Veronique

I began my calling as a teenager in my native Belgium by filling my bedroom walls with strange paintings. I left Belgium for the United States at the age of twenty-five. Within a couple of years, encouraged by the interest that people found in my work, I opened Naked Art, a gallery that focuses on fun and functional art. The detail oriented nature of my previous endeavors made working on a larger scale an interesting challenge. I use a mixture of media: various paints, pen, pencil, strips of paper thorn from everywhere - street posters, books or magazines - whatever feels right at the time. My characters used in the paintings come from sketches I do from people or books, magazines, advertising, found pictures. Believing that life is meant to be enjoyed, I creates work for "bon-vivants" featuring the small pleasures of life. Songs, people, everyday life are creative motivators. My goal is visual stimulation. Maybe it is due to my background in design. ..