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Biography

Rolf Jan van der Wal was born in 1954 in Hilversum, The Netherlands. He graduated from the Art college in Utrecht. He attended esthetic and graphic design education. After college he started teaching two and three dimensional art and art history and did so for 38 years.

As a Dutch artist Rolf is very well known for his amazing two-dimensional artwork which is carefully drawn and painted by hand, with oil- or acrylic paint, soft pastels, color pencils or Indian ink on paper or canvas.

Rolf has gained his fame through exhibitions, work in commission, in various countries. He created his own sensational style of original, authentic, fine art.

He currently is retired from teaching and moved to Spain, where he still paints.