Hans Jochem Bakker (1948) is a self-taught artist from an old family of artists. Inspired by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Miró and Picasso, he has adopted parts of their southern temperament in his themes, such as a special interest in birds, horses and women.

His theme is not predetermined, so to speak, only arises when the brush touches the still blank canvas for the first time. As spontaneous as possible, honest, straight from the passionate artist's heart. A finished story does not even exist. Everything is in motion, and that is also the main reason to keep painting.

Besides the greater freedom and thus the possibility to react immediately, to respond to what arises under the hand, there is also room to pay attention to the composition, the structure and the material. This completes the painting process and the painting becomes a unity of form, color and movement.