Bettina Stuurman

Bettina Stuurman draws her inspiration by guessing her way through city and nature sceneries, capturing moments and colours as they come on her way.
Taking photographs during those wanderings allows her to focus on details that might be missed out by just passing by.
These random impressions are then converted in contemporary paintings and drawings.

Using materials from acrylic, oil paint, pigments & printing ink on canvas or paper, to mixed media - pencil & ink drawings on paper and collages, she expresses herself either with vibrant colours or with mono colour compositions.

You would need a bit of time to absorb the complexity of the random shapes and colours when looking at her latest abstract works. To finally discover what the human brain would understand as recognisable figures, not meant to be but suddenly popping out of the crowd.

Currently based in London, Bettina has studied art at the Ecole des Beaux Arts Wavre (Belgium) and the College of Art in Edinburgh.

She has participated in numerous exhibitions at the Espacio Gallery in East London, with shows coming up this year. She has exhibited at the Gallery Different in London as well as in galleries in Belgium and France.

Started painting in 1991. Since 2005 full time painter.

2000-2008 : Ecole des beaux arts Wavre (Belgium), painting section. Tutors Dominiq Fournal, Emma Shoring and Patrick Brichard.
2008-2009 : Edinburgh College of art, centre for continuing studies Approaching abstraction (Paul Keir) Painting and mixed media (Jane Weatherly).

past professional : Hotel Management (CERIA Brussels) 1987. Worked in hospitality industry till 2005 (London, Grenada (West Indies),The Hague (NL) and Brussels).

Languages : Dutch, French and English1964 Haarlem (NL)

16/04/15 till 07/05/15 - at the Pullman Hotel London St. Pancras
28/04/15 till 17/05/15 - Edge of Ordinary III - at the Espacio Gallery Bethnal Green Road - East London
22/06/15 till 05/07/15 - 'MONO exhibition' at the Espacio Gallery Bethnal Green Road - East London