Brush With Greatness
Acclaimed Belgian Artist Now Makes Her Home In Boca Raton
Nashville’s loss is Boca Raton’s gain. As artist Marleen De Waele-De Bock bids Tennessee a bittersweet goodbye, she’s ready to embrace her new home in South Florida.
The Belgian-born artist – whose work will be displayed in the Flying Solo Exhibition Series at the Nashville International Airport next year – also has creations exhibited at LeQuire Gallery in Nashville and is hoping to find a niche here.
“I enjoy the creative process of painting: One cannot describe the feeling when time and surroundings ‘disappear’ during these moments of concentration, which can also be healing when I feel lonely, being so far away from my family and friends in Belgium,” she writes on her website.
Her subject matter varies wildly, she says, from people, objects and still life compositions to, more recently, landscapes.
“The inspiration for my landscapes are found everywhere,” she writes. “The light falling on the grass during a short walk in the neighborhood, the movement and curves coming from tree branches or far-away exotic trips. The end result is more imaginative than narrative.”
De Waele-De Bock, who also lived in South Africa, has been featured in several publications, including Nashville Arts magazine, which had this to say about her: “While her work is awash in color and varied in subject matter, one continuous theme is present in De Waele-De Bock’s work, regardless of when it was created. There are visible signs of abundant life and joy in every piece of her work.”
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