Bettina Stuurman, Art Painter Modern contemporary paintings


Artistic experience and education

Started painting in 1991. Since 2005, full time painter.
2000 – 2008 “Ecole des beaux arts” Wavre (Belgium), painting section. Tutors : Dominiq Fournal, Emma Shoring and Patrick Brichard.
2008 – 2009 Edinburgh College of art, centre for continuing studies – Approaching abstraction (Paul Keir)
Painting and mixed media (Jane Weatherly)


Materials

From the beginning Oil paintings on canvas, paper, collages and drawings.
Since 2008 Acrylique - printing ink paintings on canvas, mount board, paper. Collages and drawings.
Scales vary from 40x40cm to 140x200cm. Preferred size 120x120cm. 


Art Forms

Lots of evolvements and different kind of forms during those years : abstract, expressionisme, figuratif expressionisme.
Thick paint, spread out, blurred.
Early work very happy and colourful (red), then slowly becoming more sober and serious.

Latest works are all abstract, graphic, lined out shapes, dark colors but evolving with red and white. 


Exhibitions

Februari 2009 – onwards : Novotel Edinburgh Park, paintings and photographs
June – Aug 2004 : Gallery “Tra-vers-art” (Wavre) : group exhibition.
2001 – 2008 : Novotel Ghent, paintings
In collaboration with interieur designer, 5 paintings exposed at the Novotel Brussels Grand Place.


Past professional education and experiences

Hotel Management (CERIA Brussels) 1987
Worked in hospitality industry till 2005 (London, Grenada (West Indies), The Hague (NL) and Brussels).

Languages : Dutch, French and English



°1964 – Haarlem (NL)
Married, one daughter °2004