Some more about me:

During my working life as a psychologist and psychotherapist, I had been sculpting in wood and stone as a good contrast to all the talking and mindwork. But when I reached the age of 60 I got serious about giving my life a turn and make the switch to spend the rest of my life creating. I was curious what would arise in the loneliness of my own atelier. 

A period of learning, experimenting with all kinds of materials and techniques followed. I started the training at the MKXtra-academy and after finishing I followed several courses, mostly online (due to corona).

The artists that have most influenced me belong mostly to the “abstract expressionists. Especially the abstract expressionist landscapes of Richard Diebenkorn and some of the English modern painters Lewis Noble, David Mankin, Louise Fletcher, Hannah Woodman, Paul Fowler appeal to me. 

I am happy to say this learning process itself has become my greatest joy and I certainly found what I was looking for when I made the switch.

 

2017 - 2020: MKXtra academy in Amsterdam

2018:  printing techniques at the Grafische Werkplaats Amsterdam

2020-2024: several online courses:

                     - Sketchbooking, Procreate en Mixed media Painting met Lewis 

                     - Translating Landscape, The Beauty of Composition, 7 Essentials, Creative Printmaking met Anita Lehmann

                     - Seascapes by Lewis Noble

2024: Aangesloten bij Art Tribe, de online community opgezet door Louise Fletcher