The Netherlands
In 1954 I saw daylight for the very first time in the little Dutch town of Meppel in the province of Drenthe.
In my last primary school class I became more interested in drawing , because we had a project to complete for the national holiday, the queen´s day.This project was organized in all the primary schools in Meppel. My drawing was chosen to hang in the local newspaper window. I was very proud.....
In the year 1969 I went with my father to the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam to visit the exhibition Rembrandt 1696-1969. ( I still own the cataloque as a souvenir ).
In 1970 I went to the Dali exhibition in Rotterdam and that was a real shock for me in a positive way.
I was so impressed by the paintings of Rembrandt and Dali that I decided to become a painter.
After secondary school I attended the academy of arts Minerva in Groningen, from 1972 untill 1978. A college of free painting and free graphic arts.
My academy-professors were Geert Meyer, Ger Siks, Diederik Kraaijpoel, Wout Muller, Piet Pijn, Jouke Wouda, Wim van Veen and Henk Hester .
My mentor in the graduate year was Geert Meyer.
