About

Bart J. Daems

I make art alongside my work in creative direction. It gives me a way to think, observe and stay grounded. Most of what you see here is part of a quiet, ongoing practice that moves between sketchbooks, digital experiments, found materials, and recurring figures I return to over time.

I’m not represented by a gallery, and I’m not pursuing exhibitions. I make this work for myself, exploring emotion, memory, movement and bits of everyday life. Sometimes it’s abstract and loose; sometimes more narrative. It changes depending on where I am, what I notice and what’s on my mind.

This site is a place to bring the work together and share it. If something here speaks to you, I’m always happy to have a conversation.

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Paintbrushes and a paint-covered palette in the studio

Brushes and palette in the studio.

A portrait being worked on digitally on a computer screen

A digital portrait in progress.

Painting with acrylic on paper in an abandoned attic around 1994.

In the Bairro Alto, Lisboa, 2003-2004