About

Notes from the artist:

“Many years ago, my friend Lex van Delden gave me ‘Great Women of the Bible’, a large book which illustrated the tales of feisty women of old through existing artworks. Eve, Lilith, Delilah, Salome, Jezebel, Judith, to name a few. Throughout my life I had heard references to these heroines: “Don't be a Jezebel” or “You look like the witch of Endor”. I was curious to find out more about them.

They were the antithesis of nice, good, servile women that society expected us all to be. Furthermore, the outrageous nature of their acts thrilled me. Clearly, like many women …