Art statement
Looking at the fish at the market counter, their scales gleaming with a mother-of-pearl sheen, I can’t help but feel they’re like fine jewellery. Just look at that play of light and colour!
With my kids, walking through the quiet Warffumer woods just outside my hometown, breathing in the scent of mossy tree trunks while hunting for mushrooms — watching them peek out from the dark roots like tiny, brightly colored witch fingers— I truly feel like I’ve stepped into a fairytale.
There is a quiet majesty in the small things around us. When you view the world with a sense of wonder, the ordinary reveals its inner magic. Whenever I lose sight of this, my children pull me back.
My art is an ode to the little things.
I invite you to pause and step away from the rush of life. See how enchanting the present truly is.
In recent years, I have painted exclusively from life, working alla prima in oils to capture the subtle poetry of colour and mood. But becoming a mother six years ago stirred the child dormant within me: it invited me to play, invent and experiment with new mediums in artworks born from my imagination.
Meanwhile, I am a mother of four little children who remind me every day what matters most to me. After a long break from art, I’m now back with plans to make new series of work inspired by the people and things closest to me.
