Jurjen Bertens was born in Waalwijk in 1974. He spent much of his childhood in New Zealand. Jurjen is a versatile person; After having 'tasted' various disciplines, he clearly found his passion in portraying various Utrecht cityscapes.

What makes Jurjen's work unique is the freshness and tension. Fresh due to the use of color, including deep purple. Jurjen is color blind. Exciting because you sometimes imagine yourself in a surreal landscape as we only know with a Willink, Dalí or Moesman. Each work is Jurjen's own. His work is unique and highly sought after. Jurjen also receives more and more assignments for institutions and companies.. 

Hannie Rieuwerts tries to catch the light every time. From transparent subtle layers to the powerful play of intense pigments, there is so much possible with watercolor paint! Contrast and atmosphere plays an important role in all her work. A sun-drenched cityscape, patches of mist in the delicate morning light above the meadows or a vase of flowers that casts long shadows on the table. She is touched by something and she tries to capture that feeling in a painting.

Hannie Rieuwerts has a 1st degree education at the University of the Arts (HKU) in Utrecht. She is chairman and founder of IWS Holland since 2015, the largest watercolor association in the Netherlands, board member of IWS Globe (International Watercolor Society) with more than 100 member countries worldwide and Master Member of IWS World.

Hannie Rieuwerts' work has been acquired over the years by art lovers, collectors, galleries and museums from all over the world.

Dr Joost Heystek (1954, Alblasserdam) worked in secondary education as a teacher, school leader and administrator for 40 years. In 1996 he obtained his doctorate from Utrecht University for his research into Romania during the Interbellum.

Since 2012, Joost has picked up the hobby from his teenage years again: painting and drawing. His work consists mainly of realistic cityscapes and portraits. Utrecht is a great source of inspiration. For oil paintings he uses traditional glazing as well as the wet-on-wet method and handmade paint. He has also been painting watercolors since 2019. The fresh and bright colors give the work a contemporary character. Joost's favorite works are Magazijn de Vlijt and the portrait of his daughter in the Clair-obscur (Chiaroscuro) style.

Fedor van Rossem makes drawings and animation in which he often uses a graphic and clear line style. His specialism is clear graphics, but he also makes cartoon characters and illustrative animation. As a creative visualizer, Fedor makes it possible to portray any unclear shape or situation in a clear and understandable composition. Whether it is about explaining a dream, internet phishing or a map of the human body, it is possible to make an artistic impression. Fedor is inspired by the works of Escher and the impossible figures discovered and developed by Penrose and Moebius. In the KUBST series, a contraction of Art and Cube, an impossible figure is used as the starting point for a puzzle. In this game, the impossible 3d operation is an extra handicap for solving the maze. By walking various stairs and ladders in the figure, it seems possible that you can get everywhere. His puzzles can all be solved. KUBST consists of 3 levels. One level with only stairs and ladders, the second level with doors and the third level with many more doors. The doors in the puzzle have an entrance and exit. This makes them work like portals, which are common in many modern games. Fedor created 'Stairways To Utrecht', a KUBST puzzle but with all the striking buildings from the center of Utrecht. The cities of Amsterdam and Venlo are also available from the Stairways to ... series.

Susan Mertens, 33 years old, has been living in Utrecht for about 10 years now. She followed the 'Graphic Design' training at the St. Joost Art Academy in Den Bosch. However, Susan has been able to turn her passion for painting into her profession. The city of Utrecht has conquered her heart and especially the canals give her a lot of inspiration. Susan plays with (sun) light and shadow in her work, and the reflection in the water is also a frequently occurring theme. Susan's paintings are cheerful and colourful. Reality is represented realistically and in detail in its own way. Susan also paints on commission, it is possible to have a personal spot recorded on canvas on request. Susan can also be booked as a Live Painter at weddings and events. Contact us for the possibilities.

Michiel was born in Oudwijk, Utrecht, a stone's throw from the Rietveld Schröder house. Fittingly, he has spent his high school time at the Gerrit Rietveld college. Art is a relatively new path that Michiel has taken after years of working as a graphic designer and web designer.

Michiel is currently based in Bali, Indonesia where he draws inspiration from the magical sunsets and the beauty of the colorful nature in his surroundings. With one foot in the Netherlands and one foot in Indonesia, he brings the two worlds together in his art.

Nissim Men (1960) was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, but has lived and worked in the Netherlands and Amsterdam since 1989. He studied photography at the Academy of Art and Design Bezalel in Jerusalem.

His specialty is creating City-Portraits. Digital, photographic compositions in which the cultural and historical layers of a city are examined and examined more closely. The result is a contemporary portrait of a city, in which the unique character of a city is expressed.

These portraits are like a walk through the city, seen from different points of view, both literally and figuratively.

Ben Peters (Terborg, 1970) has lived in Utrecht since 1987, where he attended the school Nimeto. Then went to the art academy in The Hague, department of graphic and typographic design. He was curious what he would see if he stood on top of the Dom Tower and photographed everything: from straight down, to the horizon,in all directions. The result was a lot of photos that he put together, on which he sketched the entire city on a large sheet of chalk. The roof of the Dom was added later. Ben Peters is a freelance graphic designer and operates under the name De Hondsdagen.

Henriëtte is a versatile artist and, in addition to her own works, makes a lot of commissioned art in her own style. She already has many award-winning works to her name! Whether it concerns people or animal portraits, cityscapes, landscapes, still lifes, abstracts or pen drawings, time and again she successfully takes up the challenge together with her customers in oil paint, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphite or ink, with the appearance of the eyes of human or animal is a reflection of the character and where the textures she creates are almost tangible!

Valeriya Greenwood is an artist from Moscow, Russia who currently lives and paints in the Netherlands. She likes to paint works with thick oil paint and makes sketches and paintings of still lifes and cityscapes, among other things.

Illustrator & artist Ilse Werdler was born in Utrecht in 1968, studied graphic design there and after a while she 'lived just around the corner' in De Bilt, within cycling distance of the center of Utrecht, where she likes to immerse herself in the most beautiful and nicest city in the Netherlands, as she calls it.

The love for the city is great and the source of inspiration for her somewhat fairytale and realistic pen drawings, often spherically colored with watercolor paint.

Buildings, special places and houses in and around Utrecht are the theme of her work.

In addition to these drawings, she also makes biographical drawings on commission and various works in different styles and techniques.

Jacqueline volgde haar opleiding aan de academie industriële vormgeving in Eindhoven. In 2007 liet zij het meer grafische werk achter zich en besloot zij om uitsluitend te schilderen. In 2014 volgde zij de 2-jarige opleiding aan de portretschool Amsterdam om zich verder te specialiseren in het schilderen van portretten met allerlei materialen.

Vanaf 2019 werd het thema steeds meer de stijgende zeespiegel, met name verbeeld in Utrecht. De inspiratie voor de soms voorbij zwemmende varkens is tweeledig. Ten eerste, er zijn 12 miljoen varkens en 17 miljoen mensen in Nederland. Een ongelofelijk aantal. Grote kans dat je een groep zwemmende varkens tegenkomt in plaats van mensen zodra het water komt. Ten tweede, varkens zijn gek op water. Varkens genieten al van een regenplas en zijn van nature uitstekende zwemmers.

Een varken en een mens verschillen niet wezenlijk van elkaar qua gevoel, emoties en pijnervaring. Alleen het bewustzijnsniveau verschilt. Varkens zullen waarschijnlijk kiezen om te gaan zwemmen, net zoals een mens, zodra het water stijgt.

Erik van Ommen (1956) graduated in 1983 from the Minerva Academy of Visual Arts in Groningen. He makes figurative work in the tradition of the Northern Realists and has exhibited in many museums and galleries at home and abroad. He is a very versatile artist and makes oil paintings, watercolors, pastels, etchings, lino and woodcuts, sumi-e paintings, video films and he wrote the content for some of his books. Erik lives, works and exhibits in Atelier Brink 2, an old rectory on the historic Brink in Vries.

Hans Innemée (Netherlands, 1951) is a versatile person. He is a visual artist, illustrator and musician. His works are exhibited both in the Netherlands and internationally, with exhibitions in Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Barcelona, Paris, Ravenna, Tokyo, Kyoto, Matsuyama, Sapporo, Osaka, etc.

In his work he targets himself and his fellow human beings. It's often the most silly situations that can move Innemee deeply. Big front-page scoring events often go above and beyond. Innemee likes to tell about his experiences and what touches him.

Henrik Hey was born in Denmark in 1950. He studied art at the 'Danish Design School' in Copenhagen and graduated with a degree in graphics.

Henrik Hey works in an ancient Japanese woodcut technique (mokuhanga or woodblock printmaking), which he studied intensively during the Nagasawa Artist in residence program year 2000. There he had lessons from Japanese master printers. Working in that old technique requires rest, concentration and long preparation. Henrik's prints radiate tranquility. They are not screaming for attention but they are still. They display a rock-solid joy. The execution of these prints is extremely precise and refined. Henrik Hey has been living and working in Utrecht for 25 years now.

Nandi Enthoven was born and raised in Utrecht and studied at the HKU and at the Sandberg Institute. Nandi makes her work in her studio at the Nijverheid in Utrecht.

“I draw and paint based on an appreciation for animals. In my work it is important that I look very carefully. I want to get the details of a feather or the direction of the hairs on paper as well as possible and catch the animal's eye." 

Herman Brood was born in Zwolle in 1946 and died in Amsterdam in 2001. He was a Dutch singer, painter, pianist, actor and author. Brood was distinguished by his distinctive singing voice and musical diversity. He was the Dutch embodiment of the hedonistic credo sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll, which was also reflected in his art. In 1964 Herman Brood went to the Art Academy in Arnhem. There his life started as a musician, with the necessary drugs. In addition to his musical career, with its ups and downs, he also became more and more active as a painter from the 1980s.

All Herman Brood's work is 'exclusive', in the sense that there is only a limited edition. This can sometimes mean that not all works of art that we offer are immediately available. We will of course inform you if this is the case. Selecting a beautiful work of art can take time and there may be a need to see the work in real life first. In that case, please contact us, we will be happy to help you. If you are interested in a specific work by Herman Brood that you do not see in our webshop, please let us know. In many cases, Catch can purchase the work for you through one of our contacts.

An artist, a husband, a father, Franco Costa was this and much more. How do you describe a person with such a colorful and eclectic character?

Franco Costa (1934-2015) was a very positive and strong person; everyone who met him was impressed by his open and generous personality. His paintwork speaks completely for his vibrant mind; vibrant colors and shapes combined in such a simple yet moving harmony. Every subject he reproduced on canvas contains the joy and vibrancy that characterized Costa's philosophy of life; Art & Life, a combination of the two elements that are at the origin of everything he made or did.

Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch artist, known for his woodcuts, wood engravings and lithographs, in which he often played with mathematical principles. He signed his work with MCE. 

His engravings often depict impossible constructions, studies of infinity and interlocking geometric patterns (surface divisions) that gradually change into completely different forms. Some of the well-known scenes he drew were designed around impossible objects such as the Penrose staircase. It was not until the 1950s that he gained wider recognition as an artist, especially in the US. Crystallographers and mathematicians discovered symmetries and themes from their fields in his work. Escher's graphic work has been used in scientific (learning) books since 1960.