About the Artist

Biography

Based in the Maastricht region, Edwin brings together a background in chemistry with a longstanding commitment to painting and photography. An early encounter with Vermeer’s Milkmaid at the Rijksmuseum shaped his enduring interest in light, stillness and the quiet force of the painted image. Although he later studied chemistry, he continued to paint throughout, developing a practice in which material understanding and image-making remain closely connected.

The female figure occupies a central place in his work. Edwin approaches it not as an object of display, but as a site of presence, dignity and psychological depth. His paintings seek a balance between intimacy and gravity, often engaging the body through restraint rather than declaration.

His practice combines Old Master discipline with photography, gilding and process-based image-making, resulting in a visual language that is both historically grounded and contemporary in character. His work has been shown at Masters Expo Amsterdam and Art Nocturne Knokke, and is held in private collections throughout Europe.

Artistic Method

Edwin’s studio practice is rooted in a self-developed technique informed by the Van Eyck tradition. He mounts fine West Flemish portrait linen onto wooden panels, prepares the surface with twelve layers of traditional gesso, and builds the image gradually in egg tempera and multiple thin layers of oil.

His background in chemistry informs every stage of the process, from the preparation of grounds to the compatibility and long-term behaviour of materials across layers. This attention to structure and permanence is central to the way each work is made.

Alongside painting, Edwin works with historical and process-based techniques including gilding, cyanotype and palladium printing. He also develops contemporary pigment combinations that emulate certain optical qualities of historical materials while meeting present-day standards of safety and durability. In some cases, he designs and makes his own frames, integrating traditional finishing techniques into the final presentation of the work.

Each piece is developed slowly and with close material control, allowing the image to emerge through accumulation, surface and light.

Selected Exhibitions

2017 · Masters Expo, Amsterdam
2018 · Art Nocturne Knokke, Knokke-Heist

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Contact

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