About the artist

She paints, in a realistic manner, mostly items which show the signs of the time but still serve a purpose in this day and age. The combination of these objects with for example a variety of fruits, results in a harmony of colors.

Annelies: "I prefer to use enamel objects in the traditional Dutch colors of a crisp blue and white, just like it could have been sitting on a farmers shelf in years gone by. Sometimes the objects will have been damaged or rusted, but the expression is still there. That is what I am trying to convey on the panel, the color balance and the material expression have the highest priority."

Also, pottery is a kindling interest in Annelies. Recently unearthed water jugs, buried for centuries in Holland, had the right expression for Annelies' paintings. It is a challenge for her to capture, in a contemporary manner, the unique shine and colors of these medieval objects.

In the United States she discovered the uniqueness of the treasures left behind by the Anasazi, the early inhabitants of the Four Corners region. Together with impressive objects from the Aztec and Mayan civilizations, these will undoubtably make an appearance in her paintings of the coming years.

The use of the pallet knife has become increasingly important in Annelies' work over the past years. While keeping with her sense of detail, she breaches an apparent conflict from photo realistic paintings to realism. One moment she might prefer the detail of a fine brush, while in the next she uses the broad strokes of the pallet knife and the pigs hair brushes.

Annelies: "The pallet knife has become so important because it allows me to maintain the picturesque nature of the objects in my work. You can see that this way the amount of detail doesn't always have to lead to a photo realistic depiction. Brush strokes have to remain visible for me. They bring life to the painting."

She doesn't like to be asked what place she thinks she has in the great tradition of Dutch painters.

Annelies: "I don't like to get into the technicality and the deeper meaning of still lives as people tend to do these days. What is important to me is the fact that I can leave a part of myself into the painting, that I can give my work something extra which can touch other people. I don't need anything more than that. The fact is, throughout the world, Holland has a reputation to uphold concerning still life paintings. Famous names as Claesz and Hedagaven have taken this forefront centuries ago with their lavish paintings. The latest generation of Dutch still life painters, still builds on this great tradition, but tend to give it their own distinctive colors and nuances."

Paintings by Annelies Jonkhart are part of numerous private collections in Europe, the United States and the Far East. In Holland her work is also represented in museums, like the Goltzius museum, and institutions, like the City Hall of Zaanstad.

Some of the more notable exhibitions:

1990 - 2003 1996 - 1997 1995,  1989, 2001 1993 - 2003 1991 1989 - 1996 1988 1987 - 1997 1999 - 2003

Bonnard Gallery, Nuenen Park City Gallery, USA Zwolssche Algemeene, Nieuwegein Art Fair Rosmalen, Rosmalen De Vis Gallery, Harlingen Rijlaarsdam Art Brokers, Nieuwkoop Goltzius Museum, Venlo Rarekiek Galery, Delden De Groote Noord