Discipline and background
The discipline where Meike van Riel her strength lies is painting on large format canvas with acrylic or oil paint. Just about every day she creates. This can be in the form of a poem, a sculpture, a drawing or working on a painting.

She did reveive education at Artibus and she founded the Nieuwe School, a painting school.

Representation on the canvas
Meike van Riel wants to work as autonomously as possible.
In terms of content, her quest was driven by the theme of being human. Late summer 2022, the subject changed.

Currently, she is fascinated by the subject of simplicity. Recent large minimalist paintings are a response to todays complex society.

She paints tranquility and simplicity. Van Riel likes it the best when the viewer experiences this imagination.

This simplicity is reflected in the use of color and compositions. Many layers and hues, yet in the same color line. Minimalism is an expression as a representation for this theme.

Inspiration and invitation
Her inspiration is strongly linked to her fascination and the need to translate Meike van Riels emotional world into art.

She would like to invite you at her atelier, based in the Netherlands, Utrecht. ...