Category: Behind the art
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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.
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Why Magical Realism shapes my work as a contemporary Dutch female artist
Read more: Why Magical Realism shapes my work as a contemporary Dutch female artistWhere visible reality ends, something else begins for me. In this blog, I write about how magical realism in my work is not a style, but a way of seeing. I paint from inner imagery, where symbols, memory, and emotion come together. What emerges is not fantasy, but something that arises from within and takes…
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Studio reflections on freedom, symbols and voice
Read more: 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
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, Warmond – August 2025 In this video, I take you back to the opening of my exhibition. I talk about the different series I’ve created over the past years: how they came to life, the sources of inspiration behind them, and how my work has evolved…
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Last Days at Galerie De Pomp
Read more: Last Days at Galerie De PompDuring the final days at Galerie De Pomp, the work gradually moved beyond the walls of the exhibition space and into the lives of collectors and visitors.
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From Chaos to Surrender — A Painting Process in the Studio
Read more: From Chaos to Surrender — A Painting Process in the StudioWhat if a painting only starts once control disappears? In this studio process, chaos is not a problem but a starting point. Through pauses, friction, and uncertainty, the work slowly shifts toward surrender, revealing what wants to emerge rather than what was planned.
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Inside Intuitive Painting Process — working in layers, gesture and emergence
Read more: Inside Intuitive Painting Process — working in layers, gesture and emergenceAn intuitive painting process unfolds without a fixed image, guided by layers, gesture and response. In the studio, the work develops over time, allowing the image to emerge rather than being constructed.
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This summer
Read more: This summerWoohoo! This was our summer. Between water, land and studio, something softens. This summer reflects a way of living where painting, travel and being together naturally intertwine.
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Kunstmaand Ameland mijmeringen
Read more: Kunstmaand Ameland mijmeringenNovember in Ameland Een eiland in de luwte. Waar de wind over schelpen waait en kunst aan de duinen blijft hangen. Kunstmaand Ameland is zo’n moment in het jaar waarin tijd vertraagt en en je lekker kan ontdekken. Hoewel ik er dit jaar geen onderdeel van ben, voel ik me toch verbonden. Verbonden met het…
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Kunstschouw 2025
Read more: Kunstschouw 2025In June 2025, we took the boat and sailed towards Zeeland. A journey carried by open skies and quiet anticipation. Not to close a chapter, but to open one, to new encounters, stories, and perspectives.