New Members exhibition at Pulchri Studio

In March 2022 I was accepted as an artist member at Pulchri Studio in The Hague. This year, all new members from the year 2022 will show their work in the 'New Members Exhibition'. The exhibition period is from July 1 to July 30, 2023. I cordially invite you to this exhibition, with an opening on July 1 from 5 p.m.

Participating artists: Renata Bauer, Arike Gill, Doortje van Ginneken, Juliette de Graaf, Laurence Herfs, Mariska Karto, Nikki Kirpestein, Marina van der Kooi, Adrie Kweekel, Guillaume Lo-A-Njoe, Jacqueline Louter, Christiane Maurer, Linda Overzee, Ana Priscila Rodriguez, Jef Stapel, Peter Tuskan, Vera Whistler and Zhongnai.

I am exhibiting new work, including an extra large lush flower still life titled 'Sèvres'. During the making I was inspired in terms of atmosphere and color scheme by the famous French Sèvres porcelain and in terms of composition and elaboration by the watercolors of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840). This Belgian painter and botanist first worked as court painter to Marie Antoinette of Austria and, remarkably enough, after the French Revolution in the service of Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais. Redouté was a student of Gerard van Spaendonck. Making this exuberant still life in the studio was a blast!

'Sèvres' is part of the Preserved project, which consists of recreations of flower still lifes from different style periods in art. Flowers, vases and props in these works come from the thrift store. The work is available in an edition of 7 (while supplies last) via the Pulchri Studio webshop.

Opening: Saturday 1 July 2023 at 5:00 PM

Period: 1 to 30 July 2023

Address: Lange Voorhout 15, The Hague

Information: pulchri.nl