Dutch Fine Painting

I’m a Dutch fine artist in Isleworth by the Thames and I specialise in still life paintings. I celebrate and explore cultural heritage and in particular that of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age. Light and how it touches the subject is an important focus in my paintings.

I stay true to this period by only using 17th century techniques and pigments. Setting the paintings in bespoke 17th C Dutch replica frames, 17th C-style frames or hand-selected antique period frames, allows me to produce fine still life paintings.

As typical subjects of the 17th century, I paint my heritage tulip cultivars collection, Delft Blueware, birds, and fruit and produce. I source the bulbs from experts on tulip conservation in Holland. As I cultivate these in my garden I have an extensive collection of heritage cultivars to paint, with the oldest tulips dating back to the late 16th century. In 2019 my work on tulips was warmly welcomed by the Society of Botanical Artists, of which I’m now a fellow member (Exhibiting Excellence Award 2021). My paintings of Delftware portray antique pieces in my own and museum collections.

My attention to detail and anatomy, nurtured by my background in the biological sciences (MSc, PhD), is a nod to the renewed interest in naturalism and science in the 1600s.

Values I adhere to and express in my work: elegance and refinement, heritage and tradition, authenticity and beauty.