{"id":4585,"date":"2025-01-31T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/?page_id=4585"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:01:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Marie Louise Elshout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-1 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-1--1\" style=\"min-height:100vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1851\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3370\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:150px;border-bottom-right-radius:150px;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-scaled.jpg 1851w, https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-1110x1536.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/marielouiseelshout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Zelfportret-1480x2048.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1851px) 100vw, 1851px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marie Louise Elshout\u2019s work is distinguished by an authentic combination of drawing and painting, in her canvases she portrays the ambivalent relationships between human beings and animals, leaders and followers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She positions her elusive, hybrid creatures in a historical 19th Century setting, inspired by Daguerreotype photography, as a stage in which the landscape functions as the protagonist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her meticulously crafted works the emphasis is not on human characteristics in animals but rather on the folklore of men, superstition, the tales and the sometimes darker side of traditions and rituals.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her paintings always reveal a certain beauty due to a mixture of sepia tones and vibrant colours, they invitate you to share in her fascination, create awareness and perhaps find more connection with Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy paintings are not about giving answers \u2013 they are about asking questions. 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