nit del Art St catalina 2019
Golf Son Muntaner 2020

Galleries
Rhythm of Blue Antigua (current)
Harmony Hall Antigua
Les Artisans. St Barths
Green buoy Art Gallery Cowes
The Great Atlantic Gallery Falmouth
Sea sky Gallery Hamble