I paint, I draw, I wield my scissors and needles and I make objects.

Trained in my hometown Amsterdam, Holland, at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, I am based in England, Oxford and Coventry since 2004.

In my work I create a habitat that has a fairytale atmosphere, populated by weird and wonderful composites of ceramics and textiles, and collages of cuttings from my life on watercolours.

I am one of three founding directors of Holyhead Studios, a non for profit organisation for the arts in Coventry.

I have extensive experience in teaching art, specialising in watercolours and life drawing, to (young) adults at institutions like Coventry University, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Adult Education, Pilgrims Teacher Training. I hold a teaching qualification in Higher Education.

In the woods

Watercolours, soluble graphite & pen

30 x 21 cm

Sisters of Fate

acrylics

32x43cm

OXFORD ARTWEEKS COMING UP!

Oxfordshire Artweeks is England's oldest and biggest artist open studios event, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

From 7th-29th May you can feast your eyes on a huge range of creative activity by hundreds of artists, makers and designers in artists' studios, pop-up galleries, glorious gardens, ancient churches, medieval tithe barns and hundreds of other amazing venues.

Oxfordshire Artweeks is a chance to talk to artists and creatives about their work, be inspired, entertained and delighted: browse, and even choose a treasure to take home with you.

My studio will be open in the first week of the 2022 festival (7th-15th May).

All venues are drop-in, free to visit and have committed to be Covid-secure.
Opening hours 11am-6pm

Pestilence, watercolours & ink

30 x 21 cm

Ursa Major

Acrylics on board

32x43cm

Shipwrecked

Soluble graphite, pen, acrylics

30 x 21cm