Dear Sir/Madam,

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Saskia Vugts (www.saskiavugts.nl) , I am a portrait artist from The Netherlands. I specialized in powerful, realistic oil paint portraits on linen canvas, often enlarged close-ups. In general, my clients order family related portraits (children / parents / families), or business related portraits (a founder, or someone celebrating a jubilee) .

As a child my enthusiasm for drawing and painting was endless. If my parents did not call me down for supper, I would completely forget about time and keep creating images on paper. Today, not much has changed, except nowadays it is my daughter who has to drag me out of my studio.

The countless hours I put into this passed effortlessly. This contributed to the development of my skills along the way. I feel blessed to have discovered this passion at an early stage in life.

After my divorce, I chose to pursue a professional career in painting. I attended the XXXX Academy of Fine Arts, in XXXX and mastered the application of oil painting techniques. My decision to specialize in realistic portrait painting was frowned upon by teachers and fellow students, as this would leave less space for creativity.

I found a challenge in the resistance I met with. I learned to find the maximum space to merge my signature style within the classic boundaries of structure, style and detail. In my portraits, this freedom is expressed in a powerful, vivid display of the eyes.

Encouraged by a growing number of assigned orders I proceeded to evolve my distinctive skills. I started working on a portfolio of large close-ups of famous actors and actresses, to promote my work. These were shown on numerous locations in a variety of events, which lead up to my first solo exhibition in 2012.

As our Queen decided to step down and pass the throne to her son in 2013, I was assigned to make life-size portraits of our new King, Willem-Alexander for various municipalities. I consider this the crown on my work thus far.

I feel humbled to be able to live my dream and I work hard every day to become a small part the rich Dutch painting heritage. If you are interested in my work, please feel free to contact me. I will happily inform you about my working methods and the possibilities.

Saskia Vugts

+31 (0)6 200 892 85

info@saskiavugts.nl

To see more of my work, please visit my website: www.saskiavugts.nl

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