about Alex

LIVES IN THE NETHERLANDS. IN THE EARLY 80'S ALEX WAS IMPRESSED BY FRENCH WATERCOLOR ARTISTS PAINTING SEA SHORES ALONG THE COAST OF BRITTANY IN FRANCE.

AFTER PAINTING SIMILAR SCENES FOR SOME PERIOD, HAVING LESSONS AT THE "KLEINE ACADEMIE" IN LEIDEN FROM EDUARD VIJSMA, ALEX BECAME MORE AND MORE CHALLENGED BY PAINTING PEOPLE AND SINCE THEN PAINTED QUITE A NUMBER OF PORTRAITS.

ALEX HAS MADE COMMISSIONED PORTRAITS FOR CLIENTS IN AFRICA, USA AND EUROPE.