Anne-Marie Verdel (1978)

"Nature does not judge, it just is"

Ever since I was a small child I love to draw and paint. I grew up in tropical Borneo, instilling in me a great love for nature, animals, forests, sunsets and the sea. We moved back to the Netherlands when I was nine. Later on I obtained my Masters in Sinology at the University of Leiden, and spent years working in China and Paris. At the moment I live in Heesch, the Netherlands. Throughout my life I learnt the craft of painting by attending art schools in Leiden, Haarlem and Paris. After an international business career, I decided to follow my heart and be a painter. 

 

My paintings are figurative, and my technique has evolved throughout the years from realistic to a more impressionist style, especially in the playing field between subject and background.

I am inspired by nature and animals. In my work I explore the balance between light and darkness, and I try to listen to the spiritual meaning, myths and symbolism of animals that come into our life, either in real life (like the robins and many other birds that visit our garden every day), or the animals that visit me in my dreams. I believe everything caries meaning, and nothing is coincidence. 

To find out more about the inspiration behind paintings, check out Inspiration.

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