| www.paintingportraittips.com Ben Lustenhouwer is a Dutch portrait painter and art teacher. He says In the beginning there is nothing worse than getting stuck in a hit and mis attempt. He explains his students the importance of method and order in portrait painting. Interview by Jennifer Chai Chang Music by Mario Monreal. Ben Lustenhouwer. Born in Soest, The Netherlands in 1951. He studied drawing and anatomy at an early age with the renowned Beatus Nijs in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Later he visited the Academy of Art in Utrecht. In 1990, he moves with his wife, the sculptres Helma Vanrens, and their daughter Karen to Spain and settles down in Paterna and later in Chelva. There he is able to dedicate himself full-time to the fine arts and starts gaining a reputation for his portraits. Now many of his works hang in the homes, offices, museums, and universities in whole Europa, painted over the twenty plus years he has lived in Spain. Ben is an artist trained in the tradition of the Dutch Masters, and dedicated to the continuance of such excellence in his own paintings. He has a keen sense of observation, and an ability to bring out the liveliness of a face. One of the best and lasting tributes to a person is a well painted portrait that captures the likeness and spirit of the subject. In summer Ben is teaching portrait painting. See: www.workshopsinfrankrijk.info |
