Trias Painting

Erik van Vugt, born in Hilversum, Netherlands in 1957, moved as a 11 years old boy for 3 years to Germany. In 1971 he settled in Amsterdam till now. In his youth he was fascinated by looking at stones and walking in the mountains. At the end of his examination for the HBKU (University of the Arts Utrecht) he made a lot of paintings about rocks and forms inspired by nature. He works in Amsterdam at the school of secondary education as a teacher of arts. His studio is in the east part of Amsterdam, where he makes the oilpaintings on canvas. In 1999 he made a trip through the Indian Country in the USA and travelled in New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. He was especially inspired by the Anazasi Indians. They have a strong relationsip with “Mother Earth”.