Hi, I am Wim van der Meij. I am an etching artist and photographer from The Netherlands.
I was born in 1949 and raised in the “Bollenstreek”; the region where the tulips are grown. Drawing had been my lifelong hobby, but after my first etching-lessons in 1977 it became my passion. I followed evening-courses at the Royal Academy in The Hague. In january 1986 I quit my job and started my career as a full-time artist. Read more about me..
The etching on the right: “Lindane”: you can see the first, second and third state and I have added a description of the technique: you are welcome to visit the pages in their sequence.
When you go to the “photoblog” above you’ll find that I am publishing a new photo every day. Through the ‘archive’ you can see all the (more than 2000) photos.
Latest news
Working on
At this moment (July 2010) I am working on: ‘Vorden’ and ‘Oak Lane’. The links are for prints of the first states.
Recent works
Other recent works: Walburgskerk, Friesland I, Friesland II, Limburg.
My book
In the beginning of 2009 a book was published by DeDoc Uitgevers of my Zutphen etchings. Have a look here.