I finished a painting this week, on a 1m x 1m canvas (40” x 40”). I don’t know how many layers this painting has (seven or more), I started it in October last year and I found every layer so uninteresting that I didn’t even care to take photographs of the painting in progress. And… Read More
* latest Dutch issue of flow magazine * Indian paper * a new bell for my bike * a postcard and papers from the excellent Matisse exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum (the coloured paper comes from the children’s corner where they could cut and be their own little Matisses) * more crafts paper from made… Read More
I am calling this painting finished: Sun Bird, acrylic on canvas, 80x100cm (32”x39”)
Two little collages came together yesterday. I haven’t done collage in a while (even though my collages got very positive feedback at my recent exhibitions). Feeling low energy and vulnerable at the moment, I thought playing a bit with paper couldn’t hurt. I took two painted backgrounds and started tearing paper and arranging it randomly.… Read More
We do yoga together, we have an exhibition together, so why not paint together, we thought, Doris Reske and me. And that’s what we did this weekend – our first collaborative painting session, in Doris’ beautiful new studio, drinking Tulsi tea and with strange music on. We made up the rules up as we went… Read More
Wow, two art shows within one week! My solo exhibition at Corpus Oldenburg opened this week (blogged here). And then the city of Rostock (where I grew up) hosts its annual amateur art exhibition Rostock kreativ – with a new record of 713 artists participating. The last time my mother visited us, she grabbed one… Read More
My solo exhibition at the Body- and Health center Corpus in Oldenburg opened this week. What about stepping on a scale and look at some art? Work out, sweat and be motivated by my colourful paintings. The exhibition is open to the public during the working hours of the sports center until June. PS: A… Read More
The February assigment of Lilla Roger’s MATS Bootcamp was quite a creative and emotional rollercoaster ride for me. The “mini” for the warm-up week was to look at vintage scenic plates, be inspired and draw your own scenes. I discovered, that I especially liked the Japanese plates with landscape scenes. And I must admit, that… Read More
February is such a hybrid of a month. There are still those winter days, when my feelings and paintings look like this: And then, there might be a day, like Friday last week, that feels like the first day of spring, with sunshine and blue skies all day long, a certain sweet and fresh smell… Read More
I got so many encouraging responses to my art pillows last week, that I decided to open my shop with Society6. So now not only these pillows are for sale, but also a whole lot of other products with my paintings and pattern on them. A few examples: Society6 also produces art and canvas… Read More