About me

I first graduated as a teacher in art in 1998 and after discovering that I preferred the art over the teaching, also from the Willem de Kooning Academy in 2001.

As of 2010 I am self-employed in the arts and in commercial work in design, concept and copy-writing for a variety of professional clients in communication.

In making art there are many things that inspire me but I am always drawn towards the contrast between realism and stylized, graphic elements. Since 2013 I started working with various kinds of wood to build constructions to form the base of my designs.

Working with wood allows me to ‘escape’ the compulsory square shape of a canvas or a sheet of paper.

Additionaly, wood adds texture and life and allows for a high degree of freedom with compositions made in various layers.

This is why most of my work is best appreciated in real life and not so much on a screen where a third of its spatial presence is ommited.

The themes in my work are currently dominated by my life-long fascination for vehicles and machines that have an almost tangible personality. Many of those are found in times gone by.

Next to my personal work I am happy to make art in commission.