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Exhibition Galerie Posthuys Texel

From September 21 to October 31 there will be a new exhibition of my work at Galerie Posthuys Texel. 21 new paintings will be shown which I painted on Texel this summer. There will also be 2 new linocuts that I made of the nature reserve ‘De Schorren’ on Texel.

Exhibition Galerie Paterswolde

EXHIBITION “BEESTENBOEL” May 24 to July 20, 2021 | Opening: Monday May 24, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. It barks, howls, chirps, meows and cackles in the gallery. Cheerful animals are calling you to come and have a look. Feel free to whistle along for a tune, frolic around a bit, proclaim yourself a birthday […]

Exhibition Galerie Posthuys Texel

My work is represented bij Gallery Posthuys Texel. In the summer of 2020, the group exhibition “Graphics” will be shown with new works by Dimitri Feenstra (woodcut), Maurice Christo van Meijel (monoprints) Annelies van Nieuwmegen (digital prints), Grietje Postma (woodcut), Lenneke Saraber (linoprint), Marjolein Terwindt (woodcut) and Yvonne Zomerdijk (cardboard print). More info: Gallery Posthuys

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My name is Dimitri Feenstra and I’m from the north of The Netherlands. I was born in 1977 in a small village named Hommerts which is in the province Friesland. As a small boy I always loved drawing and painting and my dream was to become a painter of art.

After my secondary school I went to the academy of Arts Minerva in Groningen where I graduated in 2001. After this I did my Master of Fine Arts at Frank Mohr Instituut, MFA Painting in Groningen and in 2003 I received my degree. I have been a professional and international artist for over 15 years now.

I mostly paint landscapes in oilpaint, preferably to perception and often on panel. My method of painting appears sketchy and spontaneous. I choose to keep my compositions simple. The traces of the brushstrokes and the texture of the paint are visible and therefore important visual elements. For me it is more important to display the atmosphere and experience of a landscape than an exact, true-to-nature picture of the exact landscape.

I paint in my own studio, which I call Black Wood Studio. The studio consists entirely of black, wooden planks and is located on the edge of the forests of Oranjewoud. I print my graphics in the Graphic Center in Groningen. My work is exclusively represented and sold by Galerie Posthuys on Texel. I also sell my work directly to buyers through my Etsy store (you can find it on my ‘Shop’ page or click here), including original paintings as well as hand printed prints and cards.

Besides the wooded area where I live, I love to paint the “Waddengebied”. The “Waddengebied” is a part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List and exists of a range of Frisian islands and a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. The skies are often impressive and the colour changings of the light are a big inspiration for me. I can often be found painting in this area.

My paintings are in galleries and private collections worldwide.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me through my ‘Contact’ page.

kind regards, Dimitri

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