"Friday the thirteenth" Painting

Lourents Oybur was born and raised in small village in Borneo, Indonesia. As a boy he loved and lived nature to the fullest, always fascinated by the different colours of the butterfly, and the rest of the animal kingdom such as the Many species of colorful birds, snakes etc, not to mention all the flowers and plants. Being interested in nature especially during his teenage years it was at the age of 14 years that he ventured for the first time into the jungle, Just to be closer to nature and consequently fell in love with the beauty of the enormous amounts of different Creatures, Trees and Plants therein. In the Hutan (forest), is filled with enormous trees long convoluted roots are awe inspiring and unforgettable. Amazed by the beauty of nature and all the inhabitants of this from the creation of the Source of all that is. This is what inspired him to start sketching and drawing, there was one instance where he used charcoal on the white inside wall of his Fathers house where he sketched the panoramic scenery in his village. the scenery of the Sambas river with a bridge and boathouses at either side of the river. Well that resulted in a scolding from his Father and was ordered to to clean the wall to it original state. That was the last drawing he made until he arrived in Europe. In 1979 he stepped on European soil for the first time. Life is ofcourse very much different from the land where he came from. In 1981 he started sketching and drawing again, enjoying sketching portraits of subjects and was soon recieving positive reaction from the people involved. In 1982 he started putting his attention to Oil Paintings , He decided to Learn more by travelling to and visiting Art Galleries and Museums throughout the Netherlands, France, Germany and Spain, particulary studying and looking closely at the different techniks of the many different Masters. With just the knowledge of his visiting and studying all the different styles and technics around europe. He decide to start his career by using oil with canvas, and particularly painting sceneries from his younger imagination and experience from indonesia. It wasn't very long before his paintings were being displayed in different galleries in Amsterdam etc, entering competions in Monaco and Belgium. It soon became clear that his work was creating a lot of positive interest and attention from the public, which gave him the inspiration to do more.