Category: Behind the art
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How a Painting Develops in the Studio
Read more: How a Painting Develops in the StudioMy work begins in what I see and feel, and first takes shape in sketches. From there, the process unfolds through layers, material and time. Images emerge gradually, shifting and forming, while symbols return, transform and find their place within the composition.
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Selecting Work for the Archive
Read more: Selecting Work for the ArchiveArchiving begins with distance. In placing works side by side, connections emerge, shifts become visible, and the structure of the oeuvre takes shape.
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How I determine the price of a work
Read more: How I determine the price of a workWhat determines the value of a painting? In this studio note, I reflect on how price is shaped, not by a single factor, but through material, scale, time, and the place a work holds within my series and oeuvre.
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art in the Snow — Behind the Scenes
Read more: 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?
Read more: 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
Read more: When a Story Chooses an ImageA story that moves between word and image. Writer Karin Melis selected one of my works to accompany her text, where image and narrative meet in a shared atmosphere of attention and compassion.
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Morning walk
Read more: Morning walkA walk in the early morning. Never alone winter reflection 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 just…
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Small Houses, Strong Winds
Read more: 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
Read more: 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
Read more: After the stormAnyway, 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
Read more: up-popping symbolsSymbols don’t always arrive by intention. In this studio note, hare and deer appear unexpectedly while I work, carrying memory, story and something that asks to be followed rather than explained.
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Magical Realism in My Work
Read more: Magical Realism in My WorkMagical realism shapes how I translate inner experience into image. Through symbols, layered surfaces and intuitive appearance, my work moves between what is visible and what is felt.