Bert Vangompel

Several years ago my grandmother said to me: "Bert, why did you stop drawing? You were so good at it. You could have come a long way with that!"

So for her upcoming birthday I drew her portrait. And that's how it all started....

After a while of drawing, I decided to try some paint and brushes as well. First acrylic, and later oil paint too.

Apart from a few drawing lessons and two painting lessons, I am completely 'self-thaught'. It's by making mistakes, and then figuring out how to avoid making them, that I've become the painter I am today.

Apart from painting, I also dedicate some of my time to other projects, shaped with a variety of materials.

So far I've already had several exhibitions; national (Peer, Tessenderlo, Bocholt, Maaseik, Zonhoven, Genk,...) as well as international (Amsterdam, Paris, London, Dresden,....)

These artistic occupations opened up a whole new world for me.

I like it, I enjoy it, and I intend to keep doing it!