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Jolanda Bakker - van der Ploeg
My life started in 1981 in Middenmeer. My life as an artist from Schagen (Netherlands) is always full of challenges. I challenge myself every time by using new techniques, freedom to express myself. I use Lascaux acrylic paint because it dries quickly and you can paint it in layers with bright colors. I create abstract landscapes with lots of sunlight, energy and joy. Working with colors in abstract expressionism gives me a good feeling, it gives me a lot of energy when I look at my works and I would like to pass this feeling on to my clients. A good painting, like a piece of music, is a symphony of colors and emotion.
I make work in which I put my feelings and emotions from nature, just like when I was a child in Middenmeer; walking, kayaking or sailing by boat. I take photos for inspiration. The small details of nature inspire me and also the beautiful colors and sunlight. Nature gives me a lot of energy and peace as a continuous poetic factor in my life. I incorporate bits of my life into my work as a storyteller. My life as an artist and mother of my 2 children, as a woman, my love for nature, people and animals. My good habit to live healthy, eat well and be positive. I also do yoga, read books, I play some music to relax, but most of all I prefer to make art because it is where I can express myself best, as I have done all my life. Art sits
in my system a non-stop factor and I will continue to do this all my life.
I make work in the style; Color field painting, abstract expressionism just like the famous Helen Frankenthaler. With her famous statement: “There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That's what invention is about. »Helen Frankenthaler.
I have a need to make everything happier in life, more fun. I use the spring and summer season as a source of inspiration with its warm and vibrant colors, which provide joy and energy. A work must be strong, expressive and dynamic, but also radiate tranquility and be mysterious. That is why I work directly on canvas or paper firmly and directly, with a lot of power! A painting is good if I put my feelings into it and it gives me joy and energy! Then I frame it and offer it to you.
Mix Academy Amsterdam
I studied at the Mix Academy in Amsterdam during 4-years, from 2009 - 2013.
'The MIXacademy facilitates the discovery of the students ‘true self’ and guides the development of their own style through education. To be creative from within, not to enforce upon, but using what is already there and focusing on your strength. Everybody is unique in using their creativity.'
Astract Expressionism Art
Jolanda Bakker