Schemering
An ongoing expressionist exploration of ‘two realities’ captured through shop windows and reflections.
Etalage kunstroute— H’kerk 2026
From September 12 until September 27, 2026, my brand-new acrylic series titled ‘Schemering’ (Twilight) will be on display here as part of the Etalage Kunstroute Heemskerk.
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Not a Piece of Cake (Boner)
This standalone piece grew out of an expressionist study focused on capturing raw emotion in animals. The project originated during a class by Lydia Nederlof at the Lucasgilde, housed within the Kennemer Theater. Inspired by a KEK exhibition of Mies van Hout’s acclaimed children’s books on cats and fish in the theater’s foyer, the work began as a quick series of drawings exploring character and expression.
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Futuristic B’wijk— Expo 2025
Group showcase with the Lucasgilde.
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Mag de walvis zwemmen?
Created for the themed exhibition ‘Futuristic Beverwijk: green or urban?’. A colorful and positive series. The artwork depicts sports hall ‘De Walvis’ (The Whale) in Park Overbos, reflecting on the municipal plans at the time to fill in the surrounding water.
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Onder Invloed I
Onder Invloed I – Acrylic on cardboard, june 2023, 30 x 40 cm Made during a lesson by Lydia Nederlof, inspired by the work of Corneille. The assignment was to work freely with colour, animals and simplified, graphic forms. I used these characteristic elements as a starting point, but developed the composition in my own
Still Life à la Morandi
This still life was created during a lesson by Lydia Nederlof at the Lucasgilde. The focus of the class was to explore Giorgio Morandi’s color palette by mixing chalky, muted tones to capture a sense of absolute stillness and harmony.
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The Queen
For this Lucasgilde class, we could choose between painting the iconic portraits of Kees van Dongen or Queen Elizabeth. I chose the Queen, but looking back …
Evia Brandt
Evia brandt – drawing on paper, september 2022, 18 x 21cm A lesson by Yvonne Zomerdijk, inspired by the early work of Marcel van Eeden. I made this drawing at Lucas Gilde. A small drawing based on a photograph from the newspaper. This exercise was later continued in a larger charcoal drawing.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II – Charcoal on paper, september 2022 A lesson by Yvonne Zomerdijk at Lucas Gilde. Following the previous exercise, in which I worked on a small scale from a newspaper photograph, this time we enlarged the image and worked on a much larger sheet of paper using charcoal. The drawing is based on an