Katwoude, Noord Holland, Netherlands
I have always loved the smallholder life, dreaming about the little house on the prairie as a child,...
About the artist
Joined In 2015
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About the artist
Joined In 2015
(63 Followers)
I have always loved the smallholder life, dreaming about the little house on the prairie as a child, and growing vegetables, and keeping chickens and sheep as an adult. My paintings are focusing more and more on farm animals, especially the old breeds, They have a long cultural connection to the human race, and are usually kept in an extensive and natural way - the way it should be. There is something about farmyard animals that makes me feel safe and stop worrying.
I paint in oils, and sketch as much as possible from life. The best place for me to be is in a sunny field with a herd of cows trying to lick my hands. But animals move around, and this means that speed is important. I like the thrill of getting it right in one go, but visible signs of searching for the right shapes are part of the work, too. The brushstroke is essential and I try to achieve the freshness of my life sketches in the larger studio paintings as well.
2015 - 2019 Wackers Academy Amsterdam full time. Graduation project “Portrait of a village” at Wackers Academy under mentorship of Jim Harris
2018, 2021 Sarum Studios Salisbury (UK), sightsize figure and portrait drawing and painting with Nicholas Beer
2013 - 2015 Cultuurhuis Wherelant Purmerend, painting and drawing courses with Henk Fakkeldij and Ingrid Pasmans
1990-1997 MSc Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft
2025 Foire International d’Art Actuel, Pouilly, France
2025 Residency exhibition, Deiglan gallery, Akureyri, Iceland
2025 “Gezonken Meesters”, Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam
2025 “Art on paper” art fair, Kromhouthal, Amsterdam
2025 “Wereldreis van één kilometer”, solo Boterhal, Hoorn
2024 PAN Amsterdam
2024 “Het gedicht in beeld”, De Boterhal, Hoorn
2024 “Springtime showcase”, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
2024 “Different Directions”, Kunstruim, Amsterdam
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam
2023 “Gunstige wind”, installation at museum De Speeltoren, Monnickendam
2023 “Milk”, solo exhibition De Boterhal, Hoorn
2023 “Idylle”, solo exhibition Museum Jan Boon, De Rijp
2023 Kunstrai, Amsterdam
2023 The Female Gaze, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
2022 PAN Amsterdam, Amsterdam
2022 De academie aan zee, Zandvoorts Museum, Zandvoort
2022 Kunstrai, Amsterdam
2022 Jeanne's Summer, Museum STAAL, Almen
2022 Botanical Beauty, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
2022 Back to nature, Museum Nairac, Barneveld
2022 Kunstrai, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
2021 Solo MILK, Waterland Museum, Monnickendam
2021 Austrian Paper Museum, Steyrermuhl, Austria
2021 "Homage to the landscape", Purmerend Museum
2021 The female gaze, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam
2020 Painting Festival, museum Noor...
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