Catharina Botermans

When practicing yoga and meditation I often see images in my minds eye. This painting represents the eye of the universe. It is constructed using brushes to paint acrylics on canvas. Bij het beoefenen van yoga en meditatie zie ik vaak beelden. Dit schilderij vertegenwoordigt het oog van het universum. Het is geschilderd met acrylverf […]

30 x 30 acryl op canvas

Een psychologisch-historische roman over de ontmaskering van macht, corruptie en verraad in de hoogste kringen van het Franse hof. ‘De zwarte koningin’ van Catharina Botermans speelt zich af in Parijs, 1580. Als dochter van de nieuwe bibliothecaris maakt de jonge Fiora haar debuut aan het Franse hof. Het duurt niet lang voor ze koningin-moeder Catherine […]

20 x 20 preliminary study on paper – reproduction on request

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This is me. Or at least this has been me these past couple of weeks. Watching, feeling, trying (trying!) not to judge. Connecting to the real me. Trying to feel without judgement, without strain. They seem to be two worlds apart, the me that existed before the summer (full on, pushy, never waisting a second, […]

The final result. A painting build organically, one element at the time. It represents, in all ways possible, the immens stress and anxiety I felt this summer; the structures I found within that mess; the messages I wrote myself to reduce the stress; the explanations I gave myself; and perhaps most importantly the renewed connection […]

When the corona crisis hit, I found myself devoid of all creativity. My mind was overflowing with worries about my work, my kids, the safety of friends and family. I did not loose the urge to draw, but I did loose my ability to create. In order to remedy the urge to paint I started […]

30 x 20 x 13 Memory box. Hand made and hand painted. More info here