About

Marloes Hakkers is a figurative oil painter whose work spans portraiture, still life, and landscape. Rooted in rigorous observational study, her practice approaches every composition as an interplay of abstract shapes on a surface that ultimately cohere into a unified, truthful image. Whether working alla prima or developing multi-sitting figure studies and still lifes from life, she is drawn to the timeless challenge of translating immediate visual perception onto canvas.

Her foundation in classical technique was forged during nine years based in Israel. She spent a transformative year at the Jerusalem Studio School under the guidance of Yedidya Hershberg and Deborah Sebaoun, studied under Ilya Gefter, and completed the largest portion of her training under David Nipo at HaTachana. This immersive period informs her deep engagement with historical approaches to seeing and painting, echoing the observational clarity and atmospheric sensitivity found in traditions championed by painters such as Velázquez, Antonio López García, Lennard Anderson, and Euan Uglow.

Working primarily in oils, alongside explorations in charcoal and on wooden panels, Hakkers balances a grounded studio practice with direct observation. Following her recent relocation to the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, she continues her exploration of form, light, and atmosphere from her new surroundings. Her work has been featured in ToSee Swiss Art Magazine, and her paintings are held in private collections internationally across the United States, the Netherlands, India, and Israel.