How do you come up with these ideas?
One of the questions customers often ask is "how do you come up with these ideas?", a question which is well known by many artists. We always try to answer it of course, although it's quite hard to elaborate on…
Polly Pocket Inspiration
In this blog I want to talk about one of my sources of inspiration and favorite toy; Polly Pocket. In the 90s the Polly Pocket came to the Netherlands. For me, this was the greatest toy there ever was and…
Strange Birds
Origin of the series in a nutshell I always thought birds were special, so I incorporated them into my art early on. Sometime in 2008 a teacher at the art academy turned 60. I decided to paint a bird separately,…
How Rick and Veerle became Rick & Veerle
The Encounter We met each other early 2009 at the academy of fine arts, our relationship became serious pretty fast. In august Rick asked Veerle to move in with him. She said yes, although it was rather fast for a…
Evolution of Rick’s Art
How My Work Changed With Me And The Times. When you look at a painting of mine from 5 years ago, or 10 years, you (probably) not only see that it has improved considerably on a technical level, but has…