I paint existential landscapes

I am a Dutch painter, living and working in Naarden, the Netherlands. I have been painting on and off for more than 30 years, always abstract. I have no formal art training, I do as I please. I work in oils only, which I apply lavishly. Sometimes so lavishly that it almost is as if my work is a mixture of painting and sculpting. Hence my paintings take many months to dry.

Before I became a full time artist I persued a succesful career in business. This has brought me around the world and within many industries. I bring this experience along in my practice. It has shaped my vision on the world.

I paint what I call existential landscapes. Although these can also be seascapes, skyscapes or spacescapes (does that word even exist?). I am intrigued by the vastness of the universe, both in space and in time. I am acutely aware that we are only temporary spectators in the arena of nature, defined as everything that surrounds us. And we occupy just a tiny speck. We have only been here for a very small portion of time, and our time is limited. This goes for mankind, but even more so for us as individuals. In my paintings I try to come to grips with this. Our daily struggles are all quite relative, but very important to us. By painting I feel I can connect with the vastness of nature, and go beyond the daily tolls. My paintings are a way of coping with this existential situation. Hence existential landscapes.

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