Dear visitor, i am very honoured and happy that you are visiting my website. This is a website about a happy and cheerful artpainter, illustrator, cartoonist, writer, pöet and photographer: me, someone who likes to brighten up your life! My mission is to bring a huge smile on everybody's face all over this planet! What the world needs now is love, sweet love ... and i hope my large range of creative work helps to achieve that! Thanks for being here!

SOME BACKGROUND INFO.  My hometown is Uden in the south east of The Netherlands  (Close to Eindhoven, 's Hertogenbosch and Nijmegen). Once upon a time... i was born on 21 april 1959, with a crayon in my right hand in a small town named Nunspeet. Lived a few years in Hattem, but grew up in Honselersdijk at the Westcoast of the Netherlands. I am educated as an Art designer and illustrator at the Graphic Lyceum in Eindhoven (Now St. Lucas). Through the years i experimented many different techniques and artstyles such as: abstract work, stone- and woodcarving, fine art (and even not so fine art), watercolours, oilpantings, crayons, acrylic painting, 3D works, silkscreen printing etc. Had several exhibitions with these different styles, for instance at DESSO Carpets HQ, the AKZO-NOBEL HQ and at the WTC Amsterdam. I also made several paintings, cartoons and drawings in commision for newspapers and firms like TEIJIN ARAMID, DSB BANK, KOC Hairdressers Education Institute etc. One time i joined a group of befriended international artists, and together we had a well visited traveling 'womanfriendly vagina inspired exhibition' all over Europe; named "MEA VULVA". This website is still to be seen at: www.meavulva.nl  

Nowadays i still make lots of drawings and cartoons, but i also take photo's on events and pop concerts. I give drawing- and paintingworkshops for kids and love to demonstrate my painting and drawing skills anytime and wherever you want me to.

Next to my work as an artpainter, cartoonist and illustrator i also wrote a novel (thriller) and short stories, columns and poëtry. And as a volunteer in the community i live in, i also do lots of PR work and social media activities and give free drawinglessons.

My novel 'The Collective' is yet still only available in the Dutch language. (the Netherlands) Are you interested to get my writings translated to your language? Or would you like to make a movie of this thrilling and romantic book? Or are you interested in my artwork, illustrations or cartoons? Please do leave your reactions at: info@gertdegoede.nl and i wil answer you very soon!