This is a collage of colored paper with drawing elements. A woman swims the breast crawl and exhales air underwater. She feels like a fish, hence in her mind all the fish are swimming along hard. Of course, this is not possible in a swimming pool, hence she and the fish are separated by a line.
I like to swim and feel like a fish in the water. It's best to swim in natural water, on Tenerife for example, where you encounter a rainbow of fish. In the Netherlands, with these temperatures, I just swim in a pool.
My work distinguishes itself by strong colours and clear shapes. I work with ecoline, ink and pencil, but I also like to cut and paste.
I get my inspiration from nature and like to daydream. Animals and people sometimes seem to melt together in these reveries.
Besides my children's book..
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