Where Water Folds
€90.00
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Martine Jacobs, born in 1956 in Amsterdam, is a renowned pastel artist who has specialized in creating colorful pastel drawings. Her work is characterized by vibrant colors and a soft, dreamlike quality.
This is a print hand-colored with pastel pencils. The work was designed and colored by Martine Jacobs. By coloring the prints herself, Martine adds her own style, feeling, and emotion to the piece. This makes each print unique and authentic.
A Visual Meditation on Movement and Stillness
When I created this image, I wanted to fold a world where simplicity and depth come together. The geometric waves are not accidental shapes—they are rhythms. Each plane, each line is a breath of the ocean. Not the wild chaos of water, but the controlled strength of paper allowing itself to be shaped.
The rowers are travelers, but not in the traditional sense. They move through a landscape that is as still as it is powerful. Their conical hats and modest clothing are a tribute to tradition, to the awareness that even in a digital world, the echo of the past continues to resonate. They are small compared to the waves, but not lost. They are present. Conscious.
The mountains in the background stand as guardians. Their sharp lines and snow-covered peaks symbolize distance, but also direction. They are the destination—or perhaps the beginning. For in this world of folded forms, nothing is fixed—everything is potential.
I chose pastel blues and whites to create space. Not only visually, but emotionally. The colors invite reflection. They whisper rather than speak. This work is not a story with a plot, but a moment of stillness. An invitation to slow down, to look, and to lose yourself in the simplicity of form.
Where Water Folds
€90.00