Jan Roelof Schindler
was born on 5th June 1957 in Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. He is the second son of Wil Schindler
& Janie van der Moor. Schindler is a self-taught
artist and lives near the village of Ransdorp
in Waterland. His father was an accomplished
(romantic) landscape painter. As a child Jan
took a liking to drawing and continued to
do so. Years later he met Amsterdam artist
Peters Lammers who taught him the technique
of etching. The subject matter of his etchings
varies, between playful (witches, film characters),
traditional (landscapes from his immediate
surroundings) or thought provoking (etchings
that contain a 'second layer' which go beyond
the picture, e.g. 'Catch That Melody', and
the 'Nightrider' sequence). The artist uses
aquatints to highlight his etchings. He also
enjoys painting, and has had exhibitions of
his art. He is married to Mariette Groeneveld
(who is also an artist) and they have two
children, Mario & Julia. View Etchings by Jan
Schindler