Member Profile
Esmee van Breugel
Nationality: UK
Currently Living: Edinburgh
Member Since: 7/11/2012
I'm a self-taught artist living in Edinburgh. Although I have had no formal art training since school, I have always loved drawing and painting, and use every opportunity to indulge my creative side.
I paint mostly flowers from macro photos, but sometimes do still life and experiment with landscapes. My work is quite graphic and stylized, showing the influence of Japanese art and botanical drawings.
Pencil outlines feature strongly in my work as I like the details of my subjects to show clearly, usually through a bright wash of watercolour to gain a glowing, transparent effect. I'm al...
I'm a self-taught artist living in Edinburgh. Although I have had no formal art training since school, I have always loved drawing and painting, and use every opportunity to indulge my creative side.
I paint mostly flowers from macro photos, but sometimes do still life and experiment with landscapes. My work is quite graphic and stylized, showing the influence of Japanese art and botanical drawings.
Pencil outlines feature strongly in my work as I like the details of my subjects to show clearly, usually through a bright wash of watercolour to gain a glowing, transparent effect. I'm also fond of using a dark background to make my subjects stand out.
Thanks for looking at my gallery, and I hope you see something you like!
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