As a teenager, a trip to Paris opened my eyes for the beauty of Art.

The scenic landscape around my living place is a longtime inspiration for my work. Short moments that surprises me, such as a flash of sunlight, the power of a sunrise or silly clouds can activate me to set up a new painting. So the first attempt for a new work can be in a flash of a second, in daily life, while running, walking, driving etc., the practical implementation to reach a deeper mood takes a longer while. I use memories, views, sketches and photographs to process a painting. For me, art is a crucible of inner life and visible impressions.

My artworks are like some kind of a diary, a diary hidden in -mostly- landscapes. The works are not in the first place made for decoration, but they might (also) have a decorative value. The studio I work in, is in in a former barn, in the ground layers of my work I sometimes use bedding; wood fiber. Other materials for my work are gesso, acrylic, ink and/or oil on canvas/panel.

For my dynamic (brush) drawings, horses are a beloved subject. It is a quicker, more spontaneous process and for that I mostly use ink on paper.

Through the years I did several commission works such as murals and portraits, teaching and (local) exhibitions. I always combined my art practice with parttime jobs and sports because I like to be independent and it inspires me. At Artfinder I like to show you also some of my earlier works, so you can compare them with more recent works and see probably changes through the years.

René Goorman

Artworks by René Goorman

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Horses and runners by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Flying trotting horse by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Forest-sun by René Goorman

Oil painting

Horse gallop flow by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Jumping flow, dynamic horse sketch by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Dynamic horse sketch, horses at sunny beach by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Castle moat in forest by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Horses abstraction sketch by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Courtship duck by René Goorman

Drawing

Extended trot study, dynamic horse sketch by René Goorman

Ink drawing

Forest by René Goorman

Acrylic painting

Indian Horse by René Goorman

Ink drawing