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Daniel Van der Putten.
Dutch born British Landscape artist.
(b.) Leyden, Holland
Daniel Van der Putten was born in a small farming village near
Leyden in Holland. Initially he worked for his father in the family
horticulture business, but found that his desire to paint was
too strong to ignore. This desire and ability, no doubt, was inherited
from his mother, and also his aunt who was a professional portrait
artist and exhibited mainly in Holland and America.
On a visit to Australia, Daniel met his Scottish wife and on
their return went to live in Scotland. They worked together from
the start and researched and studied various techniques of painting
primarily those of the Great Dutch Masters, giving attention to
observing the natural landscape wherever they travelled. Daniel
was particularly inspired by the British landscape, and shortly
after moving down to England became a full-time painter. His desire
was to faithfully depict the British countryside in its differing
seasons. Daniel’s paintings reveal a unique style of his
own. He is interested in showing the vast array of colour, light
and shadow which appears in nature and his detailed technique
reaches perfection in his treatment of skies and trees.
Daniel is completely self-taught, and although he greatly admires
the work of another Leyden artist, namely Rembrandt, he was truly
inspired by the finest Dutch landscape painters of the Dutch Romantic
period. It is gratifying to note that a contemporary artist can
translate this inspiration into original work of his own and attain
such a high standard of achievement.
He is an artist of International reputation. His work has been
shown in London, Scotland, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters
and one-man exhibitions throughout England, Canada, Taiwan and
regularly in various states of the U.S.A
Daniel Van der Putten’s paintings cover a wide range of
different moods and seasons and have a light and intensity that
very few artists can achieve. His work has consistently proved
to be a constant source of enjoyment for private collectors all
over the world.
The Colomb Art Gallery and York Fine Arts currently has a number
of original oil paintings by Daniel
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