Flora with Book Painting

1953, IJmuiden, Netherlands. Im an abstract-figurative painter, working in oil and acrylic. Themes: Nature / Flora Artist statement. The works you see here are inspired by nature in a broad sense. In recent years, during the various lockdowns, I, like many others, have had the peace and concentration to look at my environment with new eyes and discover how beautiful nature is. I live nearby a park and a nature reserve and that gave me a lot of inspiration to make a series of canvases that portray the beauty of what I saw there to depict in paint. I hope you enjoy it! I am inspired at the artists whom I greatly admire: Willem de Kooning, Luc Tuymans, Gerhard Richter, Michael Borremans, Jan Mankes, Adrian Ghenie.