Studio & Process
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The Surface Is Still Open
Read more: The Surface Is Still OpenIn my outdoor studio, I work with paint, medium, canvas, straw, changing light and whatever happens around me. Working there helps me experiment more freely, without correcting the work too quickly.
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Why This Small Shape Keeps Returning
Read more: Why This Small Shape Keeps ReturningA small shape keeps returning in my work: a roofline, a dark edge, a house or greenhouse in the landscape. I have started to think of these recurring forms as shelter shapes, although I still do not fully understand why they keep returning.
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Loosening up!
Read more: Loosening up!What happens when I stop trying to control every mark? A studio reflection on working more loosely, trusting experience and allowing material, movement and the unexpected to remain visible.
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Our outdoor artist studio in a hidden garden
Read more: Our outdoor artist studio in a hidden gardenMy outdoor studio is hidden in a small, wonderfully messy garden, surrounded by water, greenery and chickens that have no interest in art unless it is edible. For Rob and me, it is our own little Valhalla.
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Opening the Studio Archive
Read more: Opening the Studio ArchivePart 1 of opening my studio archive: Icelandic Houses. Wrapped works, bubble wrap, tape, small stubborn houses in far too much landscape, and the slow process of looking again.
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Studio Archive: Why Studies Matter
Read more: Studio Archive: Why Studies MatterStudies often appear before the image is fully understood. This journal post moves through charcoal, first gestures, works on paper and the slow opening of a selected part of my studio archive.
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How a Painting Develops in my Studio
Read more: How a Painting Develops in my 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 as I move from first sketches and charcoal studies towards painting.
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Studio in the Dutch Flower Region
Read more: Studio in the Dutch Flower RegionMy studio is surrounded by bulb fields, greenhouses and open land in the Dutch flower region. I walk through this landscape every day, and much of what I encounter outside eventually finds its way into my paintings.
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Life drawing at 4Bid Gallery, Amsterdam
Read more: Life drawing at 4Bid Gallery, AmsterdamA life drawing session at 4Bid Gallery in Amsterdam, where rhythm, speed, and charcoal drawing opened space for movement, contrast, and artistic freedom.
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Standing within The Present
Read more: Standing within The PresentI work through layered symbolic painting, building images from within rather than from what is merely visible. This artist statement reflects on presence, tension and the space where inner imagery and the world around me meet.
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Why I Work in Series
Read more: Why I Work in SeriesOne painting often leads to another. I rarely feel finished with an idea after just one work. In this blog, I share why I work in series, from Sneaky Hidden Sunflowers to Icelandic Houses.
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ARTISTIC HANDWRITING
Read more: ARTISTIC HANDWRITINGMy artistic handwriting has developed through years of working with different materials, tools and techniques. It continues to change as the work develops.