On the shortlist at the Siena Creative Photo Awards
'Ricky and the Clutterfish' and 'My Black Dogs' Are on the shortlist at the Siena Creative Photo Awards! At the end of this month the final winners will be announced.
Meet the Artist
Meet the artist! Yup that's me! This weekend I will be at the awesome gallery BIG ART & GARDEN to meet the public. I can tell you all about my work, like how I made it. Unfortunately, I can't answer the most frequently asked question: 'How do you come up with it?' Because I don't
The squirrel story
Meet mother squirrel It all started in February 2022 when a squirrel appeared in our street. It started to make a nest in the squirrel nesting box that the neighbours fixed to the tree in front of their house. Years ago. We did not know the reason for this nest, just as we
Bologna Children’s Book Fair | On the shortlist!
On the shortlist! I have been shortlisted for the Illustrators Exhibition 2024 organised by the Bologna Children's Book Fair. This is pretty much Valhalla for children's books, so I am proud! I will hear soon whether I won an award or not. In 2018, I submitted the story of 'Aggy, the goose who will one
Bronze at the TIFA
Today I thought of the Dutch pop group Gruppo Sportivo for the first time in years, with their song: 'Tokyo, I'm on my way, and in my new Toyota it's not so far away' :-) Cause...pram....pram...pram.... (drum roll) I won Bronze in the Tokyo International Photo Awards! And I'm happy. By the way, my Toyota
The year of the Goose | 2023
It's the time of the year we look back to the year that's almost gone. Fortunately, the past year was a happy year for Wondrous Goose. I exhibited at some very nice places. I did well in a few international competitions. Making new work came easily to me. And I met some inspiring people
Exhibition at Nienoord Castle
What a beautiful and inspiring weekend it was at 'Kunst op Nienoord'! So many great artists and such a nice audience in such a beautiful place! The whole setting was gorgeous and I was very happy in my cute blue cube. Talking with people and selling my art. Every artist gets to show and sell
Official Selection in the International Photography Awards 2023
"Surreal animal collages" has made it to the final round of jury voting and is awarded the title "Official Selection" in the International Photography Awards 2023 The final winners will be announced the third week of September. So I will keep a close eye on my e-mail.
Silver winner in the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3)
Hurrah, whoopee and yippee! Just like last year I was a winner in the Prix de la Photographie Paris! I won silver, again with a series of surreal animal collages! The PX3 is a big and worldwide Photo competition. My winning artwork will be shown in Paris at the 24b Gallery (projection) And it
Nominee at The International Color Awards
'The swallows swimming class' made it to the nominees in the category of Fine Art-Professional! That's very cool in such a big contest! (although I'd rather win of course ) I wrote a blog about this work earlier this year. For those who are interested; here you can read the blog about the making of