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About the artist

I live in Manaus Brazil. Manaus is a medium sized city in the middle of the Amazon jungle and I’ve lived here since 2004. I am Dutch and lived in the Netherlands before arriving in Manaus. Brazil is a beautiful country and it was only here where I seriously began investing in my career as an artist. I participate in expositions, frequent art schools and my time is divided between my day job and my painting.

I am best known for my animal portraits in oil and watercolor but I paint landscapes, flowers and other subjects as well. As the Amazon jungle is a

Os primeiros retratos foram feitos aqui na mesa. Aqui o Woody esta sendo pintado. Um cockpoo viralate bem bonito e doce.

fascinating place, my landscapes often feature typical rainforest subjects as the Amazon River, the dense forest and their often not so friendly inhabitants. I prefer showing the density and the darkness of the forest instead of the brightly green colored contours with happy parrots flying everywhere.

“Flowers in the field” watercolor 2009 30x24cm—2009

Garden of the hospital St. Louis — Paris. Watercolor 30x24cm—2009

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Wildflowers — Manaus Watercolor 2009 30x24cm—2009

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The Amazon jungle beautiful but isn’t such a safe and friendly place and my paintings I try to show just that. In my life and work I have the tendency of valuing more what is old instead of what is new and my work besides my pet portraits reflect that idea.