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A custom portrait?

Then Sewan Art is the place for you! From the handmade details to the expressive style, I will show you why my portraits are more than just decoration.

Realistic portrait, you determine the details

Oil paint, watercolor or drawn with pencil and charcoal. Discuss your wishes and be surprised by the end result: a beautiful, realistic portrait!

How exactly does that work?

Featured: The Bleach Watcher's Wife

View the painting "The Bleach Watcher's Wife," which tells the story of an ancient ritual from the Losser community. Soon to be on display temporarily at the Trefhuus in Overdinkel, the Netherlands.

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  • Wie ik ben in lagen. Een kunstwerk over identiteit

    Who I am in layers. An artwork about identity.

    I created a work of art that perhaps comes closest to how my identity truly feels: layered, turbulent lines, unexpected colors, and symbols that mark my life's path like crumbs....

    Who I am in layers. An artwork about identity.

    I created a work of art that perhaps comes closest to how my identity truly feels: layered, turbulent lines, unexpected colors, and symbols that mark my life's path like crumbs....

  • Kunst is taal en bloemen zijn haar poëzie

    Art is language and flowers are its poetry

    Flowers speak a silent language. For centuries, artists have used them to express emotions—love, grief, hope, or growth. In portraits, they add an extra layer: a story that doesn't need...

    Art is language and flowers are its poetry

    Flowers speak a silent language. For centuries, artists have used them to express emotions—love, grief, hope, or growth. In portraits, they add an extra layer: a story that doesn't need...

  • Waarom herfstlicht je schilderij zoveel warmer maakt (en tips om daarvan te profiteren)

    Why autumn light makes your painting so much wa...

    Why do paintings appear warmer and more intimate in autumn? In this blog post, I explain how autumn light deepens colors, reveals textures, and gives artworks a new dimension.

    Why autumn light makes your painting so much wa...

    Why do paintings appear warmer and more intimate in autumn? In this blog post, I explain how autumn light deepens colors, reveals textures, and gives artworks a new dimension.

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"Women are central in my work. I try to subtly capture their emotions and state of mind, sometimes with myself as the subject. In this way I speak directly to the viewer and I want to invite the viewer to self reflect.”

Sewan Bakvis, artist