English

Portraying people fascinates Melda enormously. Every portrait is a story. She is taken into the ‘life’ of the model. In her portrait series she chooses people around her. People who inspire her. Not only in terms of appearance, but also personality: her family, her friends, her colleagues, models she draws, but she sometimes also approaches strangers. Portraying the ‘soul’ of the model challenges her to make a good portrait. In addition to portrait painting, she is also triggered to sketch figures. It fascinates her to be able to quickly capture someone’s Portraying people fascinates Melda enormously. Every portrait is a story. She is taken into the ‘life’ of the model portrayed. In her portrait series she chooses people around her. People who inspire her. Not only in terms of appearance, but also personality: her family, her friends, her colleagues, models she draws, but she sometimes also approaches strangers. Portraying the ‘soul’ of the model challenges her to make a good portrait. In addition to portrait painting, she also loves drawing/ painting figures. It fascinates her to be able to quickly capture someone’s character. For her, that character is just as important as the portrait, sometimes even more important. The soul of a person can often be seen in the character of the person.