Ali Kleinhuis

For me, the painting process is working with materials and colors without a preconceived plan. The image is created during painting. The processed material and the colors I use have to form a harmony and tell a story without explanation.

In my mixed media paintings I use various materials and layers of acrylic, which creates a lot of texture and depth in the work.
I do not use brushes but apply the paint to the canvas with my flat hand after the material has dried. Sometimes I use rollers.
The colors in the cosmos and the colors and textures that arise during the processes of erosion, corrosion and oxidation are the greatest source of inspiration for my paintings.
For me, painting is a fusion of matter and paint where nothing is what it seems and............nothing remains what it was.

"Painting and Art cannot be taught. You can save time if someone tells you to put blue and yellow together to make green, but the essence of painting is a self-disciplined activity that you have to learn by yourself."
Quote Romare Bearden: (American artist, autor, songwriter)

Ali's contact details:
www.alika-art.com
alikleinhuis@gmail.com
+31(0)683334857

Atelier address:
De Strijp 31
6983 HR Doesburg

Participation in Open Atelier Days:
September 23, 24 and 25, 2023