Category: Studio & Process
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Italian landscapes
Read more: Italian landscapesThe sunflower subject “The sunflower stopped being a subject and became a sign. Light. Present, sometimes almost invisible. Sneaky, even. In my versions they hide among everything else, on small supports, painted intensely. That’s where I come home: duality. Strength next to vulnerability. No explanation, but an opening. Presence over perfection.” It was a joyful…
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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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new oil painting series
Read more: new oil painting seriesSomething new is taking shape, slowly, layer by layer. In this blog, I share the early stages of a new oil painting series, where images are not yet fixed but still unfolding, searching for their form within the process.
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Side effects of the artist’s life…
Read more: Side effects of the artist’s life…Paint splatters on your shoes, coffee stains on your sketchbook, and inspiration on every wall. This isn’t mess, it’s the rhythm of creation. Welcome to my studio.
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Podcast Het atelier van
Read more: Podcast Het atelier vanIt was a great experience and a joy to have art historian and museologist Hester Wandel as a guest in my studio. She created a podcast feature about her visit to both my indoor and outdoor studio.
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Studio view
Read more: Studio viewBetween my art materials and chocolate. A blue night in my Dutch atelier and art studio in Voorhout. Explore a studio view about this night. And learn about my art process for the Icelandic houses art series.