To prepare myself for a cut-out, I always first go to visit the person who’s going to be portrayed and that was a very special experience with Baroness van Harinxma thoe Slooten and Jonkheer van Eysinga. Sitting surrounded by paintings of their noble ancestors, you hear stories about 2 to 3 centuries ago told as if it were about yesterday. The portrait is done in a classical style. A style that flows logically from fine, noble heads, names that embody history, and love for their family estate, which I placed between them like a cake