“I do not need to see the image in front of me of what I want to paint. It is all in my head. What I do need while I paint, is to be in the right mood. And good mood equals good music!

My taste is quite broad, to my opinion. I’ve been an Abba, Beatles, Wings and Johnny Cash fan for as long as I can remember. And either they or the Tindersticks, Oasis, Boudewijn de Groot, Peter Gabriel, Simon and Garfunkel, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Boney M, Denny Laine … are my companions through my work. Often I like the genuine disco best to start with!

Sometimes a certain song can inspire me for a new painting. Like the beautiful Dutch song, Pastorale by Liesbeth List and Ramses Shaffy, which talks about the impossible love of a woman for the mighty sun.”

"But if someone would ask me which music fits my work best, I would say Wings. I think the overall optimistic tone of voice of their music suits my paintings best. I see this music in the colours that I use."