ESSENCE PORTRAIT
What if a person could become a symbol?
An Essence Portrait is not a realistic likeness.
It is an abstract watercolour portrait that emerges through attentive observation, presence and intuition.
Each work is a visual distillation of a person, a couple, or a family — translated into colour, movement and form.
Gallery of Essence Portraits
Each portrait is created through a unique encounter.
No two works are ever the same.
Watch an Essence Portrait emerge
Each portrait begins with a meeting — in person or online.
What follows is a process of observation, listening and painting, where colour and water gradually reveal a visual language of presence.
Essence Portrait in brief
Duration: 1–2 weeks process
Format: watercolour original artwork
Price: from €120
Delivery: shipped worldwide
Format options:
Small (13×18 cm)
Intimate, focused encounter — a distilled presenceMedium (A4)
Balanced observation — more space for expressionLarge (30×40 cm)
Extended process — deeper dialogue and layeringEach size shapes the depth and duration of the work.
A small portrait is often chosen as a first encounter with this practice.
How the process unfolds
Encounter
A calm meeting in person or online where I observe and listen to your presence.
Translation
The portrait is created in watercolour through an intuitive process of colour, water and gesture.
Portrait
You receive a unique abstract work — a visual interpretation of presence, not a likeness.
What is an Essence Portrait?
An Essence Portrait is not about resemblance.
It is not a psychological analysis, nor a symbolic system.
It is an artistic translation of presence.
Through conversation, observation and intuitive painting, I explore what someone communicates beyond words — a rhythm, a quality, a movement of being.
The result is closer to an emotional map than a traditional portrait.
Individuals, Couples & Families
Essence Portraits can also explore relational presence — the invisible space between people.
What you receive
One original hand-painted watercolour portrait
Created from a personal encounter
A one-of-a-kind artwork
Carefully packaged and shipped worldwide
Forms of Presence
Some aspects of a person cannot be photographed or described.
They can only be encountered.
Essence Portraits are an attempt to give form to that encounter — through colour, gesture and attention.
Commission an Essence Portrait
If this resonates with you, I would be happy to create a portrait for you.
Essence Portraits are available worldwide, both in person and online.