With the age of 16, Andre started to paint about his home island Aruba. He took lessons from local paintors on Aruba and learned more about the destinct flora and fauna of his island. ;Studying geography teacher in Holland broadend his intrests in landscapes, and therefor started to paint more about the Aruban Landscape. Now 10 years later Andre is studying at ;Rotterdam Art&Styling academy to make of his all time favorite hobby a more serious job. He is a paintor of bright and lively colors inspired from the Caribbean, like the marvelous work, PalmBeach Aruba. ;From the inspiring Aruban landscape came his homepage : www.arubalandscape.com ;; ;Exhibitions: ;March 2005 Biblioteca National Aruba ;March 2006 Arubadag, Leiden Holland ;April 2006 Martinihal, Groningen, Holland ;September 2006 , upcoming location Amsterdam, Holland |