Artist Profile: J. H. Donker

Profile: J. H. Donker

Born in The Hague, Holland, in 1945, Johannes Hendrik Donker (known as Hans) currently lives with his wife in the breathtaking Skeepoort valley in South Africa. His creative talents extend well beyond painting, with a passion for architecture and design reflected in the inspired houses he has built and his unique hand-crafted wooden furniture. His keen eye for detail sees beauty in the most obscure places and he will often find a source of inspiration in junk stores and demolition sites.

Hans has developed his fine art skills over recent years without any formal training. Influenced in his earlier years by Matisse, Picasso, Miro and others, he is slowly carving out a unique multi-faceted style of his own. His expressive use of colours capture the viewer's attention but the true appreciation of each painting is something that develops with each time they are seen as the hidden details are revealed.

Easy on the eye, his paintings cover a range of subjects from still lifes, landscapes to nude studies - each a unique representation of the artist's vision expressed through the medium of oil on canvas.

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