Dutch creator and designer Tanja Koelemij is an expressionist painter of, mainly, still lifes and landscapes. Koelemij lives and grew up close to the Dutch coast and she uses those images when painting. "Tulipmania (7)" is from 2022, the original work has the size 50 x 40 cm but the prints at Werk aan de Muur can of course be ordered in different sizes.
Koelemij usually works with a loose, quick touch in an impasto technique but sometimes also with 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. It is precisely because of the speed that I lose a bit of control and I think that 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…