ABOUT MARION Vision Marion’s lifestyle is rooted in Christianity. It is her vision that mankind is part of a greater dimension, made by God. The part of mankind in it is not by coincidence. Man has got talents and gifts with wich man can reach destiny and purpose. Marion has a strong vision that God is still speaking today. Sometimes through (bible-)texts, sometimes through a word of a human and through the arts. With this in mind she gets her inspiration from the Holy Spirit when painting. She does this in an intuitive way, both in choosing the subject and in expression. She makes both abstract and figurative works in mixed media. She describes her art as prophetic art. This from the point of view that God inspires her to the making of prophetic art, in other words art with a message that was spoken by God an expressed in visual art. Marions work can be seen online at www.profetischschilderen.nl Marion is the initiator of The Kings HeART, an organisation to promote prophetic art by their website and by doing courses in prophetic painting. An artist is not just an artist but has received his/her gifts and talents to show the heart of God to the world through the arts. More about this at www.propheticpainting.com. Contact: www.profetischschilderen.nl, www.propheticpainting.com. Experience and background 1993-1995 Initiator of creative weekly encounters Women for Women in Bussum. Creativity products were made and sold through sales. Profits for welfare. 1994-1999 Freelance demonstrator for crafts materials and teacher in crafts. Demonstrating in shops and fairs (Living Fair, Creative Fair, Household Fair, HIA International Fair for Craft industry), Promotions of crafts materials and developping and teaching craft courses, for her own business Atelier Marion de Jong, At Home in Eemnes, Klusinfo at The Hague and O’Harris in Almere. Writer of a crafts book Reliefstencilling for interiors, published by Tirion, Baarn, NL. 2006 Initiator The King’s HeART, organisation for promotion prophetic arts. More about this at www.propheticpainting.com. 2009: Book published: Prophetic Painting 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010: teaching courses prophetic painting. Member CNV - Christian Artists Union Education in the arts 2 years watercolor lessons by Pauline de Smale, Bussum, NL 1 year watercolor lessons by Marianne Blijdenstein, Blaricum, NL VBOK certificate – 2 years allround education in crafts 1 year Acrylic techniques by Agnes Duifhuis, Amersfoort, NL 1 Year Portret and modeldrawing, Saskia Jetten, School of the Arts, Amersfoort, NL 4 years Acrylicpainting, Willem Zijlstra/ Gooische Academy, Laren, NL 1 year Anatomy lessons at Gooische Academy, Laren, NL Currently Painting lessons at Te Wildt Academy, Veenendaal, NL Fine Art Painting (oil) Home- Gallery 1- Gallery 2- Gallery 3- Gallery 4- Prophetic Painting- Class- Book- About Marion- News- Contact- Site Map- Links