Anita Gaasbeek-Ruigrok
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"Dutch Postal Dancers" by Anita Gasbeek-Ruigrok captures the harmonious movement of figures discovered during a stroll through Gouda. The diptych's gestural drawings in acrylic convey the artist's mastery of motion, emphasized by red and blue postal stripes that frame each dynamic pose. The serendipitous discovery of a matching Dutch postal bag completes this celebration of everyday grace.
About Dutch Postal Dancers by Anita Gasbeek-Ruigrok
Created in 2018, this acrylic on linen diptych measures 25 by 25 inches. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague, Gasbeek-Ruigrok has dedicated years to capturing human motion, particularly dancers, through rapid brushwork that emphasizes tension and movement. This piece exemplifies her technique of creating immediate, large-scale sketches that evolve into finished works, demonstrating her ability to distill complex motion into essential lines.