Artwork
By using different types of artistically techniques Myrjam draws, paints and writes. Her work expresses personal situations and events, buried in her subconscious mind. She allows her pencil and brush to do as they please, led by the diffuse process that is called inspiration, often supported by music.
Her drawings and books are free from restrictions, and never commercially driven. “No one decides how I handle my pencil and brush, or what I draw, write or paint. Trends won’t tell me what I want to say in my visual language. No human being will come between me and the phenomena that inspires.” (See the essay below.)
The funny thing is that nowadays also children are her inspirators. For the past twelve years Myrjam has been drawing for the Drawing for Children Foundation as an illustrator for children in hospitals and day-care centers for disabled children. The children were telling her what they wanted her to draw. Her first question was “What can I draw for you?”, followed by “What are you passionate about, and can you describe your passion to me?”. She then asked to describe the colours which they associate with what they ‘see’. The child determined by his or her answer, what she draws. In no time she created a piece of art, filled with love. And the child? For a while the child was flying on its wings of phantasy out of the troubles it had.Those drawings are having a very unique mode and style.
Also, other powers than children are inspiring: she has written and illustrated a children's book for children from 9 - 99 years in 3 languages: Dutch, English and Afrikaans: Roy on the Rock. Now, she's working on belonging picture books for the little ones (4 - 8 years).
Meanwhile she has produced a children's book for longlasting seriously ill children "How does it make you feel?". See "Writing".
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Essay on inspiration
"Open up ..."
Written as final essay for her Ethics studies at the International School of Philosophy, awarded with a ten! For the full text with illustrations, see: