Loek de Winter - Naturist Artist

Loek, born in the Netherlands, family of fine art painters. Studied architecture. Got his title in 1974.

In 1985 he started to study the fine art techniques of the 17th century masters. Specializing in reconstructing the famous paintings of Jan van Goyen. In material, color and painting techniques. His teacher was Jan Versteegh, master in art.

Then he became interested in the Painting Techniques of Vincent van Gogh, special his Paris and Arles period (during those few years, Vincent changed his way of painting). To copy his paintings is not only work, it is more an excitement.
Loek made two paintings for the movie about Van Gogh " Sunflowers in Heaven ". The paintings were made in cooperation with the Van Gogh Museum. > See also his site " Vincent van Gogh Paintings Project ".

He studied Art in Utrecht and Laren (The Netherlands), Artibus and Gooise Academy of Art. Now he follow the figure art classes of Humphrey Bennett.

Exhibitions in Groningen, Utrecht, Gouda (The Netherlands) and Gent (Belgium).

Loek developed, with passion for the Naturist Lifestyle a new Art Genre, named " Naturist Art ".

...'own palette, vitality colors, with care about the cleanness and transparency, next to the interest of famous masters who compose the art history, and that Loek gets in his fine art paintings with a different and personal contribution'...

> Article in Nudest Day about Loek de Winter as founder of Naturist Art

> Naturist Art in Wikipedia

Nudes Gallery at Gent (Belgium), Groningen, Louis Hartlooper Complex at Utrecht, Sanquin Bloedbank at Gouda (The Netherlands).