About

WORKING METHOD

Since 2000 I regularly focus on the suffering of animals in my paintings and drawings.

In the coverage in the daily news about forest fires, oil spills, flooding, drought or climate change the fate of people always comes first, while in these disasters there are generally more animal than human victims.

Animals are outlawed in a world that revolves around people and prosperity. Animals are killed, bred, eaten, abused, exploited, mutilated, locked up, hunted and chased away by human beings.

I think it is important to draw attention to the injustice that is done to them so that we look more closely at our treatment of animals.

With my works I want to tell stories, in a more or less journalistic way, on the basis of facts and details. I extensively study the subject I choose and prepare preliminary studies of animals and objects that will be added to the painting or drawing. In response to the final sketch the canvas is painted in oil paint, combined with other materials such as oilpaintstick, oil pastels and oil crayons. The drawings are made on paper with various materials such as collage, ecoline, ink, pencil and crayons.

EXHIBITIONS

2024

Roots, Kunstliefde, Utrecht

2023

Bibliotheek Neude, Utrecht

Clash, Kunstliefde, Utrecht

2022

Galerie Kunst|Werk, Utrecht

2021

Kunstliefde, Going On, Utrecht

2020

Galerie Kunst|Werk, Utrecht

Art Utrecht, Broese, Utrecht

2019

Ateliers BaZtille, Salon des Artistes, Zoetermeer

Galerie Niek Waterbolk, Utrecht

2018

Kunstliefde, Not About Me, Utrecht

Galerie Kunst|Werk, Utrecht

2017

Kunstliefde, Grens, Utrecht

2016

Willem ll Fabriek, Bosch Open Expo, 's-Hertogenbosch

Domkerk, Share Art in Free-Dom, Utrecht

2015

Kunstliefde, Leden in Beeld, Utrecht

2014

Het Kunstbedrijf, Heemstede

2013

Galerie Mereveldplein, De Meern

Vrede van Utrecht, Festival de Basis, Soesterberg

2010

School voor Journalistiek, Art of Message,

2009

Kunstliefde, 4N, Utrecht

2008

Natuurlijk, LekArt, Culemborg

Kunstliefde, Badplaats Utrecht, Utrecht

2007

Centraal Museum, Oud Ontmoet Nieuw, Utrecht

2006

Stadsgalerie, Gouda

2005

Lokaal 4, What's Cooking Today, Amersfoort

Kunstliefde, Nieuwe Liefde, Utrecht

2004

Galerie Walls, Nazomeren, Amsterdam

2003

Mama Cash, She Show’s, Rotterdam

Jaarbeurs, De 4e Salon van Utrechtse Kunstenaars, Utrecht

CBK, Memorial Image, Alphen a/d Rijn

2000

Kunst met een Grote U, Utrecht

1999

Galerie De Sigarenfabriek, Delft

Janskerk, Utrechtse Kunstmanifestatie, Utrecht

Rechtbank, Maastricht

1995

Galerie Moira, Utrecht

Theater de Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort

Kunstbeurs, Antwerpen

1992

Salon des Refusés, Utrecht

1991

Kunstcentrum De Twee Wezen, Enkhuizen

1990

Galerie de Wouden, Wijnjewoude

1989

14 Kunstenaars Exposeren, Utrecht