Thanks for visiting my site and welcome!
I’m Mandy van Goeije, a Dutch artist/illustrator/teacher. With a head full of inspiration I relentlessly try to find ways of expressing myself in imagery and language, helping others to do the same.
If you have any questions, you can e-mail me here.
I’m a guest teacher in:
Online Workshop: Mixed Media Character Faces!!!
Want to know more about this fun and adventurous course?
New Online Workshop upcoming: Mixed Media Character Faces II – Black ‘n Booze!
Painting expressive faces the easy way and finding your own visual voice at the same time!
Do you want to learn to paint mixed media faces in a fun and intuitive adventure? Then keep an eye on the upcoming Black ‘n Booze edition of the online Mixed Media Character Faces workshops! Thanks to its playful and intuitive nature, this course is suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced patinters!
Launch: September/October 2016
Latest blog posts:
Journaling fast and easy: a simple triptych
Journaling fast and easy – when big feelings and thoughts happen So it seems our neighbour in the-house-with-the-garden-with-many-trees no longer lives there. The place is being done up, so we’re wondering if it’s about to be sold. The sad part about...
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Life Book 2017: I’m teaching and you can win a FREE spot!!!
Exciting news!!! I have some wonderful news! I am going to be teaching on the Life Book 2017 art journaling course next year! I am soooo excited to have been offered the chance. I’ve been a student in Life Book for a number of years and it’s always been an...
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“Matt”
How do you deal with unexpected characters showing up? When making art, it’s good to let things happen. Going with the flow often results in the most stunning works of art. But that doesn;’t mean that the process always flows as easily as a river....
read moreI’m teaching at Art Journal Summer School 2016!!!
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David Bowie on expression:
“There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It’s always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means.”