The particular landscape of the Zaanstreek has already fascinated Jan Groenhart (1952) on young age and defied to paint. Attracted to unknown person of the painter world, he followed the cane-plantation academy. There he learned give meaning to colour and free be in form and style. Luggage which he got put him answers to form to its ideas.
The developments are see well in the oeuvre of Jan Groenhart. He painted landscapes and stillevens which are inspired by the work of artists which he admired oa. Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) and Kees Verwey (1900-1995). He experimented with material and style. From water-colour to oil painting, exuberantly or correctly ingetogen. He discovered that painting in water colours offered most of the possibilities him to reflect space light and. By reaching a-certain perfection in this painter technique, he got need for new challenges.
He set off to the coloured zuid-Amerika. Everything are there differently. In the work that he made in this period state people and its surroundings central. It is striking the colours and the use of acrylic. After a year has been gone, tries the artist is find turn again in the extended Zaandam polder landscape. To be life experiences, experiences with technique and are feeling essential have appeared for the work which he makes now. In a package house between the old factories of Wormer Jan Groenhart its have work shop. There he has the possibility further of developing and its search to continue to simplicity in form and colour.