"Dunes (work 7)" is from 2022, the original painting has the size of 120 x 80 cm. But of course at Werk aan de Muur the print can be ordered in different sizes.
It is made with thick layers of paint, often using an impasto technique where the imprint of the brush can still be seen. Dutch creator Tanja Koelemij is an expressionist painter of, mainly, still life and landscape. Both subjects come from her daily life and memories. Koelemij grew up and lives close to the (Dutch) coast.
She usually works with a loose, quick touch in an impasto technique but sometimes also with a more dreamy stroke. "I am always looking for a certain freedom. For a quick movement or a quick decision. I try out many colors and I often work with large brushes. Precisely because of the speed I lose a bit of control and in my opinion something comes into the canvas that I feel but perhaps cannot imagine. Painting a feeling in this way really has my interest." The original works can be found at www.tanjakoelemij.com, Instagramaccount @arbykoelemij.
The photographs are of the original works of the Dutch painter Tanja Koelemij. Koelemij is an expressionistic painter and is inspired by her daily life. She likes to show her own little world, sometimes dreamy, sometimes energetic to the public. Precisely the balance between the two.. Read more…