Body & Soul
Lent Art Project 2026

During Lent 2026 my boyfriend, Stephan Ruigrok and I, explored John 13, with a special focus on the subject: the washing of the feet.

We both chose our own materials and techniques, and on which parts of the theme we would focus.

We published the progress of the project on our websites and on social media.

I explored the theme of the washing of the feet by Jesus, with video, photography, drawings, paintings and digital editings. On this page a selection of the artworks by Stephan and myself.

18 Februari – 4 April 2026

Ecoline, acrylics and Posca marker
God shows us who He really is,
by descending and washing our feet,
through Jesus

Digital blending and editing
of a photograph of a painting
John 13 : 4b and 5
About Jesus taking of his outer garment,
washing the feet and drying them
with a cloth

Pencil, charcoal, eraser, ecoline
This part of the project was inspired
by a sermon of Augustine,
that Stephan read aloud for us both.
He read it in my art studio
just before we started to work on the artworks
Jesus: When your feet are clean,
you are completely clean

Digital blending of ink drawing/Bic pen/ecoline
with photography
Body and Soul

Digital blending of drawing and photography
My Lord and Saviour

Acrylics, charcoal and pencil on canvas, 35 x 35 cm

(I am still working on this one)
Being touched by love

Sketch: Posca pencils
Jesus is serving us, as we should serve each other

Ecoline, Gouache, Pencil and Posca marker
Jesus is serving us, as we should serve each other

Ecoline and Gouache
Body & Soul

Oilpastel and Pencil on paper, A4
Body & Soul

Digital blending of photography with drawing
Body & Soul
Spirit
Cleansing
Casting out darkness

STEPHAN

In this place you can find the process of the project by my art partner Stephan Ruigrok. A continuous selection of the works in progress.

Water

Aquarel on paper, A4
Jesus and his 12 disciples

Lino cut
Jesus and his 12 disciples

Lino cut with ecoline
Jesus and his 12 disciples

Gouache on paper, A5
Jesus and his 12 disciples

Gouache on paper, A4
Jesus washes the feet of the disciples

Ink and ecoline
Water changes us: the head is upside down when you look at the reflection of the face.

Lino cut
Jesus began to wash their feet

Lino cut
When I cannot wash your feet,
you cannot belong with me

Ink
When I cannot wash your feet,
you cannot belong with me.

Gouache
When I cannot wash your feet,
you cannot belong with me.

Lino cut
Water changes us: the head is upside down when you look at the reflection of the face.

Gouache
Water changes us: the head is upside down when you look at the reflection of the face.

Ink and gouache
Jesus is given all the power

Ink and gouache
Jesus was given all the power,
and He will return to the Father.

Oilpastel
When I cannot wash your feet,
you cannot belong with me.

Oilpastel
Jesus was given all the power.

Oilpastel
Jesus was given all the power

Ink