The artist:
Jennifer de Klaver

About Artist

de Klaver’s work explores what is underneath and inside us all with no pretense and considers words, thoughts, emotive texture in its raw state and meditative energy. “ There is a freedom for me when I paint, a place to express whats inside - love, emotions, color, words and ideas of space. There is an energy and a narrative that lies beneath the surface of the work.” Through a hybrid form of abstract expressionism, de Klaver paints on canvas with a gradation of blacks, blues, pinks and white inspired by the dramatic ocean and beautiful light of the east end of Long Island. Recently de Klaver has expanded her color palette and explored new techniques, including painting with elements from nature. Living in Belgium as a youth, de Klaver’s appreciation for the arts began early. As the daughter of a painter, she traveled extensively throughout Europe, learning about the great masters in Paris, Rome, Florence, Barcelona and the Netherlands. It wasn’t until her first visit to the