“Rhythm”

Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction…. read more

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  • September – “Rhythm”

    September – “Rhythm”

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    Half-way through the year – and coincidentally after the summer holidays – I tend to lose my routine. It slips from me. I can feel it, as if the energy that is required to keep it in place has been spent and my marbles are rolling in every direction. I’ve spent years in a bad…

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  • “Silence I”

    “Silence I”

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    30×40 cm, oil on panel (2025, sold) On October 11, 2025 I will be exhibiting my work, together with the choir performance composed by Janneke Moes. I’d love to show you my body of work for this project, in the upcoming weeks. More details and purchase information can be found at the bottom of this…

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  • Studying colour: Suze Robertson’s ‘Pietje’

    Studying colour: Suze Robertson’s ‘Pietje’

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    Last week I forgot to quote Gwen John’s brother Auguste – a painter like his sister – who said: “In fifty years I will be known as the brother of Gwen John”. In a better world, that would have been true but unfortunately Auguste failed to recognise the power of misogyny. In that same better…

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  • Studying colour: Gwen John’s self portrait

    Studying colour: Gwen John’s self portrait

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    During my upcoming live stream I’d like to continue to focus on colour, that illusive topic that both fascinates and tortures me. Seriously, it’s that dramatic! To catch two birds with one animal-friendly method (please don’t use stones) we’re gonna study colour with the help of paintings done by women. Colour theory while correcting history,…

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