Ewoud de Groot
While most wildlife artists paint their subject matter in an attempt at photorealism, de Groot takes a more unique approach to his painting by adding elements of abstraction. To him a good painting is about exploring all different facets of composition, color and technique. While de Groot considers himself a figurative painter, he attempts to find a balance and tension between abstract settings and realism in his subjects. It could be said that he is on the frontier between figurative and non-figurative or in the gray area between traditional and modern. (Read More).