Ed Schaap

My name is Ed Schaap, I was born in Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands in 1965. As a child, I already showed a penchant for fantasy and science fiction movies and series that were shown on television at the time. Especially around the time movies like Star Wars and Alien came out, I was fascinated and fascinated by this unknown world. As for the art that I create, I have to say that I have been influenced and inspired by certain artists and concept artists, but over time I have found my own way. The works that I create are, as a rule, subjects from history, myths and legends, as well as things from everyday life. I give my own vision. In the beginning I used an airbrush. At a certain point, I started to miss a few things in my work. While experimenting with the combination of brush and airbrush, I realized that the painterly effect of brushwork was the missing element in my work. With these two components together in my recent work I find the result satisfactory. Despite this result, I also started painting with oils. Here a completely new world opened up for me, for example, the colors obtained with oil paint are almost impossible to create with acrylic paint.

• 2008 Casino te Spa (B) • 2008 Rosmalen (NL) • 2008 Hallezaal te Diest (B) • 2009 Casino te Spa (B) • 2009 Rosmalen (NL) • 2009 Hallezaal te Diest (B) • 2010 Spa BE • 2010 Oude Postkantoor te Geleen (NL) • 2011 Spa BE • 2011 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen NL • 2011 Terpkerk te Urmond (NL) Veelhoek 2 • 2011 Stichting kleine Monumenten (NL) • 2011 Kunstketting te Stein (NL) • 2012 Hoaf van Heden te Stein (NL) • 2012 Expo Terpkerk en Hoaf van Heden Culturele werkgroep Stein (NL) • 2012 Fantastische Vertellingen Schipperskerk (NL) • 2012 Expo Urmond (NL) • 2013 Air Fair Stein-Urmond Van der Valk hotel (NL) • 2013 JekerJazz Art Live 2013 Maastricht (NL) • 2013 Galerie 3G Sittard (NL) • 2013 Kunstketting te Stein (NL) • 2013 Cultureelcentrum Maasmechelen (B) • 2014 macabre gallery (UK) • 2014 Festival des arts Roermond (NL) • 2014 Expo Maaskentj Urmond (NL) • 2014 Expositie en kunstevenement Kasteeltuinen Arcen (NL) • 2014 Geleen Kunstmarkt (NL) • 2014 Rondje Watertoren (NL) • 2014 Onze Lieve Vrouweplein Maastricht (NL) • 2014 Geleen Kunstmarkt (NL) • 2014 Rondje Watertoren (NL) • 2014 Onze Lieve Vrouweplein Maastricht (NL) • 2015 Rondje Watertoren (NL) • 2015 Cultureel Centrum Stein (NL) • 2015 KUNZfetti Sittard (NL) • 2015 Festival des arts Roermond (NL) • 2016 Jeker Jazz Maastricht (NL) • 2016 Onze Lieve Vrouweplein Maastricht (NL) • 2016 macabre gallery (UK) • 2016 Stolberg (D) • 2016 Museamarket Amsterdam (NL) • 2017 Macabre gallery (UK) • 2017 Jeker Jazz Maastricht (NL) • 2017 Onze Lieve Vrouweplein Maastricht NL • 2017 Museamarket Amsterdam (NL) • 2018 Macabre gallery (UK) • 2018 Jeker Jazz Maastricht (NL) • 2018 Onze Lieve Vrouweplein Maastricht NL • 2018 Museamarket Amsterdam (NL) • 2019 Macabre gallery (UK) • 2019 Jeker Jazz Maastricht (NL) • 2019 Onze Lieve Vrouweplein Maastricht NL • 2019 Museamarket Amsterdam (NL) • 2020 Macabre gallery (UK) • 2023 Micksart Gallery Emme (NL) • 2023 Lux van licht naar donker, Rotterdam (NL)

Cumulus the Maastricht (Netherlands). Eindhovense school Saint Lucas graphic school the Eindhoven (Netherlands).