Watercolour by Johan Meeske: fiery red trees on the right, yellow ones on the left and blue water.

JOHAN MEESKE watercolours

Johan Meeske at work on the salt marsh: he pours water onto a sponge, in front of him a table full of palettes, paint tubes and brushes, behind him the mudflats at low tide.
The landscape as studio

About the painter

Johan Meeske belongs to the category of spontaneous painters. No time wasted on preliminary studies, but capturing directly what has been chosen as the subject on the spot.

Born in Groningen (1950), trained at the Minerva art academy, a member of the Northern Watercolourists and the Dutch Society of Marine Painters. His watercolours are strikingly large and have the directness and speed of someone driven, full of wonder and delight.

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Impression: # 1263 by Johan Meeske above a white sideboard.
# 1263 Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cm

A selection

123 watercolours in the archive
Watercolour by Johan Meeske: ochre and purple trees above a bend in the water.
# 1107
Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cm
Watercolour by Johan Meeske: bands of dark blue, green and brown under a grey sky.
# 0382
Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cm
Watercolour by Johan Meeske: red and green hulls and masts, reflected in the water.
# 1407
Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cm

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On the wall

Impression: # 1107 by Johan Meeske above a sage-green sofa.# 1107Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 0382 by Johan Meeske above a sage-green sofa.# 0382Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 1076 by Johan Meeske in a light dining room.# 1076Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 1407 by Johan Meeske in a dining room with pendant lights.# 1407Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 2856 by Johan Meeske above a white sideboard.# 2856Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 1744 by Johan Meeske above a reading chair against a brown wall.# 1744Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 2969 by Johan Meeske above a reading chair against a brown wall.# 2969Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 2564 by Johan Meeske above a desk against an anthracite-grey wall.# 2564Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 1603 by Johan Meeske in a light dining room.# 1603Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cmImpression: # 6771 by Johan Meeske above a desk against an anthracite-grey wall.# 6771Watercolour, framed 160 × 95 cm

Now on view

2026
9 marine painters in RijswijkGalerie Arti-Shock, Schoolstraat 26, Rijswijk15 August to 3 September · Wed–Fri 1–5 pm, Sat 11 am–4 pm, Sun 2–5 pm
Open studio ‘Wintersalon’Johan Meeske’s studio, Zwolle24 January, 1–5 pm and by appointment

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