I am an Amsterdam based artist
Working with Oils, Acrylics, pastels and pen.
ABOUT MY WORK
I paint human figures by focusing on the torso, back or shoulder, leaving out the head as I find it only distracting. In doing so I reduce the pose to its essence. Muscle display, skin tone and shades give the figures tension.
My portraits are either commissioned or free style work, based upon images taken from thispersondoesnotexist.com. As these people are not real, they encourage me to make up a story around them with characters, emotions and a history.
MY STORY
During my time in London I started painting as an outlet next to my corporate jobs. I trained by attending life drawing classes and did several courses at London’s art schools. Back in The Netherlands I kept on painting and started drawing cartoons. My focus is on the human figure and portraits. I have a background in anthropology and psychology and human beings have always been a source of fascination to me.
2017 – Figure painting Masterclass, with Alan McGowan, London
2013 – Painting in practice, The Art Academy, London
2012 – Painting & personal inspiration, Central St. Martin’s College of Arts and Design,, London
2011 – Life drawing, Kensington and Chelsea College, London
1995 – Psychology, Radboud University Nijmegen
1993 – 1999 Cultural Anthropology (MA), Radboud University Nijmegen
Exhibitions
2023 – Drawings – WG café, Amsterdam
2022 – Group exhibition – WG Kunst, Amsterdam
2021 – Duo exhibition – Studio Da Vasco, Amsterdam
2020 – Group exhibition – WG Kunst, Amsterdam