Personalized artwork expositions and drawing

Before any color hits the paper, I start by carefully transferring the outline of my reference photo. This step helps me get the proportions right without wasting time sketching freehand. I trace the main lines onto the pastel paper — just enough to guide me through the drawing process without overwhelming the final result.

So you’re thinking about commissioning a pet portrait? Great! But before you imagine me casually doodling your dog between theas, let me give you the real scoop of what happens behind the pastel pencils. Spoiler: it’s not just art — it’s admin, detective work, emotional labor, and a tiny bit of magic.

Sometimes, an opportunity just lands in your WhatsApp inbox. That’s exactly what happened on January 19, 2025, when I received a message from Christien. Now, I didn’t know Christien personally, but she was in my contacts as the partner of Rob, our driver who sadly passed away in 2023. She followed my work through my WhatsApp status and often reacted to it (which I already found really nice 😍). But this time, she had a question: “Do you exhibit your work?”

All about my experience to exposition

 Do I trace?  YES, I DO  Have I always done that?  NO, I DON’T

One of the biggest challenges when working with even the best soft pastel pencils is that they are incredibly tough to control, especially if you want to have fine lines and details in your artwork.

So still at home and the first problem is already here, its freezing! 😨

One of the most important life lessons I have learned from art, is that if you’re willing to dedicate all your spare time and effort into it, for years and years, you can learn anything.

For everyone who didn’t know yet, together with my husband Hennie we had a transport company called http://www.he-logistics.nl  we transport containers and had our own fleet of trucks.

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