Category: Travel & Landscapes
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French connection
Read more: French connectionWandering through Paris Three sunny, intense days in Paris are behind me.Not as a tourist, but as an artist moving between embassies, art schools and workshops, listening to how other makers shape their worlds. I was able to speak with many young French makers. The conversations with fellow artists like Lennard and Jose also made…
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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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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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Sneaky hidden sunflowers
Read more: Sneaky hidden sunflowersSunflowers are no longer a subject, they begin to shift. In this blog, I explore how they quietly appear within my Italian landscapes, sometimes hidden, sometimes barely visible, carrying light, presence and a subtle tension between strength and vulnerability.
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The Story of Iceland
Read more: The Story of IcelandWhy Vastness Holds Power The first morning in the north of Iceland felt like stepping into a different rhythm, a rhythm that would eventually shape a new series. The sky was dusky blue, silent and sharp at the same time. Everything was vast.Everything breathed emptiness, but not the kind we fear. This was space.The vast…
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Preparing for Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025
Read more: Preparing for Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025Some exhibitions begin long before the doors open. Preparing for Kunstschouw Zeeland 2025 meant moving between studio, harbor, and landscape, bringing paintings into the open space of Schuur De Wilde, where light, movement, and conversation would become part of the work itself.
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Landscape on vinted paper
Read more: Landscape on vinted paperLandscape on vinted paper. Charcoal drawing by LACE Ruigrok