Carel Fabritius' goldfinch inspired me to create this work. Fabritius painted the goldfinch in captivity, with a chain around its leg. In the 17th century, these little birds were trained to draw water from a bowl with a thimble, and so it became a goldfinch.
This goldfinch has found a spot on an old coffee grinder, free to fly…
Art on canvas looks great on any wall. It truly comes into its own with paintings featuring sharp brushstrokes.
Much of my childhood was spent in the forest near my parents' cottage. There, my love for birds, the forest animals and the rustling wind in the trees was born. The forest is still a place I love to visit, I immediately feel relaxed, can breathe more freely and feel secure under the canopy.
My art reflects this. I like to paint and draw the birds I see around me every day, in the garden, or during my daily walk in the woods. The garden is also part of a…
