Vrij werk

Flesje papegaaitulpen, Parrot tulips, oil/wood, 40x30 cm
Flesje papegaaitulpen, Parrot tulips, oil/wood, 40x30 cm
Dubbelhartige roos/Double hearted rose, olieverf/paneel, 50x50 cm
Dubbelhartige roos/Double hearted rose, olieverf/paneel, 50x50 cm
Dubbelhartige roos 2,Double hearted rose 2, oil/wood, 50x50 cm
Dubbelhartige roos 2,Double hearted rose 2, oil/wood, 50x50 cm
Herboren 1, oil/wood, 40x30 cm
Herboren 1, oil/wood, 40x30 cm
Herboren 2, oil/wood, 30x40 cm
Herboren 2, oil/wood, 30x40 cm
Vaasje lathyrus, oil/wood/ 30x20 cm
Vaasje lathyrus, oil/wood/ 30x20 cm
Grote Moeder/Mother Goddess, she is the earth, the giver of life, but also the Greek goddess Demeter with her daughter Persephone. Furthermore you see in the picture the 'so above, so down here': there is fire, water, earth and air in both worlds.
Grote Moeder/Mother Goddess, zomer, oil/canvas, 120x90 cm
Lampionnetje 1/Physalis 1, oil/panel, 14x14 cm
Lampionnetje 1/Physalis 1, oil/wood, 14x14 cm
Lampionnetje 2/Physalis 2, oil/panel, 14x14 cm
Lampionnetje 2/Physalis 2, oil/wood, 14x14 cm
Waternimf/water nymph, olieverf/paneel, 30x20 cm
Waternimf/water nymph, oil/wood, 30x20 cm
Waternimf 2/ Water nymph 2, oil/canvas, 80x30 cm
Waternimf 2/ Water nymph 2, oil/canvas, 80x30 cm
Tuinroos/Garden rose, oil/panel, 24x24 cm
Tuinroos/Garden rose, oil/wood, 24x24 cm
De laatste, The last one, oil/wood, 50x70 cm
De laatste/The last one, oil/wood, 50x70 cm
De bibliotheek/The library. Ever read the books of Carlos Ruiz Safon? This library was loosely based on his wonderful and mysterious books. Here you find a library with many hidden corners and stories. What stories do you read in it?
De bibliotheek/The library, 120x90 cm, oil/canvas
Moeder Aarde/Mother Earth, oil/panel, 20x20 cm
Moeder Aarde/Mother Earth, oil/panel, 20x20 cm
In one of the beautiful musea of Siena you find damaged stones that had been used before in the fountain of Siena. These damaged stones are so beautiful in their 'clair-obscure' that I had to paint some of them.
Steen 1/Stone 1, oil and tempera/panel, 30x30 cm
In one of the beautiful musea of Siena you find damaged stones that had been used before in the fountain of Siena. These damaged stones are so beautiful in their 'clair-obscure' that I had to paint some of them.
Steen 2, oil/wood, 14x14 cm
Sneeuwhaas/Snow hare, oil/panel, 16x21 cm
Sneeuwhaas/Snow hare, oil/panel, 16x21 cm
Roelina Smit, was a rich widow living in Groningen province (Holland). She was supposed to wear black as for het situation, but she refused en took much care of her appearance.
Roelina Smit (1839-1918, rijke, Groningse weduwe), oil/wood, 50x70 cm
Dr. Aletta Jacobs (first Dutch female doctor, 1854 - 1929). Young Aletta was determined about it: she wanted to go to university and she wanted to be a doctor; unpreceded in her days, but she managed. Here I portrayed her with a book showing the symbol for curation and bringing together opposites (male and female). She is running away from the dark and the church that kept women small for so long. I gave her a transparent dress, because everybody was watching her as the first female student and doctor.
Dr. Aletta Jacobs (eerste Nederlandse vrouwelijke arts, 1854 - 1929), 50x70, oil/wood
Hille Willems oder Sickes (1540-1589) was one of my foremothers and she was burnt as a witch, together with some twenty other people, almost all women. Here I show her after her incredible suffering and pain; after death. She is peacefully floating above the landscape of east Groningen. In her hand a small fire as a reference to her fate (and to the Groningen-gaz). She left the church behind her, even though in this case the church was not the only one guilty of her verdict. With this painting I want to honor my foremother who has suffered beyond imagination.
Hille (mijn als heks verbrande voormoeder, 1540-1589), oil/wood, 50x70 cm
Tulp, 16x21 cm, oil/panel
Tulp, 16x21 cm, oil/panel
Tulp 2, 16x21 cm, oil/panel
Tulp 2, 16x21 cm, oil/panel
End of winter, end of the night; life is starting all over again. The young girl appears with a candle to light life again. She even brings the dodo's back to life.
Vier seizoenen 1, Einde winter, oil/panel, 14x14 cm
Springtime, a beautiful morning and the virgin as well as the hare are dancing to find a suitable partner. Behind the wall is a new life of maturity waiting for them.
Vier seizoenen 2, Voorjaar/Four seasons, Springtime, oil/wood, 14x14 cm
Summertime, middle of the sunny day. The fruit and the corn are ripe. The baby is born, as well as the mother in this new setting. The stork is the symbol for bringing new life. Summer is life at its maximum.
Vier seizoenen 3, Zomer/Four seasons, Summer, oil/wood, 14x14 cm
Summertime, middle of the sunny day. The fruit and the corn are ripe. The baby is born, as well as the mother in this new setting. The stork is the symbol for bringing new life. Summer is life at its maximum.
Vier seizoenen 3, zomer 2, oil/panel, 14x14 cm
Autumn is the time of true maturity. The lady is older, but she is still on her bike, bringing back home some wood for a nice and cosy fire. There is a strong wind, but the lady knows how to deal with it. Slowly, slowly she is cycling into the winter and the end of it all.
Vier seizoenen 4, Najaar/Four seasons, Autumn, oil/wood, 14x14 cm
'Plukje hortensia', oil/wood, 16x21 cm
Plukje hortensia/Part of hydrangea, oil/wood, 16x21 cm
'Amaryllis', oil/wood, 30x40 cm
Amaryllis, oil/wood, 30x40 cm
Whithin reach, but what? Is she reaching for something real or flying to a different life?
Binnen handbereik/Within reach, oil/wood, 30x20 cm
The girls both have a small instrument, but they are not playing it. They are too small to make fun like that, whereas the hares (fertility symbol) behind them do play around as much as they can...
Hoe de hazen lopen/Hares have their way, oil on canvas, 100x100 cm
Pappa's roos 1/Daddy's rose 1, oil on wood, 14,5x16 cm
Pappa's roos 2/Daddy's rose 2, oil on wood, 14,5x16 cm
Springchild is telling the story of the circle of life. She comes out of the dark to a new day. Out of the winter to a new year. In her hand she holds a candle to bring back life to earth. Little lamps are bringing warmth and light back to the forest, and even the dodo is coming back to life.
Lentekind - Springchild, oil/canvas, 120x90 cm
The virgins dance their dance of fertility. Their dance of looking for a suitable partner. They are young and beautiful, and full of life, waiting to step through the 'port' behind them, to walk the path of their lives and maturity.
Maagdendans/Virgin dance 3, oil/canvas, 120x90 cm
The virgin dances waiting for a suitable partner. Her company is a beautiful crane; cranes do an amazing dance before mating.
Dans van de maagd 1/Virgin dance 1, oil/wood, 30x20 cm, Anja Jager
The virgin is dancing while waiting for a suitable partner. She is accompanied by a hare, a true symbol of fertility, because she can get pregnant again before giving birth. The trees are blossoming, it is definitely spring.
Dans van de maagd 2/Virgin dance 2, oil/wood, 30x20 cm, Anja Jager
Alles is liefde/It's all about love, oil/wood, 100x40 cm
Alles is liefde/It's all about love, oil/wood, 100x40 cm
Kweepeer/quince, oil/wood, 35x25 cm
'Five seasons of the soul', oil/wood, 115x25 cm
Vijf seizoenen van de ziel/Five seasons of the soul, oil/wood, 115x25 cm
Ooievaar, olieverf/linnen, 80 x 30 cm
Ooievaar/Stork, oil/canvas, 80 x 30 cm
Eyes wide, oil/panel, 20x20 cm
Eyes wide, oil/wood, 20x20 cm
Svea en de zwaan, oil on wood, 40x30 cm
Svea en de zwaan/Svea and the swan, oil on panel, 40x30 cm, Anja Jager
Present, oil on panel, 80x60 cm
Present, oil/canvas, 80x60 cm, Anja Jager
Verenprinses/Feather princess, oil/canvas, 80x60 cm
Verenprinses/Feather princess, oil/canvas, 80x60 cm
Roos 1, oil/wood, 16x21 cm, Anja Jager
Roos 1, oil/wood, 16x21 cm, Anja Jager
Hortensia, oil/wood, 16x21 cm
Hortensia, oil/wood, 16x21 cm
Roos voor Roos, oil/wood, 20x20 cm, Anja Jager
Huisje 1, oil/wood, 16x21 cm, Anja Jager
Huisje 1, oil/wood, 16x21 cm, Anja Jager
Huisje 2, oil/wood, 16x21 cm, Anja Jager
Huisje 2, oil/wood, 16x21 cm, Anja Jager
'Lea', oil on panel, 35x25 cm
'Lea', oil/panel, 35x25 cm, Anja Jager
Lammetje/Little lamb, oil/panel, 14,5x16 cm
Lammetje/Little lamb, oil/panel, 14,5x16 cm
Josephine, oil/wood, 35x25 cm, Anja Jager
'It's just a knife!' oil on linen, 100x100 cm
It's just a knife!, oil/canvas, 100x100 cm, Anja Jager
'Nachtwacht', eitempera op paneel, 63x120 cm
Nachtwacht/Night watch, egg tempera/wood, 63x120 cm, Anja Jager
This Fish Queen is a female variety to the Fisher King. He was ill and disabled, whereas she is full of life and spirit. The fish connect her to the waters of the earth, and the closed garden (hortus conclusus) and oak leaves to the earth. The sky you will find yourself, and the fire? Look at her lively eyes and copper hear. And did you find the fish with the ear?
Vissenkoningin/Fish queen, oil/wood, 70x50 cm
'Sarah in de sneeuw', olieverf en eitempera op linnen, 80x100 cm
Sarah in de sneeuw/Sarah in the snow, oil/canvas, 80x100 cm, Anja Jager
'Sarah tegen bosrand', olieverf en eitempera op linnen, 80x60 cm
Sarah tegen bosrand/Sarah in the woods, oil/canvas, 80x60 cm, Anja Jager
'Sarah-engel', olieverf en eitempera op paneel, 27x22 cm
Sarah-engel/Sarah angel, oil/wood, 27x22 cm, Anja Jager
'Sarah met zee-egel', olieverf en eitempera op paneel, 30x30 cm
Sarah met zee-egel, oil/wood, 30x30 cm, Anja Jager
MM/Lotte, oil/wood, 70x70 cm, Anja Jager
MM/Lotte, oil/wood, 70x70 cm, Anja Jager
Haarbandmeisje/Red hair girl, oil/wood, 15x10 cm, Anja Jager
Haarbandmeisje/Red hair girl, oil/wood, 15x10 cm, Anja Jager
Beer mag ook mee/Bear can come along, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Beer mag ook mee/Bear can come along, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Verre dromen/Far away dreams, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Verre dromen/Far away dreams, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Poppenspel/Doll's game, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Poppenspel/Doll's game, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Tollen voor de tent/Playing, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Tollen voor de tent/Playing, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Herfstbladeren/Autumn leaves, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Herfstbladeren/Autumn leaves, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Met een lantaarntje zoek ik jou/Looking for you with a lamp, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Met een lantaarntje zoek ik jou/Looking for you with a lamp, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Jagen of vangen?/Catch or being caught?, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Jagen of vangen?/Catch or being caught?, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Kijk naar mij!/Look at me!, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Kijk naar mij!/Look at me!, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Leeuwenjacht/Lion hunt, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Leeuwenjacht/Lion hunt, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
De koffers zijn gepakt/I'm all packed up, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
De koffers zijn gepakt/I'm all packed up, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Ik wil jou!/I want you, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Ik wil jou!/I want you, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
De aarde en ik/Earth and me, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
De aarde en ik/Earth and me, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Bellen blazen/Bubles, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Bellen blazen/Bubles, egg tempera/wood, 16x21 cm
Koningskind/King's child, oil/wood, 25x25 cm
Koningskind/King's child, oil/wood, 25x25 cm
Engelmeisje/Angel girl, oil/wood, 35x35 cm
Engelmeisje/Angel girl, oil/wood, 35x35 cm
Engel 1/Angel 1, oil/wood, 20x20 cm
Engel 1/Angel 1, oil/wood, 20x20 cm