A b o u t t h e A r t i s t
I have been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. My passion has always been drawing figures and faces. I have had portrait commissions from within the UK as well as The Netherlands, where I was born and grew up. I love painting portraits, figures and textures. My recent interest in painting fabrics recalls my love of fashion and theatre. I work mainly in pastel and oil and find my inspiration from contemporary artists and artists from the past. I enjoy the 'contemporary realists’ of today (mostly in the US, but also some in Europe) and painters from the 19th century such as the Pre-Raphaelites, Sargent, Zorn and the impressionists. Old masters like Rembrandt and Vermeer are only a small selection of the huge amount of inspiration out there. Source material is all around me; most importantly my own children and friends. My work is romantic but not sentimental, warm and realistic.
C V
Born in The Netherlands in 1974.
Moved to the United Kingdom in 2001.
Currently living in South Gloucestershire with my family.
Education:
MA, Ph.D in Art & Architectural History (Vrije University Amsterdam, University of Groningen, The Netherlands), Foundation in Theatre Design (Royal College of Art in Utrecht, The Netherlands)
My Materials
In my work I use professional products only. I only use highly pigmented oil paints. I use a variety of brands such as Schmincke Mussini, Talens Rembrandt, Vasari, and Michael Harding. I paint on cotton, linen or a polyester/cotton mix. For pastels the same applies: only professional and archival pastels from the same brands such as Schmincke and Talens.
Some links to manufacterers whose products I use:
Belle Arti linen
Vasari Oil Colours
Schmincke Mussini
Schmincke Pastel
Talens
Rosemary & Co brushes
Frinton Frames
Winsor & Newton
Exhibitions:
2012:Pastel Society UK, Love Pastels, annual exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 14-25 February 2012
2011: ROI. Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 7-18 December 2011. RWA 159th Autumn Exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, 30 October - 31 December 2011SWA. Society of Women Artists, 150th Celebratory Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 30 June - 9 July 2011RP. Royal Society of Portrait Painters, annual exhibition, Mall Galleries, London, 5-20 May 2011The Unicorn Gallery, Wilmslow, Widnes, Cheshire.Severn Vale Art Trail - Open Studio
2010:RWA-Friends: Annual Exhibition 24 October - 4 December 2010RWA - Friends: Friends’ Room Royal West of England Academy , 5 June - 7 July 2010 Severn Vale Art Trail - Open studioThe Unicorn Gallery in Wilmslow, Widnes, Cheshire
< 2010The Unicorn Gallery in Wilmslow, Widnes, CheshireSale Waterside Arts Centre, Greater Manchester (2008)The Stockport Open Exhibition(2004, 2007)The Stark Gallery, London (2004)The Altrincham Society of Artists (2003, 2004)Manchester Academy of Fine Art Open Exhibition (2004)
Publications:Pratique des Arts, 2012Bristol Evening Post 14/04/2011Bristol Evening Post 6/4/2010Thornbury Gazette 22/4/2010Artists & Illustrators Magazine May 2008 issue.Artists & Illustrators Magazine November 2007 issue.
Awards:Winsor & Newton Choice Award at the Society of Women Artists annual exhibition 2011'Self Portrait' was a finalist in the Artists & Illustrators Magazine Self Portrait Competition and published in the November issue.'Santa' won the SAA Christmas Card Competition in 2004.
Commissions:Numerous private portrait commissions in the UK as well as The Netherlands.I donated a portrait commission to the children charity Wellchild, which was auctioned at a gala evening raising a significant sum of money.
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