The painting “Little food for the chaffinches” offers a poignant glimpse into the relationship between humans and nature. At its heart lies an extraordinarily ordinary...
My love for swans began years ago when I created paintings to raise awareness about the cruel practice of swan catching, which, fortunately, has been banned since 2017 (see...
The painting Veiltails is a tribute to the beauty and elegance of this remarkable variation of the ‘common’ goldfish. It was born from my love for animals and my desire...
Do we, in the Netherlands, generally live in a world where abundance seems a given? This is a question I often ask myself as an artist. Take croissants, for example: during...
While jackdaws and collared doves are thriving in the Netherlands, the house sparrow is struggling. Since 1990, the house sparrow population was reduced by half, leading the Vogelbescherming...
In the past, sheep were mainly farmed for their meat and wool. Sheepskin was a by-product back then, a kind of “residual waste”. The popularity of UGG boots (and...
Overworked and overburdened. In developing countries, donkeys are used as draught and pack animals. They are the workhorses of the poor and a great help to their owners. Unfortunately,...
Born to die. In the best possible situation, an animal is born and dies after a long and happy life. Unfortunately, that is not the case for every animal. Rabbits in the meat...
In the summer, I visit farms to observe animals, especially cows in the meadows, and to capture their behavior and character in sketches. Later, I develop these sketches into...
