Artist bio: My name is Renate van Nijen and I am a successful Dutch artist, art teacher and published writer living in Spain. (For images of art and books on the home page scroll down). If you...
A few months ago I was gifted some canvases and oil paints amongst other things, and I decided to have a go again at oils. I used to only paint with oil paint for over two decades, but then, actually...
Colourful, sensual women, created without a model! Check out my powerful females and my Flamenco with a twist art collection, all celebrating the female figure, sometimes in unusual colours. I get...
And then there was a lockdown! What to do next? I decided to write two new books and revise one existing book! So to be honest I’ve not been bored during the Covid19 lockdown here in Spain. I’ve been...
The ‘Changing Face Buddha’ series. For those who follow me it doesn’t come as a surprise that I am often working on several projects at the same time. I can spend weeks, or even...
If you are following me you will know that I like to work in Series. I’ve created series of colourful women, women with masks, flamenco women, but also Buddha impressions, Angels and Spirit...
Apart from being an internationally exhibited artist for over 35 years, I have always enjoyed writing. I love to observe and often see the funny side of life and I like to write both flash...
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