Dineke Derksen

I paint mainly with acrylic paint, but combining different techniques, paint in combination with chalk, ink, process materials (mixed technics)

In terms of themes, I work every one or two years on another one.  In 2002-2004, after I found fossiles in the area, I was fascinated with the idea that these fossilized creatures after millions of years, were freed from the ground. In acrylic paint I try to catch this  through a 'stamp' technique in various layers by pulling the ' fossil man '; trapped, held by the environment, where it's only a few times that he really loose.

More than two years I have been working on the theme of "human Manipulation, so the manipulation which takes place in the society - both in business, politics as the family-atmosphere -.

Via a ' portrait' series, in which I try to paint the inner by the looks, I try to depict the emotion as strong as possible.The nice thing about painting is to express yourself by images instead of words.