Wayne’s studio was a fairy ride away from us, in the northern side of the city. Locally known as “Noord”, this is an industrial emerging area filled with young creators, artists and off-radar spots, which really connected with the person we were bound to meet.
We got to a large space that used to be a car garage and currently contains a restaurant and “Vendejo”, a deli offering locally made products. We were directed up stairs, to an off-beat gallery floor where we found Willehad surrounded by his large, impressive oil, acrylic and ink paintings. Looking at the works, it noticeable that most of what’s posted on his Instagram page was close-ups of large scale paintings. The close ups themselves already looked like impressive finished pieces, and it was a real delight to look at those oil canvases and realise they were just the tip of the iceberg.