Eef, raised by a creative and artistic mother, has been painting her whole life. But it wasn’t until about 5 years ago that abstractionism found her. She creates purely abstract and minimalist pieces, richly layered with different materials and warm, natural, earthy tones. In her work, Eef embraces imperfection, intentionally leaving areas of blended layers and rough torn edges to add interest. It’s the beauty of imperfection that touches the soul and makes the heart sing. Sometimes Eef creates small paintings to map out compositional ideas before tackling larger pieces. Other times, she lets her intuition guide her, never knowing where a painting will end up. Regardless of her process, Eef always uses high-quality materials like Chinese paper, fiber paste, cement, and layers upon layers of ‘Golden’ acrylic paint. And while she doesn’t wait for inspiration to strike, she finds that painting always brings a certain peace and calmness that she can’t find anywhere else. In her pieces, Eef aims to convey that same sense of tranquility through her color choices and minimalist organic forms. It’s that peace of mind that drew her to painting in the first place, and it’s what continues to motivate her today.

2014 – 2016 Academie “de Leuwenburgh”
2017 – 2019 Portretschool Amsterdam

2022 ‘De Lindenboom’ Mijdrecht

2020 Sloetstraat 14 Nijmegen

1998 – 2007 Store owner in Amsterdam with lots of own work exposed among other different creative products.