A female artist statement
Magical realism painting is central to how I translate inner imagery into my work.
Much of my practice is rooted in magical realism, it gives me the freedom to image my reality through symbols, dreamlike spaces, and the world as I feel it. To some it may sound abstract, yet to me it is clear as day. It is not fantasy but my own truth, a way to carry mood and feeling.
It is also part of being a woman for me: a balance between layered softness and, at times, the unexpected fierce. In thick impastos. In layered oil and mixed media I look for balance: soft beside raw, sometimes unexpectedly fierce.
In this brief note I share why I work with symbols (a hare that listens, a deer that stands) and how they arrive intuitively. Only later do I see what they carry.
Would you like the longer story about my process, visual language, and why I identify as a contemporary Dutch female artist?
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