I'm Carlijn Cuijpers, the artist behind Studio Carper. I get inspired by special moments that make you stop and enjoy life to the fullest. The light hitting the leaves and leaving beautiful shadows, the family having one big laugh together, the beautiful elephant you once saw with your own eyes or the best dish you ever tasted. I capture these moments in a natural and figurative style. Shapes are usually recognizable, but I always use a very rough brushstroke. By bringing real shapes more to abstraction, I think the piece is more interesting to look at because your own imagination sees something different every time.