Watercolor XL

Painter and illustrator Collin van der Sluijs lives and works in Maastricht. He is widely recognized for his extraordinary dream-like depictions featuring wildlife imagery and everyday stories that question our personal pleasures and struggles, as well as society at large.

“The title Watercolor XL is a very conscious choice. I regularly cycle around my hometown Maastricht to do watercolor studies outdoors. The canvas here at STRAAT has the same dimensions as a watercolor study, except that it’s larger. I worked with just base colors and mixed them on the spot. I went for improvisation, just as I would when doing watercolor studies outdoors in Maastricht.” / Collin van der Sluijs