Mytholohy
The main characters in myths are usually gods, supernatural heroes and humans. As stories, myths are often endorsed by rulers and priests and closely linked to religion or spirituality.
Prospero’s Books, inspired on The Tempest by Shakespeare.
These are the twenty-four books that Gonzalo hastily threw into Prospero’s boat as he was pushed out into the sea to begin his exile.
Portraits
Portraits are a speciality of mine. In oil, acrylic, watercolour and pencil. Here you find some of the many portraits I made. Much of them are commissioned.
Horses
Horses are animals who are indispensable for humans and they share a unique relationship with each other. In the old days and at the present. The horse has offered humans his strenght and loyalty and in return I want to show his beauty and speed in my paintings.
Still lifes
In May/June the garlic is harvested and sold in the French Provence. Because they intriged me, I started painting them. And so I went on, fruits and vegetables became subject to paint.
A contemporary combination of abstract and realism in acrylic, or classical realism in oil
I mainly work with life models. My mythological paintings are a combination of abstract and realism, my still lifes are realistic. When I work in big formats I love to start first in an orgy of colors. In this chaos my figures arise, then calmness again returns. For my still lifes I use the death paint technique, also called Verdaccio.
People, all living things, the market, the things around you, a phrase from a story, those are my inspirations. That is how mythological paintings of still lifes are born. Or small gadgets, such as jewelery. I love old masters such as Gustav Klimt, the Pre-Raphaelites, Laurens Alma Tadema, but also the Dutch and Flemish masters. And do not forget the beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and Aubrey Beardsley. They are my favorites. All masters in a magical realism. Recently I started making a Ball Jointed Doll and I wrote the book about this process "How to create a Ball Jointed Doll". Please contact me for a commission, a buy or more.
Karel Habets (Minerva Academie): "...I am impressed with your paintings and also with the story. The combination of agility and the text makes it very strong! Fantastic!"
Gyclees
Van “Hephaistos”, “Ares“, “Dancing Apollo” en “Icarus” zijn gyclees bij mij te bestellen in een zeer beperkte oplage van 25 stuks, in museumkwaliteit met certificaat. Deze gyclees worden vervaardigd door Re-Art.
About me
People, all living things, the market, the things around you, a phrase from a story, those are my inspirations. And that is how my paintings and jewelery, are born.
Mythology
Dancing Apollo , god of music and joy. All cultures developed their own myths in the course of time ...
Horses
Horses are animals who are indispensable for humans and they share a unique relationship with each other.
Shakespeare
Prospero’s Books, inspired on The Tempest by Shakespeare.
Must haves
"Must haves", art for your body and for on the wall…
Miniatures of mice, cats, birds, faces, etc.
Still lifes
There are many interesting subjects for still life painting...
Portraits
Portraits are a speciality of mine. In oil, acrylic, watercolour and pencil. Much of them are commissioned.{:}
Diversen
Hier een greep uit divers werk. Dit bestrijkt een hele periode...
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, one of my favorite painters, can now be seen on display in the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden. That will be enjoying again! Alma-Tadema – classic seduction runs from October 1, 2016 to February 7, 2017. 20 years ago, in 1996 (time flies) his works were shown at the…
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Kunstenaars op hongerloon Door de bezuinigingen werkt de kunstenaar weer voor hongerloon, kopt De Volkskrant. Steeds vaker wordt er geschreven over de zeer slechte omstandigheden waaronder kunstenaars het hoofd boven water proberen te houden. Het zijn hoogwaardig opgeleide mensen, maar maatschappelijk en economisch zijn ze zwaar ondergewaardeerd. Kunstenaars zitten op…
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Kom op dinsdag 25 oktober naar de Hotspotborrel en maak kennis met het Ondernemersplein, de verschillende partners die hier samenwerken, de medewerkers, en met onderwerpen waarover culturele zelfstandigen bij hen terecht kunnen. Daarom: op naar de Hotspotborrel in Almere van 17 – 19 uur. Stadhuisplein 1. Er blijken 2 locaties…
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Opening of the exhibition ART-4YOU at Golf Event Center in Lelystad (22-10-2016, 15 hours). A report with pictures by Greta Verduin, Imago van Almere, 25-10-2016. It is not mentioned in her article, but with the purchase of my works displayed (see below) during this exhibition, 5% of the purchase price…
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