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Valta's Paintings & Their Stories

painting series Hands' Private Life
Hands' Private Life
Still Lifes
Still Lifes
Interiors
Interiors
Landscapes etc.
Landscapes
People etc.
People

Hands' Private Life series

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After Hours
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Counterproposal
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In Despair SOLD
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You'll Get Over It
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Night Fever
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Friend or Foe? SOLD
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Foxtrot
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Resting SOLD
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Matthew's POV
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Sudden
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In Whisky Veritas
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Rewards
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Ageing Together SOLD
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Fighter (after an unknown artist)
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Choices SOLD
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Rainy Day
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Sensing
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Going Out. Breaking Rules
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Finished Book
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Selfie
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Old-fashioned SOLD
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Holding Scotch SOLD
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Fogged Mirror
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Social
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Still Lifes

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Kerststal
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Pumpkin
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Eveline's Apples
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Cup of Espresso
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Christmas Balls
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Daffodils for Annet SOLD
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Ginger Jar from Hattem
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Strawberries
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Cup of Coffee SOLD
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Breakfast
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Lemons and Oranges SOLD
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First of the Season SOLD
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Transitions SOLD
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Strawberries SOLD
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Festive Season SOLD
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Glass of Whisky SOLD
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Comice Pears
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Blue Jar SOLD
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Let's picnic
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Triple Pleasure SOLD
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Early Apples SOLD
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Aan tafel! SOLD
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Sunday Lunch SOLD
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Glass of Whisky SOLD
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Orange still life SOLD
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Interiors

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Downstairs 15 (Heringastate)
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Downstairs 14 (A Room at Castle Hernen)
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Downstairs 12 (Poptaslot)
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Downstairs 11 (Menkemaborg)
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Downstairs 10 (Menkemaborg)
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Downstairs 9 (Fraeylemaborg)
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Downstairs 8 (Doorwerth Castle)
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Downstairs 7 (Sorgdrager)
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Downstairs 6 (Mensinge) SOLD
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Downstairs 5 (Mensinge)
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Downstairs 4 (Verwolde) SOLD
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Downstairs 3 (Verwolde)
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Christmas Time
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Downstairs 2 (Verwolde)
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Amelander Interior
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Come Out!
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Chester the Sun Worshiper
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Tea from far away
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St. Magnus church in Hollum SOLD
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At home SOLD
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Amelander Interior by Night SOLD
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Downstairs (Huis Van Eysinga) SOLD
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Interior of an Amelander house SOLD
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Landscapes, etc.

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Winter Morning
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Study of Storm
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Wad. Sunset
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Cows of Hollum
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Late Summer Evening SOLD
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't Skuurke SOLD
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Oosterlaan
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Towards Autumn
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Hidden Place
story

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Island sheep VI SOLD
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Island sheep V
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Island sheep IV
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Island sheep III SOLD
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Island sheep II SOLD
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Island sheep I
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Burenlaan in winterzon SOLD
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Peaceful Fields ON LOAN
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Hollum. Winter SOLD
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Bij Sorgdrager
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Buien boven Zuidwest
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Southwest. Storm is coming SOLD
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Stal achter Burenlaan te Hollum
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Herenweg te Hollum SOLD
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Hollum. Spring
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Roofs of Hollum. Sunrise
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Autumn. Behind the dyke
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Rooftops of Hollum SOLD
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People

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You'll Get Over It
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Foxtrot
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Resting SOLD
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Matthew's POV
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Sudden
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No Hands
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Downstairs 13 (Manchini's Girl in Anchers Hus)
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Globe Thistles SOLD
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Let's Play SOLD
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Fetching SOLD
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In the room of Belle van Zuylen SOLD
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Portret Valta

All about Val

Valta is an artist based on the beautiful Dutch island of Ameland. He is a self-taught fine art painter who draws inspiration from the simplicity and beauty of everyday life, often focusing on the interplay of light in his work. Living with his partner and their best friend Chester in a historic house near the sea, Valta’s surroundings on Ameland — a serene, natural environment — significantly influence his artistic perspective.
His artwork has been exhibited frequently, and he also engages with his audience through this personal website, blog, and social media, where he shares his creative motivations, artistic processes, finished works, and the stories behind his paintings. Feel free to follow:

Paintings by Valta

Paintings

Valta’s artistic style pays tribute to the classical school and realist traditions, with a particular admiration for masters who excelled at capturing light.

His work is figurative and includes still lifes, interiors, landscapes, and a notable focus on "stories told by hands." This emphasis adds a narrative quality to his art, where everyday objects or gestures might convey deeper meanings. As an autodidact, Valta has honed his skills through independent study, demonstrating a strong passion for traditional painting techniques.

Valta's CV »

Shows

Shows in 2025


Wintersalon Pictura in Groningen, January - March

Driedaagse Expo in het Stalhuus in Hollum, June

Zomer vol kunst in Nes, July - October

Amelander Kunstenaars in Buren, November

More shows »


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