I paint, I draw, I wield my scissors and needles and I make objects.

Trained in my hometown Amsterdam, Holland, at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, I am based in England, Oxford, since 2004.

In my work I create a habitat that has a fairytale atmosphere, populated by weird and wonderful composites of ceramics and textiles, and collages of cuttings from my life on watercolours.

I have extensive experience in teaching art, specialising in watercolours and life drawing, to (young) adults at institutions like Coventry University, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Adult Education, Pilgrims Teacher Training. I hold a teaching qualification in Higher Education.

Commissions and Illustrations

I am currently working on two commissions, one on kingfishers and the other on otters. Lovely stuff! I made several sketches in the Ashmolean, was invited to the Easter Study room to view more watercolours and woodblockprints of kingfishers and went to the botanical gardens for foliage and background ideas. Such fun, but I now must start painting the actual commission.

Also, I have nearly finished the illustrations for a book by Marcos on the esteemed flamenco guitarist Diego del Gastor (Arriate 1908 - Morón de la Frontera 1973).

See below in sliding gallery for progress: