Neercanne in yellow and blue

Kasteel Neercanne or Château Neercanne, formerly Château Agimont, is a seventeenth-century baroque castle in the Jeker valley in the southwestern part of the Dutch municipality of Maastricht. Neercanne is located on the Cannerweg, still just on Dutch territory, near the Belgian-Limburg village of Kanne. Neercanne is the only terraced castle in the Netherlands, built on a landscaped terrace against the slope of the Canner mountain. The reconstructed baroque garden is also terraced. The castle is home to a renowned restaurant, Château Neercanne.

As a painter in the open air (plein air), I love coming to the Jeker valley. A beautiful wide valley with grassy meadows, farmlands and wine terraces on the slopes of Sint Pietersberg and the Louwberg.

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Contemporary images and even those from the past inspire me to recycle them for re-actionary contemporary impressionist art. My drawings and paintings are sketch impressions in a loose and free style, the paintings in a colorful palette. I also produce collages and digital artworks or find new inspirations and compositions through paint strokes from existing works. I work fast, from emotion, averse to perfection, careful not to lapse into details and endless fiddling.

Compositions in an almost unfinished state, works that are part of the contemporary impressionist incentive. Evolving towards a more questioning abstract essential contemporary expressive impressionism.

With the internet we are overloaded with thousands of images a day, wonderful. But does original art on the wall still have a future? Yes, you can touch them, feel them, smell them. Paintings and drawings that move and stimulate you, that give you attention and immerse you every day in a bath of total relaxation and pleasure. People say that I am one of the most appreciated and renowned post-war art painters from South Limburg. I sell my original works all over the world. I very much appreciate the cooperation with Werk aan de Muur / Oh my Prints because my originals are now also available for everyone through excellent, high quality re-productions.

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