I am a Dutch painter settled in the heart of France in Burgundy since 1998. Born in the south of The Netherlands in 1957.

I studied at the “Kunstvrienden”, tutorials from Jan Asselbergs (Portrait Painter), The Royal Art Academy in Den Bosch – The Netherlands and Bill Parks (watercolorist) in New Zealand.

After my studies I was singer / backing vocal, dancer in various groups in The Netherlands, like Country Trash Band, Tony Delmonte and The Soulisters Group and Margriet Eshuijs Band. During this period I met my husband Bas and we have travelled a lot, nowadays we are living happily in Burgundy.

In 2008 I’ve set-up as co-founder the art-group “Morvan Artistique,” 20 artists working in and around Parc du Morvan – Burgundy – France.

In 2009 Bas and I have opened a Cultural Center for workshops in Art, called “Workshops in France”, I was so lucky to meet people here from all over the world, they came to our place for the workshops we organized for 10 years with several professional teachers including myself.

In 2016 we moved from the countryside to La Charité sur Loire and beside my studio activities I opened my Boutique “Art en Loire” , which is also a platform for artists.

I’m very happy with my spacious studio at home with lots of room, it’s here where I still give my workshops.

I love to work on Paper, Carton and Canvas, and Textiles.  My work is in Aquarelle, Acrylic and Oil paint. Style is Mixed Media / Collage / Monotype. I like to re-use the material I found at the many brocantes and old houses here in France, such as old pics, wall-paper and lace. Love to work in my studio or Plein Air at the river Loire and the Vineyards in Sancerre.

My inspiration is Nature, Travel, Signs & Symbols, Decorations and Textiles, World Music, Films, and a lot more…

Hope you enjoy surfing through my website, if you have any questions or if you are interested in a workshop or you want to buy one of my works, please contact me on the Contact Page for prices, shipping or just a question.