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 and whatever takes my fancy.
FRESH OFF THE EASEL
April 9 - October 30 | Jeannes zomer, Museum Staal, Almen |
April 23 - May 22 | Botanical Beauty, Galerie Mokum, Amsterdam |
May 2 - September 30 | Pop up gallery Waterlandse Kunstkring, VVV Monnickendam |
May 17 - July 17 | Galerie Art Point, Sint Maarten |
Until June | L_A_B nr. 3, De Boterhal, Hoorn |
June 20 - 26 | Schilderfestival Noordwijk |
July 2 - 10 | Katwijk en plein air |
September 24 - October 9 |
Biennale Waterlandse Kunstkring, Grote Kerk Monnickendam |
October 8&9, 15&16 |
Open atelier 12-17h, Hoogedijk 40, Katwoude |
October 14 - January 15 |
Docenten en alumni Wackers academie in Zandvoorts Museum |
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