He studied fine arts at the Royal Academy of Art The Hague. He has received numerous prizes for his work, including the Jan Roëde Award and Stroom KABK Invest Award, and was shortlisted for the Piket Kunst Prijzen in 2016. He looks to find meaning in the everyday and uses paint to simplify reality and to explore memory. He often depicts felled trees and piles of debris, exploring the tension that exists between nature and humanity, as well as destruction and decay. He has exhibited his work extensively throughout the Netherlands in cities including Amsterdam, The Hague, Antwerp, and Gouda.