Tag: Leonoor Ruigrok
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Can I view available works during a studio visit?
Read more: Can I view available works during a studio visit?During a studio visit, you can view original art in person, including paintings, artist studies and selected studio archive pieces. Some works need scale, surface and presence before you know whether they stay with you.
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Why buy art directly from the artist?
Read more: Why buy art directly from the artist?Buying art directly from the artist gives you a clearer connection to the work, the studio and the practice behind it. Personal, direct and without unnecessary pressure.
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How do I know if an artwork is right for me?
Read more: How do I know if an artwork is right for me?Choosing an artwork is not only about size, price or where it will hang. Sometimes the real question is simpler: does the work stay with you?
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Do you ship artworks internationally?
Read more: Do you ship artworks internationally?Artworks can be shipped internationally from the Netherlands. Shipping depends on the specific work, its material, framing, size and destination.
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How do I choose an original artwork for my home?
Read more: How do I choose an original artwork for my home?Choosing an original artwork for your home is not only about matching a room. It is about scale, surface, presence and what keeps returning to your attention.
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Can I reserve an artwork before deciding?
Read more: Can I reserve an artwork before deciding?If you are interested in an artwork but need time to decide, you can let me know. A work is only formally reserved when we have clearly agreed on this.
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Can I book a studio visit if I am not ready to buy yet?
Read more: Can I book a studio visit if I am not ready to buy yet?You do not need to be ready to buy before booking a studio visit. Sometimes a work needs to be seen in person first, with time, attention and no pressure to decide.
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Loosing up!
Read more: Loosing 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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art in the Snow — Behind the Scenes
Read more: art in the Snow — Behind the ScenesBehind the scenes — photographing Icelandic Snowwhite in the snow Today there was snow in the Netherlands. A beautiful layer covered the bulb fields around us. Even the water was wrapped in a true blanket of snow, which I could gently push aside with the paddle. Normally, we use this boat to cross over with…
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Small Houses, Strong Winds
Read more: Small Houses, Strong WindsA quiet gallery morning at Gallery Twintig, where I hung new work from my Icelandic Houses series. Visitors asked about the story behind the small, resilient houses that stand firm in the wild Icelandic landscape. Their recognition of that hopeful strength reminded me why this theme continues to move me.
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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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Artist interview
Read more: Artist interviewIn this interview, I reflect on my work as a contemporary Dutch female artist. I speak about the role of symbolism, the emergence of figures like the hare and deer, and how my paintings develop through layers, material, and intuition rather than fixed outcomes.