Art Awakens

Art Awakens… the place where Creativity, Self Expression, Playfulness and Spirituality mingle and expand.

Here you can explore your own Creativity, join the Art Community and Decorate your wall with inspiring art.

Art Awakens - Community of Creativity

I am exited you found your way here

aand I'd love to get to know you in any way you wish:

– Take part in one of our Creative Workshops - online or in person in our studio and art space in Amsterdam

- Join the conversation about Art and Creativity by sharing your voice on one of the blogposts or joining our video-podcast sessions.

– By purchasing a piece of artwork, you donate to the charity program 

in which we organize creative workshops for the community.

Love to meet you soon!

Laerke den Dulk Nissen (founder of Art Awakens)

Art Expo at 'Back To Black', Amsterdam

This summer and fall I am happy to be able to exhibit my artwork at the ‘Back To Black’ cafe in Amsterdam.

Drop in, have coffee or hot ginger thee and don’t miss out on their delicious gingerbread.

And as you sip away… enjoy the art work.

I would love to hear which piece is your favorite?

These are two of the art pieces at the expo.

Let Your Creativity Flow

We have different ways of helping you 'getting into your creatieve flow'...

Choose what speaks most to you at this moment:

Free watercolor worksheet

Artwork to inspire and decorate

Creative workshop in our studio

  • Receive the free ‘Watercolor to Soothe the Soul’ worksheet and play.

  • Join one of my creative workshops or give your own workshop in my studio in Amsterdam.

  • Buy an artwork to inspire and remind you of the present that each moment holds or give it as a present to a friend or family member to show them your love.

I Breathe Creativity

My name is Laerke Nissen

and I am a visual artist.

For me Creativity is meditation.

When I paint, write, dance, make music,

film or photograph, my Soul comes Alive.

In these moments I feel connected to something bigger than me and I surprise myself what amazing artwork comes through me with one purpose always; to connect

What does Creativity mean to you?

Read more…

What is Creativity to you?

Art Awakens Experience ( video-podcast) ​

Art Awakens Experience. The video-podcast where I want to invite you to dive into your own Creative Flow.

Sharing with you my own journey of be(coming) an artist as well as inspiring interviews with different artist

and all-over creative people from different backgrounds, creative disciplines, thoughts, fears and dreams

related to art and creativity.

My wish for this Experience series is to widen our perception on art and awaken more and more of our
Creative Powers that I believe we all posses, but that is often dwelling just beneath the surface, waiting to be
awakened, taken serious and called to life'.

Looking forward to sharing this with you and please take my invitation to be a part of this journey

by sharing your dreams, idea's and artwork with us too.

Shortcuts to the recent artworks, posts and charity insights...​

New products

See the latest added artwork for sale as well as coming up projects.

If you are looking for a personal artwork, let me know.

Latest blogpost

And the journey begins...

My first printed artwork in the form of an art poster has seen the light and has been personally handed over to Peter.

Art Awakens charity

With every artifice sold, a percentage is donated to the charity, organizing workshops in creativity to the public.

A little about me...

My name is Laerke, I am a visual artist.

I love to share my artwork with

you and maybe even inspire you to create your own.

Whether you are looking for artwork to decorate your home,

looking for a gift for a loved one,

or maybe want to take part in a workshop and create your own artwork,

I love to inspire you to create

Have a look around the site, and please send me a message

if you have any questions

or want information about a personal idea.

I hope to meet you one day 'real life' in persoon too.

Creative workshop in our studio

Je mind ontspannen kan simpel én zinderend

met de Sacred Geometry Aquarelle workshop.

Geef je over aan creativiteit en laat je tegelijk verwonderen.

Kom schilderen met aquarel en leer deze combineren met Sacred Geometry tekens voor het maken van je eigen kunstwerk.

Je hoef geen ervaring te hebben met schilderen, ik laat je alles zien van A-Z.

Het wordt een gezellige middag in mijn studio in Amsterdam West.

Gratis pareren voor de deur of kom op de fiets of OV.

Onze volgende Workshop ‘Aquarel and Sacred Geometry'

wordt gehouden op zaterdag 5 juli (2025) van 10.00-13.00

Mijn naam is Laerke, ik ben visueel kunstenares, en ik heb mijn eigen atelier,

waarin ik je graag uitnodig voor deze sessie.

Ik hou de groep klein – max. 6 deelnemers en die gaat door als er minimaal 4 deelnemers zijn,

anders zoeken we samen naar een nieuwe datum.

Deelname is 75 euro, inclusief materialen.

Ik zorg voor alle materialen om je kunstwerk te kunnen maken en koffie en thee.

Kom je samen met ons je eigen kunstwerk creëren?

Ik kijk er naar uit om je te zien.

Via deze pagina kan je je aanmelden:

Ik kijk er naar uit om je te ontmoeten.

Hartelijke groet,

Laerke Nissen

Sfeerimpressie van een eerdere workshop

Verhalen en gemaakte

kunstwerken van andere deelnemers ​

"Ik vond het heel fijn, ik ben veel meer relaxed

dan toen ik binnenkwam.

Ik voel me veel meer gegrond

en ben heel blij met mijn kunstwerk."

Vanessa

Meld je aan voor de komende workshop

Kom je samen met ons je eigen kunstwerk creëren?

Ik kijk er naar uit om je te zien.

Via deze pagina kan je je aanmelden:

Volg deze link om je aan te melden

Hartelijke groet, Laerke Nissen