I paint and draw animals, people and sometimes landscapes. Animals interest me as painting objects, and I just love drawing them from life in the fields around me or painting them lifesize in my studio, which is in a converted dairy farm just north of Amsterdam. You can't find me happier than when painting fur with huge brushes and broad strokes. On a deeper level, the long standing and sometimes uncomfortable relationship between kept animals and humans keeps popping up in the work, whether I paint horses, donkeys, cows or apes. The dependence of the animals on us and their trust gives us a huge responsibility. I'm not at all sure that we as humans live up to our part of the deal.
I have just finished a large project about the different aspects of dairy farming. How does it influence the animals, the people and the landscape? This is the MILK project, culminating in a solo show at Waterlandsmuseum De Speeltoren in Monnickendam, and a book which is still available here. I am currently working on portraits for the project "Een wereldreis van een kilometer" and whatever else takes my fancy.
FRESH OFF THE EASEL
July 1 - 30 | Zomertentoonstelling Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam |
July 9 - October 2 | "Katwijk en plein air", Duna atelier, Katwijk |
Until September 14 | L_A_B nr. 4, De Boterhal, Hoorn |
September 24 - October 9 | Biennale Waterlandse Kunstkring, Monnickendam |
Until September 30 | Pop up gallery Waterlandse Kunstkring, VVV Monnickendam |
October 8-9 and October 15-16 | Open Atelier, Katwoude |
Until October 30 | "Jeannes zomer," Museum Staal, Almen |
October 14 - January 15 | "De academie aan zee", Zandvoorts Museum, Zandvoort |
October 21 - 30 | Kunst10daagse Bergen, Hotel Meyer, Bergen aan Zee |
Philine van der Vegte, figurative artist, portrait painter, animal painter
Hoogedijk 40, 1145 pp Katwoude NL
philine@philinevandervegte.com
tel +31 634297557 (but I prefer mail or whatsapp)
VAT number NL 001997814B55, KvK 37147106