Artist Bertina Tilma
Bertina Tilma was born in 1981 and grew up in Holland. Bertina is a self-taught painter, because what she sees that she paints! Being creative is something she has learned at home and what belongs to her. As a young girl she was always busy with colors and compositions.
She uses the technique especially watercolors and acrylics. Here she has developed her own style. Her art is finely painted, realistic, recognizable. She calls her work also called the power of simplicity.
Her ancestors both come from farming. The love for nature and animals is in her blood.
The paintings have now been reproduced on all kinds of products and fabric has been developed.
In March 2017 she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, of which she has now been cured. The disease gave her creativity an even bigger boost. This has also created room for new developments. She now also works with glass fusion, acrylic casting, abstract and silk painting, ceramics.