Ben Lustenhouwer teaching how to paint.

Ben Lustenhouwer is a Dutch portrait painter and art teacher.
http://www.lustenhouwer.com/en/home

Interview by Jennifer Chaichang
Music by Mario Monreal.

Ben Lustenhouwer. Born in Soest, The Netherlands in 1951.

He studied drawing and anatomy at an early age with the renowned Beatus Nijs in Hilversum, the Netherlands. Later he visited the Academy of Art in Utrecht. In 1990, he moves with his wife, the sculptres Helma Vanrens, and their daughter Karen to Spain and settles down in Paterna and later in Chelva.
There he is able to dedicate himself full-time to the fine arts and starts gaining a reputation for his portraits. Now many of his works hang in the homes, offices, museums, and universities in whole Europa, painted over the twenty plus years he has lived in Spain.

Ben is an artist trained in the tradition of the Dutch Masters, and dedicated to the continuance of such excellence in his own paintings. He has a keen sense of observation, and an ability to bring out the liveliness of a face. One of the best and lasting tributes to a person is a well painted portrait that captures the likeness and spirit of the subject.
In summer Ben is teaching portrait painting. See:
http://www.workshopsinfrankrijk.info/Portret_Schilderen.html

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[lustenhouwer]

I saw your video of the dog. Nice!! Real oil paint smells better but digital paint is the future?

all the best. Ben

[lustenhouwer]

Thank you Mr. Lustenhouwer. Fantastic lesson. I'm an artist of many years and still learning. Interesting to learn from your experiences among different people in different countries. And your portraits! Wow!! I have been commissioned here in East Africa severally for paintings but if I paint like you, I will always have work. Will improve. I am self-taught and my problem has been to apply the right colour in the right place as you said - but also to do it without fear.

Thanks. Ben

Ben

[lustenhouwer]

Impressed with the feelings that you capture in each of your paintings. Nice video!

Thank you for you nice comment.

[lustenhouwer]

ik hoop nog eens een workshop in Frankrijk bij je te kunnen doen een dezer jaren.

heel inspirerend je verhaal.

Altijd welkom!

[lustenhouwer]

"Elke vlek op de juiste plek", hoor ik ook van mijn leraar, maar dat vind ik meteen het moeilijkste van schilderen.

Dank voor deze mooie en inspirerende les.

Dat klinkt ook nog eens veel mooier! Dank je voor je vriendelijke woorden.

[lustenhouwer]

Hola Jose

Muchas gracias por tu mensaje. Ya estoy en él. Ojalá en febrero mi primero en App Atore.

Una demostración de más de una hora en que explico todo. Un saludo desde España.

[Darsyzero]

Beautiful! Ben's portraits have so much life! I wish to be able to paint as good as him someday XD

[AlexandoriaART]

@lustenhouwer Traditional painting is way more original and wanted, because digital is ''just'' a print, if you want it on your walls! :D

But yeah, i guess i'ts the future! ^^

- And thanks! :D

[AlexandoriaART]

Wauw..

- I'd love to paint more, but i have to stick with digital painting for now..

Being only 17, i make money from those. Not alot, but it's money after all.

When i'm done paying of the dept i have for my parents (vetbills for my dog), i'm definitely gonna try out some traditional painting! :D

You're very inspiring, Mr. Lustenhouwer! ^^

Thanks for sharing your awesome videoes :3

If you wanna see me paint a portrait, i do have a video up, but only if you're curious, lol.

[fivestarafrica]

Thank you Mr. Lustenhower. Fantastic lesson. I'm an artist of many years and still learning. Interesting to learn from your experiences among different people in different countries. And your portraits! Wow!! I have been commissioned here in East Africa severally for paintings but if I paint like you, I will always have work. Will improve. I am self-taught and my problem has been to apply the right colour in the right place as you said - but also to do it without fear. Cheers!!

[aldoxyzable]

About every artist i love ever the early studies,models,anatomy,still live etc etcdone when they

has started their carrier.

[KelseyBlum]

i love the spirit in your paintings. i was moved by the age of the portriat painter.

[quieterrps]

Impressed with the feelings that you capture in each of your paintings. Nice video!

[AnArdentChemist]

Wow, sage advice. Thank you so much!

[sundersart]

Fascinating to hear your thoughts on painting Ben.

[1WINNY]

ik hoop nog eens een workshop in Frankrijk bij je te kunnen doen een dezer jaren.

heel inspirerend je verhaal.

[NowIAmAwake]

"Elke vlek op de juiste plek", hoor ik ook van mijn leraar, maar dat vind ik meteen het moeilijkste van schilderen.

Dank voor deze mooie en inspirerende les.

[Rodo2870]

Me encantó, ...Y ojalá un día pueda pintar como Usted!, Gracias...

[ArtByManon]

Really lovely

[paintShare]

Wonderful portrait. I like them a lot.

[rplake6052]

Hola Ben, Cuando tengas listo el DVD por favor enviame un correo para determinar los envios, y gracias, mis saludos a tu esposa, que dios te bendiga. Jose Sosa USA. (no puedo accesar a tu correo lo desconocen). rplake6052@gmail.com

[eddyfaems1]

zeer mooi

[rplake6052]

Hola Ben. Gracias por inspirarnos con tus trabajos, te pregunto porque no preparas un DVD explicativo de como trabajas, y como terminas un retrato, puede servirte de mucho $, y tambien a nosotros los que te seguimos a distancia, Gracias Jose Sosa, USA. rplake6052@gmail.com

[11meah]

what are the names of your tutorials on the app store??

[rnardotto]

Hello, Mrs. Ben.

I loved your lesson. I`m a Brasilian almost artist...(lol)

and i would like to show you...

I hope you enjoy...see it in my channel...

Rodrigo