{"title":"Eelkje VanderMeulen-Smart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"max-height: 300px; max-width:55%\" src=\"https:\/\/helloart-prod-bucket.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/artist\/eelkje-vandermeulen-smart\/eelkje-vandermeulen-smart-profile_beqW7Tq.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands and move to Alberta as a young child. When I was five, I had it in my mind that one day I would be be creative because I loved everything and wanted to share it with everyone. From that young age, I let my creativity and imagination take hold, and became a painter of people, places and things.\r\u003cbr\u003eLater I enrolled in the Fine Arts program at first the Red Deer College and then the University of Alberta.\r\u003cbr\u003ePainting and art history were my core subjects.\r\u003cbr\u003eRed Deer College - Art \u0026amp; Design (Painting, Drawing \u0026amp; Art Fundamentals).....!982-1984\r\u003cbr\u003eUniversity of Alberta - BFW (Painting, Drawing \u0026amp; Ceramics).....1985-1987\r\u003cbr\u003eRed Deer College - Various Series.....Plus 10 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a painter I try to make visual images in search between physical and spiritual forces. Images that challenge and are appealing like a thread which weaves itself through and connects the work. My paintings reflect my love of nature, strong emotions, and life it self.\r\u003cbr\u003eI have been painting for 45+years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-journey-in-time","title":"A Journey in Time","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMixed media on gallery wrapped canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30x40x1\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFramed, wired and ready to hang.\r\u003cbr\u003eEach painting has a write up about how this work of art came about. 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