She grew up at The Hague city near the sea in the Netherlands. Her father was an teacher art history and social studies . Her mother owned an Art Gallery and was active in feminine politics. So Constanza grew up in a family where Art and politics were discussed a lot.
At the age of 19 she went to Paris working there as a model and mannequin. After 5 years she returned to her homeland and went to the school of Arts. In 1992 she finished it and she moved to the south part in the country. In the meanwhile she got 2 boys and start living with her partner on an old farm in a small village.She combined her life with modeling, teaching, painting and motherhood. On the farm she also had the opportunity to keep her horses. In her art horses were a constant theme for a longtime. She has painted many famous horses and their riders in commission.But also her past as a model gives her inspiration to paint women in their beauty and strength.
Women's faces made of shiny resin structures show their strength and beauty against a background of color fields.
Her style evokes the Pop Art of the 1960s in a characteristic mix of colour, style, material and composition.
On the list of exhibitions you can see where and when her work is exhibited.
You can make appointment to visit her Studio.
Characterful women are a recurring item.
I love our sensuality which is also our strength.
I hope that women worldwide gain more influence.
A painting should be pleasant to look at.
I think the decorative value is important.
Constanza collaborate with interior designers.She likes the challenge to merge their ideas.
Custom made for private clients is also possible.
She invented the combination of techniques herself to get the result she wants.
She uses Lime paint with natural pigments for the optimal matt appearance of the background.
The faces are set up in a thick resin that she mixes herself to obtain the right structure and shine.
This contrasting combination gives her works their own identity.