by Nelleke Hendriks | 13 November 2017 | Blog
Building a studio on Mallorca, give me a break: with such a cat, it’s a piece of cake! Een atelier bouwen op Mallorca was een makkie: je begint gewoon en het is kat in het...
by Nelleke Hendriks | 5 November 2017 | Blog
In his early boyhood you could find Joop almost daily in nature reserve the Stratumse Heide nearby his birthplace in Eindhoven. Inspired by the serene beauty of it, it were these typical landscapes of the county of Brabant he started to paint as a sixteen year old....
by Nelleke Hendriks | 29 October 2017 | Blog
Inner Landscapes, Joop called this kind of work. Which inner life came through the brush on the canvas? Or are they cosmic energies that took shape through Joop? We will never know … Innerlijke landschappen, noemde Joop dit soort schilderijen. Welke...
by Nelleke Hendriks | 21 October 2017 | Blog
Force and rule I want as I am got threatened, manipulation is my only weapon. I go deeper than the deepest oceans, but explore… Transformation is my mission as it creates harmony between ego and the soul I who am. Dwingen en heersen wil ik want ik word belaagd,...
by Nelleke Hendriks | 14 October 2017 | Blog
Joop has painted many Fuchsias. The Fuchsia occurs in South West Ireland in the wild as bushes along roads and trails. It is impressive how hedges of red-purple flowers color that part of Ireland from July to October. The Fuchsia is a symbol of life energy: glow of...
