With her way of working, Jeanette Olyhoek puts herself in the tradition of the Impressionists. When you look at her work, you see the same fascination for light, weather, catching the atmosphere, the loose touch. Yet her paintings are not to be confused with those of her nineteenth-century soul mates; she has her own style and use of colour.

Her brush use feels intuitive. It is loosely used to depict the turbulent weather on the Dutch coasts, show the forests’ coolness, and portray the tranquillity of the wide, flat views. The feeling that Jeanette is central to this. Or as Paul Cézanne put it: “Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is the realization of your feeling“.

Jeanette’s works in this exhibition are a permanent promise of spring. It will always come, and we will go out and feel the warmth of the sun again. Not only will this be a message to hold on to in the dark winter months, but also in this time of being gated at home, the works of Jeanette Olyhoek offer a world to get lost in.