Category: Behind the art
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Small Houses, Strong Winds
Read more: Small Houses, Strong WindsI hung new work at Gallery Twintig in Hillegom. Between the gallery dog, cake and conversations with visitors, I found myself talking again about the small houses in my Icelandic Houses series and why I keep painting them.
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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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A Woman and a Hare
Read more: A Woman and a HareBetween human and animal, something emerges that cannot be easily named. In this blog, I explore the relationship between a woman and a hare, not as a story, but as an inner movement. The hare appears, observes, and remains. What follows is not an explanation, but an encounter in which something becomes visible that was…
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Art Talk Warmond
Read more: Art Talk WarmondArt talk during the vernissage at Galerie De Pomp in Warmond, August 2025. I talk about several of the series shown in the exhibition, how they came to life and the personal stories and experiences behind them.
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Last Days at Galerie De Pomp
Read more: Last Days at Galerie De PompDuring my final days at Galerie De Pomp, several works were sold, visitors shared personal stories, and I began thinking about what happens when a painting leaves the studio.
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From Chaos to Surrender
Read more: From Chaos to SurrenderI used to make paintings within a few hours. Now I work more slowly, often on several pieces at once, leaving a painting alone when I don’t yet know what comes next.
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While I paint
Read more: While I paintFor me, intuitive painting is about responding while I work. I may have a direction in mind, but layers, gesture and material can change where the painting goes next.
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This summer
Read more: This summerSummers around Lake Orta have their own rhythm: family, friends, wakesurfing during the day and painting in the evenings. A small glimpse into our Italian summers.
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First Visit to Schuur De Wilde, Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025
Read more: First Visit to Schuur De Wilde, Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025During a first location visit to Schuur De Wilde, the landscape and shifting daylight already became part of the work.
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The Story of Iceland
Read more: The Story of IcelandThe story behind my Icelandic Houses series began in the vast landscapes of Iceland, where the seemingly small houses caught my attention and changed the way I looked at their place within the landscape.
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authentic artistic legacy
Read more: authentic artistic legacyEen bijzonder verjaardagscadeau, olieverf van uitzonderlijke kwaliteit uit het atelier van Jan Sierhuis, werd een bron van inspiratie en verbinding. Sierhuis, een toonaangevend Nederlands expressionist en lid van de CoBrA-beweging, liet een artistiek erfgoed na dat nog steeds resoneert. De verf, met onverwachte kleuren als Cobalt Violet, bracht niet alleen nieuwe tinten in mijn werk,…