Mandy van Goeije
Welcome, I’m Mandy.
I’m a Dutch artist, teacher and a passionate visual storyteller.
It is in our stories I feel we share something universal in which others read or see a reflection of their own. It is through stories that we connect. That’s why I make art and why I help people use art and language to tell their own.
By looking at our stories, those in the light of our lives and those tucked away in the shadows, we can find strength, healing, joy, relief and confidence. In our own unique visual language we can do so safely.
My work is personal. “What’s wrong with being personal anyway? Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.”
– Meg Ryan in “You’ve got Mail”
Latest Blog Posts
Isaro…what a discovery!
Do I have something exciting for you! Or at least for me it was! A few weeks ago I received a set of 'testeurs', dot samplers, of the Belgian Watercolor and Oil paint brand Isaro. I had not heard of them until a few days before then and was very excited to try out,...
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Hello again! And hello Spring!
Hello dear readers, I'm back! I hopped on the back of Spring and flew back with it to the virtual lands to share new work with you, For starters I made this video review of Nila Colori watercolor paint. I received this paint months ago, to try and review. And it's...
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New painting and M. Graham Watercolor paint review
Lori's gift Do you remember that last September Lori sent me this wonderful Altoid / chewing-gum-package test kit of M. Graham watercolor paints? Here's the little video I made about it back then: Thank...
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Weird Ink Magic in my Illustrated Mini-Journal
I've just finished this week's illustrated Dear Diary mini-journal and I can't help loving this super simple process of recording my days. I really like working within limitations because it makes me boil things down to the essence and that helps simplify life...
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Swatching, demo and review of Faber Castell Art Grip Aquarelle watercolor pencils
Last Summer I went on a holiday to France travelling light. I had only brought some Bruynzeel Design watercolor pencils with me. But, as it goes, when I was in an art store, I wanted to buy something new as a souvenir from France. I chose to supplement my travel-set...
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And we’re off!!! Keeping track of your days…
Do you keep track of your days? And if so, how do you do it? Should you love the idea, but have no idea how to do it or need some inspiration to do it, at the bottom of this post you will find a big bunch of videos and links to inspire you. I'm finally keeping track...
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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.”