Artiest biografie

Since I paint mostly intuitively. This means I let the layers and marks on the canvas guide me. When I start a painting, I don’t know what’s going to come out of it. I paint layer after layer in different techniques and with different materials until something jumps out to me and gives me a starting point. The only thing I know for sure is that there will be people and probably birds in the painting. It is exciting to see the painting come alive, and gives a great sense of freedom. I like to think of art as a kind of poetry. I paint from my heart. I often don’t have the words to express how I feel, but through my pencil or my paintbrush the feelings reveal themselves. Sometimes it’s only after I see the images my heart created, that my feelings start making sense. My paintings teach me things about myself and how I see the world.

My favorite medium is acrylics. I love the fact that it dries so fast, and I can add layer after layer without having to wait for it to dry. My favorite subject to paint are people. I can appreciate abstract art, but I don’t like to make it myself. I love to make a figure come alive. See the different stages it goes through, and end up as a person with its own character and emotions. I love how you can manipulate the different expressions on a face j