Maaike Draper-Albers
The Netherlands
www.maaike-art.com
email:
maaikepim@hotmail.com
Biography and Artist's Statement
Tensions of opposites
 Maaike
Draper-Albers began painting over twenty years ago. On
seeing paintings of others she thought, "what would it
be nice if I was also able to paint too. She started
painting and has not stopped. In those twenty years she
has gone through all the technics of painting. According
to Maaike "Painting is an addiction. Also my old work is
still precious to me. Paintings are my babies, it's hard
to let them go." She paints flowers. Likes the shadows
and rooftops.
At the moment she has turned into a more abstract way of
painting. Four years ago she made an important
discovery. People showed her the contents of her own
paintings. Each painting tells us something about her
own life. From that moment the paintings had an even
greater significance for her.
In her paintings we find faces. After looking for a
while some people appear. In unexpected places and at
unexpected moments. Maaike herself calls this the "Game
of the tension of opposites."
Many of the faces have a spiritual aura. Other faces are
clearly representing ego. Also the 'Holy Spirit' appears
in her work. The fight between those two leading to
enligtenment.
Painting for Maaike is a way to find answers to life’s
questions: "how do I get out of this turmoil?" Her
answer: "Trust in God and life will turn out
miraculously!" The inspiration comes just as the Spirit:
what you need comes at unexpected moments. She wants to
catch those gifts in her paintings. Creativity is not
only up to her any more.
To be able to paint something valuable it must be the
right time. The time must be ripe in order to listen to
what creating can be. And look: “It is not what it seems
to be!”
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