Coastal scenes are an important theme of my paintings;
beside the sea, dunes and birds situated at the coast
also take part of my paintings.
Original I am from The Hague, where a lot of my seascapes
were painted, but nowadays I live and work in Wassenaar,
a village near The Hague.
I try to reproduce the space and light atmosphere of the
coast in my pastels.
Another subject I like to paint are still lifes in which
objects of nature have always an important role. I use to
work with pastel mainly which I use in a painting manner.
In October 2010 I will give a workshop pastel techniques in the art library in Rijswijk.
More information
If you are interested in one of my pastels, like
to be informed about my exhibtions or having other
questions relating to my works of art, please contact me.
Pastel
Pastels are made from pure pigments which are
mixed with a binder to a paste and then formed into
sticks. So a pastel painting is very durable.
The medium pastel can be used in a drawing as well as in
a painting way.
Pastel is discovered in Italy at the end of the 15th
century and was also used by Leonardo da Vinci. In the 18th
century it was a popular medium. For the abundancy of
colours artists used it as an alternative for oil paint.
The French impressionists Manet and Degas also painted
with pastel.
A pastel painting or drawing is fragile so the art work
has to be protected by framing it with an acid-free passe-partout
behind glass.
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reproduced or used without the prior permission in
writing of the artist. This is meant for printed as well
as digital forms (Internet for example).