Biography

Ad van Hassel was born in Roosendaal, the Netherlands in 1953.

He received his training as a creative artist in the studio of Maarten Krabbe, where he mastered the use of several techniques. In the early days he mainly focused on etching and watercolors, later he dedicated himself to silkscreen printing. He gained great fame as a craftsman silkscreen printer of the works of a select group of famous Dutch artists. Besides his business success, the creativity of his own work has become a higher priority. Especially his colorful acrylic paintings on canvas, with elements from nature as inspiration are widely appreciated.

“Not only progress is important, but a conscious usage of the space and the possibilities of a new way. Because then the time going by can be the reason for discoveries never made before”.