Comfortable discomfort

I feel a deep expressive urge. My work is about what you don't see but what you do feel. Moments of insight, confrontational thoughts, pain points, vulnerability. But also snippets of everyday happiness. 

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To understand the world, you must first understand your own mind. That leads to uncomfortable feelings and awkward moments. But it's precisely that discomfort that makes it interesting. 

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Adventure

Apart from the narrative aspect, painting is an adventure for me. Exploring and discovering form, tension, combinations, new techniques, materials, etc. That whole thing is fascinating. 

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I work organically. I don't plan much in advance and try to see the beautiful things that arise, leave them for what they are, or develop them further. As I also try to do in real life.

                        [portretschilderen, painting, kunstschilderen]