Encaustic adventures (II)

Encaustic adventures (II)

In February I did the course “From 2D to 3D- Transforming Materials with Encaustic & Alchemy” at atelier Zijdelings in Tilburg. I learned a lot of new techniques from the trainer, Janice Yntema. Before the course I had spent about 3 months discovering...
Encaustic adventures

Encaustic adventures

In October I received a grant from the city of Den Bosch to expand my artist practise with a technique called ‘Encaustic painting’. This is painting with a medium made of beeswax and damar resin. Those of you who know my painting style would see that this...
Open Ateliers Den Bosch

Open Ateliers Den Bosch

Op 16 en 17 oktober openen 73 kunstenaars in Den Bosch hun atelier- ik ook! Kom je langs op de Poeldonkweg 5 tussen 11.00 en 17.30? Gezellig! Ik laat je graag zien wat ik zoal doe en hoe.
Move to Ateliers Poeldonk in Den Bosch

Move to Ateliers Poeldonk in Den Bosch

In March of this year we decided to move south which meant I had to find a new place to work. Fortunately I found a new creative home in an old factory in Den Bosch.   Come find me in one of the ateliers at Poeldonkweg 5. 
Course update: painting progress

Course update: painting progress

I have always been interested in realistic painting and to get back into it I decided to do a course in Haarlem at the Dutch Atelier of Realistic Art. We are copying a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) and here is my progress after 11 lessons. It...