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Willem Heytman
It would not be far fetched to say that painting is in W.H. Heytman's blood.
A descendant of the "Dutch Frenchman" J.B. Jongkind (1819-1891), Heytman (born 1950) showed talent early, filling the pages in his exercise books with drawing after drawing between lessons. Soon after leaving school, Heytman started experimenting with pastels, watercolors and oil paint, choosing to concentrate on the last medium in particular.
The artist had his first exhibition in 1976 in Middelburg, Zeeland, the Dutch province that has remained his home. Apart from the lessons he took from Dutch seascape painter J.W. Heijting, Heytman is very much a self-taught painter, innovating and improving continuously on style, use of color and composition, and boldly tackling almost any theme. His canvases depict a whole range of subjects, from summer seascapes and beach scenes to wintery cityscapes. Heytman also paints subjects many other painters shrink from, such as cars or trams, devotedly representing his perception of them in oils. Having painted in this way for over 20 years, Heytman has irrefutably carved a niche for himself in the world of contemporary Dutch painting.
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