About the Artist
Kevin Van Maanen was born in 1964 in the small Dutch community of
Corsica, South Dakota, USA, as the second of eight children.
He showed a clear interest in drawing while still young, and spent many hours
sketching. Because of the large family, he started working at an early age, and
has spent most of his life as a self-employed
professional in the construction industry.
Throughout the years, even though he could
not pursue his art dream professionally, he
continued to study and experiment through
art classes and the vast amount of
information via the Internet. His greatest
inspirations have been the Dutch and
Flemish Masters, as well as the 20th Century illustrators.
Finally in 2006, his dream to paint full-time became a reality.
Kevin paints in oils. Most of his work is done from imagination, so he paints
the pictures the way he see them in his mind. He does, however, use the
same limited palette of 7 colors for every painting.
He enjoys "fooling the eye" with chiaroscuro and trompe l'oeil techniques.
After living, studying, and exhibiting in Luxembourg for a year, he and his family
currently reside in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He is married to Liilia, who was
born in Estonia, and has an 18 year old son, Devin, a 14 year old daughter, Lily,
and an 11 month old daughter, Saskia Rose.
Corsica, South Dakota, USA, as the second of eight children.
He showed a clear interest in drawing while still young, and spent many hours
sketching. Because of the large family, he started working at an early age, and
has spent most of his life as a self-employed
professional in the construction industry.
Throughout the years, even though he could
not pursue his art dream professionally, he
continued to study and experiment through
art classes and the vast amount of
information via the Internet. His greatest
inspirations have been the Dutch and
Flemish Masters, as well as the 20th Century illustrators.
Finally in 2006, his dream to paint full-time became a reality.
Kevin paints in oils. Most of his work is done from imagination, so he paints
the pictures the way he see them in his mind. He does, however, use the
same limited palette of 7 colors for every painting.
He enjoys "fooling the eye" with chiaroscuro and trompe l'oeil techniques.
After living, studying, and exhibiting in Luxembourg for a year, he and his family
currently reside in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. He is married to Liilia, who was
born in Estonia, and has an 18 year old son, Devin, a 14 year old daughter, Lily,
and an 11 month old daughter, Saskia Rose.
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Copyright 2006-2007. Van Maanen Fine Arts