Karin Vermeer Artist

20/10/2026

A step at a time 🎨

The past few weeks I’ve had a lot of therapy and given in to my fatigue. It almost felt like I was waiting to get better, and I’d had enough of waiting.

I still tire very easily, but I have such a need to pick my life back up, in whatever way I can. I truly believe I’ll make a full recovery, and that my brain injury has, in some ways, turned out to work in my favour. My memory and brain are working well again, I’m tiring less quickly and recharging more easily. Of course, I have to be very careful with this, pace myself and guard my boundaries.

Lately I’ve been designing at the computer with photos from this summer’s holiday, sometimes for no more than an hour a day. Some beautiful things have come out of it that I’d love to bring to life physically. I’ve placed them in an interior so you can get an idea. They still need work, and I’ll add chrome or another colour to them.

This week I’m heading back to my studio to try an hour. We’ll see how it goes. One step at a time!

I’m excited and so ready for this. I’ve been on hold long enough. ✨

15/10/2026

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Before the house fills up for the holidays, pick one room and give it a little love. A new painting on the wall is the easiest weekend project there is, and you’ll feel the difference every time you walk in.

Ready to hang art we love: https://bit.ly/Weekend-Projects-for-the-Holiday-Home

(Art: Karin Vermeer)

11/10/2026

A little update from me 🤍

Six weeks ago I had a serious fall. As a result of that fall, I suffered a concussion and bleeding around my brain, along with several broken ribs, torn shoulder ligaments at my collarbone, a collapsed lung, a broken nose, a broken eye socket, and a deep wound on my head. I don’t remember the first week at all. I woke up in the second week without any idea of what had happened, and Ariën told me everything.

I spent two weeks at Erasmus MC, followed by a week and a half at Rijndam, where I was treated for my brain injury. Now I’m home again with my kids and my lovely man, and I’m continuing my recovery from here.

The brain injury caused by the fall (acquired brain injury, NAH) means I am extremely tired, and I will need quite some time to recover. I can’t work for the time being, and honestly, that makes me very sad. But everything is slowly coming back; I don’t expect any lasting damage, and even my face looks pretty normal again. I was incredibly lucky, because it could have ended very differently.

My bike came back this week, but I’m not quite ready to get on it yet. All things considered, I’m doing well, and above all, I’m very grateful for how things turned out and for the loving care I received in the hospital.

This week I was back in my studio for the first time. I go there once a week to water the plants and just to be there. It hurts to see how unfinished everything is, and I couldn’t be more eager to start painting again. I’m really sad that I can’t yet. Here’s a look at my studio right now.

To my collectors, clients and everyone who has been in touch: I am replying to messages and emails more slowly than usual. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thank you for all your kind thoughts. Step by step. 🌿

18/09/2026

My dear Lei,

Today you turn 20! 🥳❤️
How incredibly beautiful, unique, and wonderfully yourself you are. I honestly don’t know anyone quite like you.

You are so full of love, with so much temperament and such a beautiful, pure heart. You see every person as equal and treat everyone with the same warmth and openness. Never lose that beautiful part of yourself.

I love you more than words could ever say. ❤️
Keep being exactly who you are — because you are truly one of a kind.

I am already so incredibly proud of you, and I can’t wait to see where life takes you. ✨

A very, very big birthday hug! 🤗❤️

With all our love,
Dad Arie Dahler & Mom Karin Vermeer

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10/09/2026

This summer has been filled with beautiful moments, inspiration, lots of work, and precious time with the people I love. My vacation started off in beautiful Morocco, where I found so much inspiration in Marrakech and Essaouira — the colors, the light, the textures, it all left a deep impression on me. After this amazing trip, we decided to book a last-minute visit to two beautiful places along the Normandy coast, which gave me even more to draw from. But sometimes life has a way of reminding us to slow down.

About a week ago, I was involved in a serious bicycle accident and unexpectedly found myself in the hospital. Everything suddenly came to a standstill, including my work and my day-to-day life.

So for now, I need to take some time to rest, recover, and focus on getting better. Slowing down isn’t easy for me, especially with all these ideas floating through my head after our last two trips. But right now, I know that taking care of myself is the most important thing.

I feel incredibly grateful for all the love and support I have received from my family and friends. And a very special thank you to my wonderful husband, Ariën, for being by my side and supporting me every step of the way. ❤️

This is only a little pause. I hope to be back doing what I love again soon, with new energy, fresh inspiration, and lots of exciting things to share with you. So please be patient… there’s much more to come!

Thank you for being here and for following along on my journey. Your love and support truly mean more to me than you know.

With much love,
Karin ❤️

10/08/2026

Golden Hour — in situ

Some paintings ask for space to breathe. At 140×180cm (framed 144×184×6cm / 55×72in framed), Golden Hour is scaled to anchor a room — not just fill a wall.

These in-situ images show how the piece holds its own in a living interior: the way the light in the work meets the light in the space, the depth it brings to a room that already has presence.

For collectors building a home around a few, considered pieces — this is one to live with.

Price available on request via DM.

26/07/2026

The Burning Hour

A new piece, just completed — 140x180cm, framed 144x184x6cm.

The base is a photograph I took last spring of a pine tree near my studio, drawn to the quiet complexity of its branches, half-veiled by the needles. For this work I stepped away from the chrome paint I usually use, leaving a texture that reads almost like woven fabric.

Built with gel medium, oil paint, and my own hand-cast oil sticks — colors mixed specifically for this piece. The frame is custom-made, with a deep red interior echoing the edges of the canvas.

One of a kind. Available now.

DM or email for pricing, availability, and an in-situ visualization for your space.

16/07/2026

The final layer.

After weeks of building texture with hand-cast oil sticks, this is where the painting finds its quiet focus — a small brush, the last details, and the whole surface finally comes together.

This piece (140×180cm) began with a photograph of a pine tree I took here in Rotterdam this spring — now transformed through layers of print and oil paint into something far more atmospheric.

There’s a stillness to this final stage that the earlier, more physical layers don’t have. It’s slow work, but it’s the moment the piece truly becomes itself.

04/07/2026

Collecting art is an act of imagination. ✨

That’s why I place my paintings digitally into interiors — so you can see exactly how a work lives in a space. How the colours shift with natural light. How a single piece changes the feeling of an entire room.

Every visualisation I share is an open door: could this be yours?

If something speaks to you, reach out — I’m always happy to create a bespoke in-situ image for your own space.

24/06/2026

Morning Bloom

For this painting, I took a different path. ✨ The basis is a photo I took this spring at the Heemraadssingel in Rotterdam, of a stunning magnolia. The work is best photographed in morning or evening light, and the tree itself blooms only briefly.

This time, I let only the contours of the tree speak, with a sky I left completely white. A white box frame with a lilac interior surrounds the piece, in perfect harmony with the canvas’s edges. Oil paint and my handmade oil sticks brought it all together.

100 x 100 cm, framed 104x104x6cm.
Interested? Send a DM or email. 🤍