My name is José, but my work is signed “Perry”,   because this is a nick-name my daughter gave to me, and it was she, who encouraged me to start painting five years ago. Since then I have sold a lot of work, first to family and friends, later to other people and companies, who found my work on the internet. I have also participated in exhibitions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy.    Most of the time I paint objects that are simply beautiful to look at, like flowers, animals and people, using a lot of colours, but I also make paintings of items or people with specific orders of the buyers, using the colours and materials they want.    I like to experiment with the use of every-day materials in paintings. Sometimes I mix sand, chalk, or even salt or flower threw the paint. Other times I paint something first, and glue materials on the painting later like seeds, cloth or metal objects. Lately I often “sculpt” a painting in modelling paste, before painting over it. Of course, if you wish, I also make paintings, using nothing else but paint!   José alias Perry Nederlands