About

Born in Rotterdam in 1954 where I lived until I was five, then grew up in Amersfoort. After a 39-year career with the Royal Air Force as a fighter pilot and also deployed to Afghanistan, I left with honorable discharge. During those years, I went through a long process of self-discovery that ultimately led to the awakening of a dormant talent that had been present in my youth: drawing.

The fire has been lit and has only burned harder to this day. I wake up every day with great pleasure, curious about what beauty can manifest through me on this day. What a joy it is to experience, and what energy I get from it. I have never been as happy as I am now.

Every day I am now drawing, working with pastels, and especially painting with acrylic paint but also oil paint. I am taking painting lessons and now a Masterclass from which I learn a lot.

My heart goes out to figurative art, especially the beautiful landscapes that I see in the faces of people. My experience and discovery is that there are no ugly people. They are all perfect as they are.

I have already been able to make the necessary people happy with my artworks and also the portraits I have painted or drawn of them. I also receive commissions for portraits that I make with great pleasure. I sincerely hope that through my art I can bring a little more light and wonder into the world and that many will enjoy it.

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