Family portraits, a tribute to loved ones
Greet Schuit-Hamming, Art Historian
It is clear that the work of Francien Krieg consists mainly of portraits. Especially older women are her “pivotal works” It therefore seems that her paintings have only one subject. This is not the case. The private sphere of her beloved family also offers interesting possibilities. She projects her artistic vision for them and uses them to depict themes of birth, love, protection, education and child development. Over the last few years Francien has created a series of paintings, which stylistically dovetail into its overall work. This interesting new series came about by the birth of her long-desired second child, Benjamin. Strong emotion is evident in all these paintings, which characterise both herself and her family. The concept of the young f
