Statement
I don't believe in longwinded manifestos. The paintings can speak for themselves more honestly than anything I could say.
I only paint things for which I have a strong emotional attraction. I am drawn to certain subjects that I return to over and over again. I have always been fascinated by cities with their dazzling structure of buildings, streets, canals, trees, cars and of course people.
I am also drawn to plein air painting. I spend my youth at the edge of town where city and country meet. Maybe that is why I incidentally love to leave the turmoil and experience nature. By their very nature, paintings done en plein air must be completed fairly quickly, before the light changes, and often are small. The best plein air paintings have a spontaneous quality that captures a moment, or offers a fresh insight into a familiar scene.
Besides all this I paint portraits. I consider portraiture as by far the greatest challenge for a painter.
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Art Studio Frans Koppelaar
Privately Held; Myself Only; Arts and Crafts industry
September 1984 – Present (26 years 7 months)
Professional visual artist, oil paintings, portraits by commission, landscapist, draughtsman
Frans Koppelaar's Education
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag
1964 – 1969
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