Hi there,

Are you sometimes getting sick and tired of the world we are living in? Wondering what we can do to make it a better and more peacefull place?

I notice that I love to go back to the past in my mind. To that space where I felt at ease and save. But I found a better, more productive and contributing way to do that. Painting. Using watercolor for its transparency and having access to the most beautiful colors. Colors that instantly make me happy

My name is Marianne van den Heuvel and I have a background in music. I worked full time as a professional violinist in Dutch orchestras. I am a mother of two daughters and am married to a wonderful man.

It took me a long time, being in a different art-skin as a violinist playing in Dutch orchestras as Hoofdstad Operette, Metropole Orkest, Radio Symphonie orkest and Ballet orkest and all kind of smaller ensembles, to see that this was not where I would find my creative freedom.

As we are getting older and grow in our experiences in life, I noticed that I needed to free my creativity more than what I was doing on the violin. I renewed an old love, painting in watercolor.

Painting in watercolor is freeing pigments in water. To me it is as if I watch something coming to life. It is pure, honest and has transparency.

Nothing to hide.

This is who I am and what I show in my paintings.

As Picasso once said: It took me 4 years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.

I know what it is to perform like you are taught to and everyone else is performing. It was a clear choice of me not to mess up my way of looking at things by studying at an Art academy.

My artistic soul has been embedded in the sound of music where it now blooms in vibrant paintings full of joy. My attribution to show the beauty we have around us but most people have too little time to see.

A fun fact about me: I love to cook with preference for Indian and Thai cuisine with all their flavours , colors and spices. And all of a sudden it’s the French cuisine with their delighted sauces.

It has been proven that making art or watching, collecting it, is benefitial to our health and brain. Looking at art creates new neuropaths in our brain and the more neuropaths we have, the healthier our brain stays.

Nourish your brain by buying an Original Painting of me. And if you want to experience it before buying it, why not RENT it?

Have a look at this page about the specifics of RENTING.

Feel free to contact me.

An interview with me in Artistcloseup.

Let my art lighten up your soul and day. Every day.

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‘Just another fun fact: I love Belgian Beer. I still can remember the first time I drank a ‘Gouden Carolus’. Full of taste and just a tiny bit sweet. My latest favorite is ‘Val dieu’ triple. A fresh taste, yet full of character that doesn’t bore easily.‘

To me, colors and taste are glued together.