About
Born in the coastal town of Velsen, Lynn grew up between nature and industry, the North Sea on one side, the steelworks where her father worked on the other. His stories about fire, transformation and earth materials left a deep impression, planting the seeds for her later fascination with process, contrast and the rawness of creation.
Lynn began her artistic journey at age 12, creating realistic portraits inspired by the Old Masters. By 14 she received her first commissions, and by 16 she had registered her own business. Her early recognition included celebrity portraits, such as Rohan Marley, Calvin harris and Tiësto, who signed his painting and gifted it to his mother.
Gradually, Lynn moved away from realism. Her first abstract works blended figuration and color, an eye or face still visible beneath expressive layers. These transitional pieces marked the emergence of her signature language: emotional, intuitive, layered. She studied Fine Arts briefly at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht but chose to leave before graduating, opting to follow her own path. With years of experience and a growing practice, she trusted her intuition over academic direction.
“I didn’t want to be shaped, I was already building something real, and needed the freedom to explore it fully.”
Over time, Lynn’s paintings became more tactile and grounded. She began integrating natural materials, sand, marble dust, crushed stone, dried petals, not as decoration, but as carriers of memory and place. Each material links her work to emotion, landscape and time, adding symbolic and sensory weight to her compositions.
Working from her studio at the Duinlust estate near Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, Lynn creates thematic series that explore inner landscapes and emotional states. Her work reflects the tension between chaos and calm, the natural and the human, transformation and stillness.
In a time dominated by digital speed and visual overload, her tactile, grounded process offers a quiet counterbalance. Her paintings invite presence, not just to be seen, but to be felt, touched, absorbed. Her work resonates with those who seek not only visual impact, but emotional depth and evolving meaning.
While her voice is distinctly her own, Lynn finds inspiration in the material poetry of Anselm Kiefer and the emotional strength of artists like Frida Kahlo. Like them, she sees art as a space for vulnerability, resilience, and transformation.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in cities such as New York and Dubai, and continues to attract attention from curators, collectors and collaborators alike. She has worked with high-end brands and architects who share her interest in materiality and atmosphere, and was recently featured in an interview for Sotheby’s. With a steadily growing international presence, Lynn remains focused on deepening her material language, expanding into larger-scale works and immersive settings, while staying true to her intuitive, emotionally driven approach.
“I paint what I cannot say in words, and what I hope others feel without needing to explain.”
