Most recent work Click here to see my recent work

A reaction to the changed art climate. A minister of culture saying that as an artist you can also paint cows for a living, blockbusters in the museums and prints on canvas on the wall instead of art. Click here to view the series

'At home' Portraits of famous furniture pieces. Design and IKEA classics. Click here to view the series.

Varied work Varied work from recent years. Small series, with plants and corks and more or less stand-alone works. Click here to view the series.

'Functional things on the wall' Paintings zooming in on that which has only acquired a place in our home thanks to functionality. Click here to view the series.

'Caravans' No people, just caravans. Alone, between tall hedges, or in groups, in woods or meadows. Click here to view the series.

'New construction' Portraits of encroaching residential neighborhoods. Click here to view the series.

'Butter and Milk' Portraits of packages of butter and milk, from the enormous supply in supermarkets and other stores. About marketing and stress caused by too much choice. Click here to view the series.

'Smurfs and ballet girls' Man as smurf, uniform in doings. And the universal desires of girls in pink. Click here to view the series.

I mainly make paintings, sometimes drawings and occasionally something graphic. My technique is quite classic, you would almost think that I am a genre painter.

However, I absolutely do not strive for a true-to-life representation of reality. I am interested in reality itself, and especially in the part we prefer to ignore. I put together the images I paint like a collage. My work has a distinct atmosphere and there is always a sense of stillness.

I have a special choice of subjects; everyday objects such as caravans, sockets and furniture from both IKEA. They raise questions about (good) taste, authenticity, consumer society and the choices we (don't) make. The common thread in all my work is amazement about the difference between the ideal world and reality. Above all, the discrepancy between the human pursuit of uniqueness on the one hand and our herd behavior and fashion sensitivity on the other.

After studying Business Economics in Groningen, I went to the School of the Arts in Arnhem. In 2005 I graduated from the Free Art department. Since then I live and work in Groningen again.

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