Portrait of Mr. W. Kok, Minister of State, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, oil on canvas (47 x 37 cm) 2002

Wim Kok came biking for the sessions in my former studio. The pressure soon disappeared thanks to his friendly personality and the interesting conversations. His initial scepticism about the amount of sittings his portrait would require, disappeared when he could understand and follow the process with the help of a mirror.

Ministry of General Affairs, The Hague, the Netherlands