Personal details
Jagtlustkade 7
2171 AG Sassenheim
the Netherlands
Phone: 0252 216773
E-mail: jacvanandel@planet.nl
Website: www.jacomienvanandel.nl
Date and place of Birth: 1950, Haarlem
Education
- Amsterdam Akte NXX
- Orthopedagogiek Universiteit Leiden
- Sassenheim Vrije Academie Dever:
algemene technieken, aquarel, etsen - Leiden Hortus Atelier: botanical drawing
- Courses by Anita Walsmit Sachs, Inez Merhottein,
Nel Stam, Anne-Marie Evans and Valerie Oxley,
Elaine Searle, Jennifer Phillips and Helen Allen - Botanical artist since 2004
Memberships
Full member of the Dutch Society of Botanical Artists
www.botanischkunstenaarsnederland.nl
Techniques
Pencil, ink and watercolour
Method
I have been drawing all my life. I grew up in a family where there time and attention for art. Many family members have been drawing and/or painting as a hobby or as a profession. In 2002 I met Anita Walsmit Sachs, who organised botanical drawing courses in the botanical gardens in Leiden. I followed a number of courses and felt right at home with this kind of art. Botanical drawing requires patience and time. That appeals to me. In addition I like plants and flowers. They are an ongoing source of inspiration. I have a preferrence for drawing and painting with much detail, with attention to the fascinating beauty of an individual plant.
