Number 12 Art by Nature Magazine

leaves on my mind

WITH JACOLIEN DE JONG

T: I met Jacolien at the Cultural Sunday in Utrecht. The combination of her art and elements she takes from nature tell a story about human life. Her latest subject is the human mind which she translates with leaves from the… tree. The soft but true nature of her art is very inviting and makes you look twice.

J: It all started in 1979, when at the age of 19, I moved to Utrecht to be a student at the Utrecht School of the Arts where I would major in the Arts. I love to draw on paper using mixed media and regularly show my work at exhibitions. Besides being an artist I am also an entrepreneur. 26 years ago I started an organisation called “Het Schildersbedrijf’ for businesses and, for the last 10 years I have been organising creative courses for people in elderly care with 'Bureau Kwiek'. I believe that with creativity people can communicate and express their feelings in their own way.

jacoliendejong.kunstinzicht.nl

" AS AN ARTIST I BECOME PERSONALLY INVOLVED WITH MY SUBJECT AND DO A LOT OF RESEARCH AS A RESULT."