Clair de Lune ink and gouache on Arches paper which are then rubbed away

which are then rubbed away

He begins each painting by taping off one or more horizon lines

Seeing and looking

For almost thirty years

A self-taught painter

Clair de Lune ink and gouache on Arches paper which are then rubbed awayThe images Yntema creates are the result of accumulated, semi translucent layers of color. The beeswax gives a dimensional quality to whatever surface she paints on. Despite the buildup of layers, the qualities of the wax also imbue an ephemeral lightness to the pictures, as light is allowed to pass through the top layer to illuminate the layers beneath. The process of creating these pictures is slow and deliberate, and that sense of the building up