Categorie: Behind the art
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art in the Snow — Behind the Scenes
Lees verder: art in the Snow — Behind the ScenesBehind the scenes — photographing Icelandic Snowwhite in the snow Today there was snow in the Netherlands. A beautiful layer covered the bulb fields around us. Even the water was wrapped in a true blanket of snow, which I could gently push aside with the paddle. Normally, we use this boat to cross over with…
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What will 2026 bring?
Lees verder: What will 2026 bring?Art plans 2026. What will 2026 bring?Hopefully, at the very least, plenty of snow in the coming days. Beyond that, I am planning ahead, with a focus on suitable gallery contacts, Kunstmaand Ameland, and Kunstmoment Diepenheim, two curated art events in the Netherlands. That is exciting, because it has to be the right fit. A…
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When a Story Chooses an Image
Lees verder: When a Story Chooses an ImageA new story by writer Karin Melis. (Published on 22 december 2025.) A story that pulled me into a cave, to follow the feelings of a man on a mission. Karin writes. And listens. I still have much to learn from her in many areas, but above all in compassion.(https://www.trouw.nl/auteur/karin-melis/) Where I can sometimes end…
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Morning walk
Lees verder: Morning walkA walk in the early morning. Never alone. winter reflection artist What’s hidden, and reappears in spring? It’s winter, a season of winter reflection for an artist. And winter is a time for making plans for the new year. December has always been a rather hectic period for me, energetic, social, full of movement, and…
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Small Houses, Strong Winds
Lees verder: Small Houses, Strong WindsA quiet gallery morning at Gallery Twintig, where I hung new work from my Icelandic Houses series. Visitors asked about the story behind the small, resilient houses that stand firm in the wild Icelandic landscape. Their recognition of that hopeful strength reminded me why this theme continues to move me.
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A personal story
Lees verder: A personal storyCharcoal in my hands There’s a thin veil of black dust over the table, my hands are constantly grey around the edges. I’m fully in the sketch phase. No large canvases, no layered colour, but paper, line, and energy that I sometimes let flow freely and sometimes channel with sharp focus. It feels like returning…
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After the storm
Lees verder: After the stormDuring storm Benjamin I had a flashback. (The storm was mild where we live, which was a pity… because I love a storm.)Anyway, it pulled me back to summer. To the way I dove into movement—of nature, on and in the water, and in myself. It influenced my painting. I put down a whole series.…
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up-popping symbols
Lees verder: up-popping symbolsHare and deer appear while I work—up-popping symbols that carry my memories and my father’s fables. Not answers, but openings.
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Magical Realism in My Work
Lees verder: Magical Realism in My WorkA female artist statement Much of my practice is rooted in magical realism, it gives me the freedom to image my reality through symbols, dreamlike spaces, and the world as I feel it. To some it may sound abstract, yet to me it is clear as day. It is not fantasy but my own truth,…
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Why Magical Realism shapes my work as a contemporary Dutch female artist
Lees verder: Why Magical Realism shapes my work as a contemporary Dutch female artist“I paint what I see inwardly, not what stands physically before me. Not fantasy, but inner realities.” magical realism in my painting Magical realism in Dutch contemporary art is my field; there I let reality and personal symbols meet. It gives me the freedom to speak from my imagination. It gives me a profound sense…
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Studio reflections on freedom, symbols and voice
Lees verder: Studio reflections on freedom, symbols and voiceAs a contemporary Dutch female artist, I explore the balance between imagination and reality through magical realism and expressive painting. In this blog, I share my journey, symbols of resilience like the hare and the deer, and why I proudly identify within the context of Dutch contemporary art.
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A Woman and a Hare
Lees verder: A Woman and a HareAbout the animals Years ago I made a bunch of sketches of female figures with a hare. And the hare was always this little character, and you can also see it there on that painting: a female figure with a hare. Self-invented fables about Drasper the Hare Drasper the Hare, that was a character my…