ABOUT MY ART WORK
"If only I could paint" is a photographic exploration that blurs the boundaries between painting and photography.
Through my ongoing series Portraits of a Flower and Portraits of the Sea, I seek to capture the essence and emotional power of painting and drawing through photography, exploring both stillness and movement. I draw inspiration from Jan Mankes and other Neo-Realists.
Color plays a crucial role in both series. I capture the most beautiful combinations of color and form, aiming to invite the viewer to pause for a moment and appreciate the beauty in the everyday.
Portraits of a Flower is an ode to the timeless beauty and uniqueness of flowers. Flowers have been a popular subject for artists for centuries, and I seek to capture their essence and individuality. In her photographs, flowers are not merely presented as decorative objects but as subjects with their own stories and emotions.
The Portraits of the Sea series was born from my daily walks with the dogs along the northern coast of Scheveningen. The same stretch of beach reveals endless variations in color, light, and atmosphere. Each day is different—sometimes chaotic, sometimes deserted. The color palette shifts daily. The water and wind are in constant motion, yet the images evoke a sense of stillness, like a painted canvas with soft layers of change. A deliberate choice in her photography is the omission of the ever-present horizon pollution, emphasizing the purity of the sea and its surroundings.
Beyond her use of color, my work is an ongoing study of negative space, symmetry, and light. The images are purely photographic—clear yet dreamlike, with a painterly quality. My work succeeds when it momentarily misleads the viewer!
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Spring, semi Solo, De Galerie Den Haag, the Hague
2025 Discovery Art, Cologne, Germany
2025 Warnars Art Dealers, Haarlem
2024 Nock Nock Art Fair, Amsterdam
2024 Open Atelier, The Hague
2024 Haute Photographie, Amsterdam
2024 September Bloom, Warnars Art Dealers, Haarlem
2024 Haute Photographie, Rotterdam
2024 Flower Fields, De Galerie Den Haag, the Hague
2023 Haute Photographie, Amsterdam
2023 Joined De Galerie Den Haag, The Hague
2022 “Women in Art”, Kiekie Art, De Hallen, Amsterdam
2022 Open Atelier Route, The Hague
ABOUT ME
I (1970) live and work in The Hague. In 2014, I completed my photography studies at the Fotoacademie in Rotterdam. Since then, I have been working as an independent portrait and fine art photographer.