Bennie Timmer (Academie Minerva 1982) demonstrates his interest in the (Northern) landscape and nature in his paintings and drawings. Land, water, light, and space are recurring themes. The vastness, the space, the large planes, but sometimes also an almost microscopic view, lead to abstract visualizations. Memories, experiences, thoughts, and associations are transformed into images. And every painting actually contains a secret…

"Because that (...) indirectly adds a philosophical depth. It adds an extra layer to the many layers of paint with which he builds his 'abstract' color fields. This reveals that his abstract fields are not so abstract. And it perhaps explains their quiet, mysterious aura." (Eric Bos - 'Visualia1444' - Dagblad van het Noorden, June 30^th, 2023)