This fine art still life is an ode to my grandmother, my mother's mother. My grandmother was an enterprising and creative woman. She worked in psychiatry and enjoyed traveling with her friends. This is very special for the time in which she lived, because most of the women were at home with the children at the time. The vase has previously been hers and I got when she was deceased. The dahlias and grasses come from my own picking garden. For the light I used the techniques that the old masters applied in their paintings. The light comes from the side and shines gently on the vase with dahlias.
Hi welcome on my page. I am Nicole Colijn, 34 years old, married to Simon and we live with two very sweet cats, Polly and Paolo, in a lovely house in “the green heart” of the Netherlands.
As a little girl I liked to be creative. My..
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