Biography
Born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1969 Minerva Academy for Fine Arts, sculpture, Groningen, The Netherlands
1979 Sculpture restoration course, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1983 Switched focus to painting
From 1987 to 1993 occasionally she lives and works on the island of Sardinia, Alghero, Italy
In 2002 she moves to Italy, near the Lago Maggiore, first at Vergiate and in 2007 to Cardana di Besozzo
Late 2014 she substitutes museumlike Italy with the more energetic Netherlands
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Christine
I work until i experience a sense of harmony amidst "quiescence" and "life".
Not only in the image's particular details but also between these particularities and the totality of the image. This results in a way of working where the painting grows and changes during painting.
One very important aspect is the feeling of three-dimensionality of the image, in which you can always see my origins as a sculptor...
My search is to capture a longing, give the viewer the feeling to step inside the work.. and start his own journey within
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