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Barbara
van Druten makes illustrative paintings and digital art, and paintings
especially for the nursery. She concentrates mainly on the illustrative
paintings, as shown below. In 1999 she graduated in Visual Communication
at the Academy of Visual Arts in Maastricht. She also persued a (temporary)
study in illustration at the artacademy of Prague.
Barbara van Druten has had exhibitions in Prague, Edinburgh, Cambridge,
London, Sevilla, Brussel, Barcelona, Miami, Frankfurt and more! Through
these exhibitions she has had many publications in (international)
newspapers and magazines.
She has made bookcovers for the GLB-publisher and has done assignments
for different international companies. Besides art, she also has an
education in graphic design and webdesign (see as example: this site
was designed by her). Her style can be described as surrealistic,
colorful and naïve. The art for children exists of: handpainted
furniture, mirrors, toys, toy-boxes, personal paintings etc.
In Barbara's art you can decide the colours, theme and other things
like names, in the painted object or painting. This way you can create
the most original and personal gift for your child or loved one. Have
a look at her site; www.barbaravandruten.nl,
to view most of her work and to find more information about her.
A quote of Kofi Annan; '...artists have a special role to play in
the global struggle for peace. At their best, artists speak not only
to people; they speak for them. Art is a weapon against ignorance
and hatred and an agent of public awareness...' |
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"Jamile's
zebra ", acrylics, ±120x90, sold. |
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| "The
rosetree", acrylics, ±70x100, sold. |
"Hiding
from above 1", acrylics, 60x80, sold. |
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"Safe",
acrylics, 70x100, 955 euro.
(In honour of children in Beslan) |
"Somehow
equal ", acrylics, 80x70, 825 euro. |
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| "Planet
", acrylics + crayon, part of a book... |
"Hide
and seek", acrylics, 18x24, sold. |
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| "Bird",
acrylics and crayon, ±120x90, sold. |
"Mermaid-closet",
±20x45 cm, sold. |
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