Jos van Riswick discovered his passion for painting later in life. He originally graduated in physics and worked as a researcher at Nijmegen University, but science wasn’t his true calling. He eventually shifted from research to art, teaching himself to paint and exploring impressionist and expressionist styles before moving toward realism. Seeing the work of Dutch artists Carel Willink and Dick Ket pushed him further into precise, structured realism.
He experimented with many tools and visual devices, including hollow mirrors, camera lucida and camera obscura. Even when the process felt a bit unsertain, he kept refining his technique. Small misstakes in texture or light only add warmth to his still lifes. Jos eventually found that oil paint and a palette knife allowed him to recreate nature with strong structure, capturing shadow, reflection and light so clearly that his images appear almost three dimensional.
“Capturing shadow, light and reflections until the world feels real.”
His education includes physics at Nijmegen University, electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology, and a preparatory year at ARTEZ. He has exhibited widely across the Netherlands, Ireland and Chile, and participated in numerous art fairs including Hasselt, Den Bosch, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and The Hague.
- Dutch realist painter who transitioned from physics research to self taught fine art.
- Known for structured oil palette knife work capturing light, shadow and three dimensional realism.
- Exhibited across Europe with strong still life focus and a long list of gallery and fair appearances.
Soft light rests on quiet objects,
opening depth in gentle form.
A simple shape becomes a world,
painted calm and bright and warm.
