These canvases are handprepared. During a walk at the Loonse and Drunense dunes, Maud collected pigments, and found two spots that had an interesting composition. The canvases were with her, and she cut and formed them en plein air. They formed a temporary sculpture in the landscape.
After taking the canvases and pigments back to the studio, a whole process started. First the canvases were stretched over the frame, and the frame was enlarged with other pieces of wood. the pigments were filtered, and after that grinded into a soft powder, applied into the mediums used to make an oil-based ground for painting.
The beauty of natural pigments, according to Maud, is that a different world opens up when you’re looking closely. Every little particle is visible and unique. And she decides how big or small they are. The magic of natural pigments was used in these canvases, leaving you with a seemingly monochrome image, until you take a few steps closer.
Maud Konings 