A tribute to Sir Alma Tadema Painting

Mireille Mannee (Born in The Hague, The Netherlands) As a young teenager she was advised by her art teacher from high school to go to the Art Academy to master fine art. She did not go because she wanted to be a hairstylist and make-up artist. She always was drawing and painting but mostly for family and friends. Later in life she discovered her love for drawing and painting again and she followed a few master classes by Dutch Master Cornelis Le Mair. Thanks to these classes, she began in the oil technique and began to make some serious art. Most of them were big nude oil paintings. Lots of male nudes which she sold to the gay community in Amsterdam. From that moment her training has been self-taught, guided by inspiration, by the hours and hours in front of countless canvases, by the readings she has done, by videos, online information. Almost all her knowledge about painting has been the result of her passion and her desire to learn. At the moment she is focussing on small still life paintings. Simplicity is key. Artist statement There is beauty in everything, even in the ugly.