Andries Van den Abeele

Andries Van den Abeele was a politician from Bruges whom I met during my year studying monuments at the College of Europe. As a present for the reception, I made this much-loved painting. Note the coat of arms of Bruges: people from Bruges still love coats of arms, flags, weapons and monuments, preferably old ones. The technique is watercolour on canvas. It takes a long time, but the many transparent layers give it a special transparency.