About Koen De Clercq

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Koen made his first oil painting when he was just 10 years old. He grew up in Flanders, Belgium and as a young child he was inspired by the Flemish Masters Breughel and Rubens. The Belgian countryside and grey skies dominated his early work. As a teenager, he enrolled at the Royal Academy for Fine Art in Kortrijk, Belgium, where he achieved first class results, but the start of a military career in 1979 slowed down his art activities

His military profession brought him to the US, in Georgia and Virginia and proved to become an opportunity for his art activities. During his period of 12 years in the US, he continued to improve his painting and drawing skills. While his style evolved, capturing the beautiful bright light and magnificent clouds and beaches of the East Coast, he also likes to continue to paint the snowy and misty sceneries from his home country. Today he fully devotes his time to art activities and is focused on painting and passing on his experience to beginners during workshops.