My curiosity about the world around me forms the foundation of my artistic practice. At a young age, during a stay in the United States, I discovered the power of abstract art for the first time. This experience opened up a new way of seeing and has had a lasting influence on my development as a painter.

During my studies at Minerva Art Academy in Groningen, I began creating monumental paintings. The large scale gave me the freedom to step into the painting both literally and figuratively. Painting became a physical experience in which movement, emotion, and intuition come together. An important source of inspiration was my visit to Claude Monet’s Water Lilies at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. The monumental scale, the layered paint structures, and the way landscape and abstraction merge within his work continue to leave a profound impression on me. I am also inspired by the work of Joan Mitchell, particularly her use of colour and her ability to translate memories, observations, and emotions into a powerful visual language.

Since moving from Amsterdam to The Hague in 2025, I has found renewed inspiration. Nature has become an important source in my practice. I am fascinated by light: sunlight filtering through trees, reflections on leaves, constantly shifting shadows, and the subtle changes of colour throughout the day. The sea and the beach also play a significant role in my work. The vastness of the landscape, the reflections of light on the water, and the endless variations of blue in the sky and sea continually inspire me to create new paintings.

My paintings do not depict specific places. They emerge from observations, memories, and impressions that arise through looking and experiencing. I am interested in moments when light transforms an environment and evokes a feeling that is both familiar and elusive. Through colour and contrasts between light and darkness, I aim to make these experiences tangible.

Where my earlier work often covered the entire canvas, I now focus more deliberately on composition. The composition organizes itself into islands within the picture , creating a dialogue between presence and absence, movement and stillness.

With my work, I invite the viewer to immerse themselves in a world of colour, light, darkness, and imagination. Beneath the surface of paint and brushstrokes, traces of landscapes emerge that never fully reveal themselves. They exist somewhere between memory, perception, and imagination, inviting an open gaze.