Elspeth Diederix has inspired me a lot since I saw her solo exhibition last summer in Oss. The room with photographic wallpaper showing studies and tries, some of which (but not all) resulted in a work that was also in the museum was most impressive. Of course one already knows this, the masterpieces do not come into being without preliminary work, it was refreshing to see the precise route of some nonetheless. Everybody (every artist) needs to find his or her own path, but it can be benificial to follow in someone elses footsteps for a while, in order to learn and appreciate. Me in Elspeth Diederix’s footsteps resulted in:
