Shrines, geishas, parades, and what probably is lots of sake come together to create the Asakusa Sanja Festival. At least, that’s what I imagine it to be. My travels have yet to bring me to Japan. But everything I imagine it to be makes my bones sing, has my fingertips tingling, the lights in my…

For the first time in my life, I got to escape the claws of my winter depression thanks to the little profits earned during my first exhibition in Antwerp at the end of November 2024 (see Projects). I was absolutely elated to not only be able to flee, but then to such a wonderful place…

Mardi Gras in quite the happening in New Orleans. The celebration begins on Twelfth Night – or the Day of the Three Kings – and ends on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the day that begins Lent. The city is filled with spectacular parades with floats, costumes, and musicians. People wear colorful costumes and masks.…

The Venice Carnival, known in Italian as Carnevale di Venezia, is a renowned annual festival celebrated in Venice, Italy. It’s famous in the Western world for its elaborate costumes and masks, with a history dating back to the Middle Ages. The carnival typically lasts for two weeks and culminates on Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras), the day before Ash…

I had to include a carnival of my own region into my series of festivities. The Gilles occur in several municipalities. They announce the carnival six, four, and two weeks in advance. Their costumes usually consist of a mask, a hat with ostrich feathers, a spherical costume, clogs, a basket with oranges or blood oranges,…

Originally painted on smaller scale, this works is digitally blown up to be my biggest work yet. An impressive 176x340cm, this work rises up against the flanks of the church of Lo-Reninge while it is being renovated during the summer of 2025. As the brief was to portray something that reflected the tension between city…

It is not something that is talked about a lot, but it happens all around us. One in four women and one in seven men will fall victim to domestic abuse at some point. It has many forms; domestic violence includes economic, physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse and coercion. Look around your environment. I…

Struggling deeply with seasonal depression each year, I had been looking to alchemize my experience into something more beautiful. Because it does get ugly. As almost manacled to the bed, there is hardly any painting done in winter. I do start a little outlining on a few works, but I have to wait for spring…

When you think Spain, you think flamenco, right?Right?The famous annual Andalusian festival, based in Sevilla, delivers the most picturesque sceneries. This painting might not even do them justice, but it hopefully does give you some insight into the garb and colors of it. “Feria De Abril”, 2025Acrylic paint on canvas, 50x70cm

Though we have our own All Saints Day in Belgium, you can hardly call it a colorful experience. Day of the Dead or “Dia de los Muertos” to the contrary, is rich of the usual folkloric art. Painted skeletons and skulls are placed on the streets and in the house; shops and markets sell sweets…