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Artist's Statement:
My work is, of course, influenced by my Dutch heritage: Sunday afternoon
family visits to the Rijksmuseum, flower fields and gardens. My
first job as an 11 year old in a Dutch nursery started my passion
for gardening which
continues even today here in the desert. The Dutch have a saying:
"Zeg hetmet bloemen" which translates into "Say it
with flowers".
In my art I am interested in capturing the essence and energy of
a place or a growing thing. My wish is to make the viewer stop and
pay attention and experience beauty as a moment of respite. My flower
images are not meant to be objects of exact botanical illustration
or sentimental beauty bordering on kitsch, but metaphors for human
life. In the bulb and roots, all the flower's energy is stored to
bring forth new life. For me these images are symbols of our connections,
our human process, our endurance and growth through darkness into
light and new life. Each of us can fill in with our own stories...
"I
have been using Metropolitan frames since the mid eighties and every
transaction has been a quality experience and a pleasure. Their