Dreams as a Child

As kids we are asked many times… “What do you want to be when you grow up?”.

There were several answers that I remember over the years. As a child I fell in love with the animals almost immediately. Their innocents and loyalty really won my heart. They give you unconditional love daily. Growing up on a farm I was around many animals. We used to even play with the pigs. Shhh!!! No one was supposed to know as we were told to stay out of the pig pen. If you didn’t know, Mama sows are not the most friendly of “pets”, like most mamas they are super protective of their young. Can’t blame them now that I am a Mama! We also watched many kittens being born in the old chicken coop which I found absolutely fascinating. So I would have to say one of my favorite responses when I was a very young child was that I wanted to be a veterinarian.

Growing up in a small Dutch community I saw a plethora of Dutch architecture throughout my hometown. This really stood out to me and intrigued me as well with its unique elements incorporated into their buildings both utilitarian and decorative. This is when things got tricky as I started falling in love with the idea of studying design…architecture in particular. Still to this day I find it fascinating and love being around even a remodel. I have managed several remodels on my own home and have loved the design aspect of it and the process…that’s right I actually loved the process! So I’d have to say that architecture is still holding a bit of my heart after all these years.

Today my curiosity of architecture is peaked with old buildings that are losing their battle with time. These buildings today are brought to my canvas to preserve their beauty for eternity as I can’t save them all.

These passions have followed me throughout my life. I may not have become a veterinarian or an architect but as an artist I have combined my passions for both in paintings over the years.