Biography

"I like to paint pictures that have some reference to the real world but are not of that place”. Josephine’s art turns nature on its head making skies green, trees blue and water black. Nature is therefore seen with a new essence.

Originally from the Netherlands, Josephine trained at the Academy for Visual Arts in Rotterdam and Gray’s School in Aberdeen, where she was the First Prize winner at the Aberdeen Artists Exhibition.

Her solo exhibitions have been shown at the Dutch Consulate in Edinburgh, the Workhouse Gallery in London and the Carby Art Gallery in Aberdeen. Her work has drawn on scenes and still life on the Isle of Arran, where she now lives. Her artistic ambition is to paint a series of landscapes from a new perspective, incorporating flowers and plants that add seasonal significance to the paintings.

Josephine was involved in a three-year project painting murals in Lee Castle, Lanark. Her work is widely appreciated in the UK and USA for its unique perspectives.

“I am motivated to paint because it gives me an opportunity to express myself without an immediate dialogue. It means that I don’t have to make any compromises in my artwork."