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Artist Statement

Simone Roodselaar (SiemArt) is an international abstract painter from the Netherlands, whose work explores how inner expectation shapes the reality we experience.

She builds her paintings in layers — both materially and emotionally. Each layer represents a shift: in perception, in feeling, in identity.

Her work is not about representation. It is about becoming.

Through intuitive movement and deliberate composition, her large-scale canvases create fields of presence that influence how a space is felt and how a viewer relates to themselves within it.

Rather than depicting reality, Roodselaar reveals the potential within it.

 

The viewer is not separate from the work, but part of its completion.

My paintings are built as layered structures of tension, warmth and openness. They do not prescribe meaning. Instead, they hold space in which something can emerge — depending on the state, perception and inner landscape of the viewer at the moment of encounter.

What becomes visible is not fixed. It shifts with the viewer. A work may reveal clarity at one moment and remain silent at another. Both are part of its nature.

I do not aim to capture emotion, but to form a potential in which insight can arise. The painting does not dictate. It sustains.

In this way, each work exists as a living field — completed not by the artist alone, but in the meeting between the structure I create and the awareness the viewer brings.

 

Universe

You are as great as you can imagine.
Just as the universe expands, 
our imagination and creativity can also be limitless.
Surrender to the endless possibilities 
of your creativity and the depths of your soul
and let yourself be carried away to other dimensions. 
Discover that the only limits you see 
are the boundaries you impose on yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
frame: 180 x 210 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Positivity

Spread your positive energy,
that will bring happiness to the world.
Energy cannot be seen by everyone,
but everybody can feel it.
Be loving, caring, patient
and your energy will start going on
through others,
like a domino.

 

 






 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
frame: 180 x 210 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Magical

Wonder and imagination, 
where reality fades away 
and the boundaries 
between dream and reality blur.
Immerse yourself in the magic of the moment
and briefly escape the constraints
of everyday existence.
Look beyond the limits you've set for yourself
and surrender to the power of your
creativity and imagination.

 

 

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
frame: 170 x 170 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

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Grateful

I've noticed that,
when I feel gratitude,
it's nearly impossible to,
at the same time,
feel a negative emotion.
Gratitude feels peaceful,
like love,
for people and things,
for simply being.
Being who you are,
Being where you are,
Being with who you are.

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
frame: 170 x 170 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Breathe

life is breathing in, breathing out
all in between
is the moment we live in.
If you trust your nature
Everything goes in a flow.
This is what is,
Not what has been
Or is coming
Everything just in time, like the sprouting of a seed
Developing in a flower.
If you are out of balance for a moment,
Then breathe in calmly and relax again
Feel that you are here, in the moment.

 

size: 130 x 160 x 4,5 cm
frame: 150 x 180 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

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Children

A precious gift
That brings immense love,
and at the same time, worry
and a deep sense of responsibility.

You were chosen to guide these
still dependent little humans
towards independence.
To walk alongside them through life.
You want to steer them, protect them,
but you know
you must give them the freedom
to develop their own identity.

Every child is different,
responds differently,
and grow in their own way.

Letting go is sometimes hard,
but inevitable.
And so your children become adults
Souls you look upon with love and pride,
because you taught them how to fly
into a life of their own.

size: 160 x 190 x 4.5 cm

Price on request

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Adventures

What do you discover by travelling the world?
Is it different cultures?
Or does it reveal something about yourself?

Will you change after your adventure,
or will you be the same once you're back in your life?
Did you learn from others,
or were you just a viewer
and back home still the same?

Everyone has their own experiences,
even while sharing the same adventures.
Isn’t that exactly what makes us human
each with our own state of mind?

size 180 x 180 x 4.5 cm

Price on request

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Surrender

I let go,
allow things to unfold,
beyond my own thinking.
I let myself be guided.
To trust,
to surrender,
to be led
brings something new.
Because what I already knew,
was already there.

Now something new is arriving,
and I choose to accept it.
No judgment of myself.
Because I’ve allowed myself
to be guided
by something that flows through me.

Why do I judge myself
more harshly than another?
Am I more tolerant
toward others than myself?
Do I expect perfection from me,
but not from someone else?

size 130 x 160 x 4.5 cm
Euro 6.950,00

Lost time

Is it possible to lose time?
 Can you skip time?
 Sometimes it seems to fly by,
 and other times it crawls.
 It all depends
 on how you spend your time.
 When you are aware of the time you have,
 you can experience it consciously,
 and no moment
 needs to be wasted.
 After all, it is your own choice.

 

size: 130 x 160 x 4,5 cm
frame: 150 x 180 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Growing

You only have to plant your seeds
and you will grow.
Don’t be impatient, 
growing needs time.
Just keep giving it energy
and you will grow at the right speed.
Some seeds grow faster than others
Trust the process, give it time
and your seeds will flower.

 

 

 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
frame: 180 x 210 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Letting go

Do you try to hold everything in life,
or do you accept that life is about a flow
of come and go.
If you are able to see
that everything is connected
you will be able to let go.
Because deep inside you know
that you never have to let go,
If you don’t hold your hands on it,
you will understand that what seems to go
is still with you.

 

 

 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Expecting

An expectation exists in a silence between hope and reality.  
Do I expect something because I want it to happen?  
Or do I adjust my expectations even before the future reveals its colours?  
‘Expecting’ captures precisely that tension.  
Reality moves with our intentions, yet follows its own path.  
Where is the boundary?  
This work plays with the space between what is and what could be, uncovering our unconscious deliberations.

 

size: 180 x 120 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Paradise

Paradise is not a place, but a state of being.  
Those who live in the present see beauty in everyday  
and discover  that every moment can be fulfilling.  

Your thoughts are your powers;  
what you think, you shape,  
and what you shape, you experience.  

If you choose positive thoughts,  
you build a paradise from within.  

Within this power lies the secret:  
you become what you think, 
you receive what you create.

size: 180 x 180 x 4,5 cm
frame, 200 x 200 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Freedom

If you are able to do what you like to do,
no obligations,
not being accountable to anyone else.
You don’t have to worry, thoughtless, by yourself
Being able to express your opinion,
free choices,confess love,
to be kind,
Your choice to feel yourself
the way you want to feel
your choice for your own core values,
that makes you happy.

 

 

 

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Exploring

By looking beyond your own limited horizon,  

you open yourself to new dimensions and influences.  

Take your time to discover a greater whole.  

‘Exploring’ reminds us that the world is larger  

than what we alone can comprehend,  

and that true growth lies within this opennes.

 

 

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

The power of love

The world sometimes seems to be overshadowed
by division and discord.
Yet it's important to remember that the power of love is always there.
Love has the ability to bring out the best in humanity.
It is a source of inspiration that reminds us
that love has the power to make a lasting impact
on the world around us.

size: 180 x 120 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

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So many versions

There are so many versions of myself,
 many I don’t even know yet.
 Because everyone sees something different in me.
 Yet these are all versions
 I want to learn more about.
 Because I’m curious:
 How is my persona shaped,
 by my own identity
 and the identity given to me?
 Who am I truly?
 As I feel myself to be,
 or
 as I am seen by others?

 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
frame: 180 x 210 x 12,5 cm, black oiled oak veneer
Price on request

Limitless

Where do you meet your limits?
Are there limits you put on yourself,
or are you limited by others?
Can you choose to be limitless and find your full potential?
Maybe when you start only for a few moments a day and let it grow,
you will find lots of energy.

 

 


 

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Mind sex

Seeing,
thoughts fill your mind.
What do those thoughts do to you
looking at an image,
what feelings does it evoke?
Can you be carried away by the image
or is it the title that gives it more meaning?
Let your thoughts flow with an impact on your feelings.
Representation of passion
that you've experienced before
or
that you hope to experience.
 

 

size: 100 x 100 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Trust

I see trust as a two-way street, with both positive and negative aspects.
Positive:
Having trust in yourself, your intuition, your family, your friends, and your future can be incredibly powerful. It provides you with the strength and positivity to face challenges and achieve your goals.
Negative:
Lack of self-confidence, not receiving trust, or giving trust to someone and then being disappointed can be destructive. It can take you out of your strength and evoke negative emotions.
It is valuable to believe in yourself and have trust in the people who care about you. While disappointments may occur, nurturing positive relationships and having confidence in your own abilities are crucial for your well-being and growth.

 

size: 130 x 160 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Open your heart

When you open your heart, everything begins to flow.
You enrich yourself because you also allow another
to glimpse inside you.
Being open to others creates connection and trust.
This, in turn, allows another person to entrust their heart to you.

 

 

 

 

 


 

size: 130 x 160 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Deep forest

 

 

    Real treasures

    can be found

     deep inside




 

 

 


 

size: 120 x 200 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Joyful

Merging with the rhythm, the sea, back and forth, in motion,
the calm, the sound, powerful yet reassuring.
A bird nourishes itself, a fish lives its life,
and so much more beneath the surface.
Everything sustains each other, is connected to one another.
The sea flows through all these organisms,
and I am also a part of it.
Everything is as it should be,
no manipulation, just going with the flow.
Simply being, in happiness, in the moment.
 

 

 

size: 130 x 160 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Miss you

Used to be together all the time
not knowing what if feels like to miss each other
We are two separate persons, 
but also one, 
grown towards each other 
we know each other, don’t have to tell much to understand
But if you can’t hold me,
I miss you.
I know you are in my mind and I am in yours,
but missing you can hurt.
But missing you can also bring you closer, because it makes me realize
how much I love you.
 

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Bliss

The state you reach when you feel in heaven.
Everything aligns, no sense of lack but enlightenment.
You experience that everything is connected,
and there, in the midst of it, you feel one with everything.
There is nothing outside you or inside you.
Everything is one.
When can you achieve this? When are you in Bliss?
It's a feeling beyond your consciousness,
something you cannot rationalize.
It's a moment, sudden, a flash,
perhaps 5 seconds, that seems to last an eternity.
 

 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

 

State of trance

Merging with the rhythm, beyond illusion, beyond time.
You feel the rhythm, sound fades away slowly
without attention, moving
thriving on the rhythm.
Bringing you into an infinite trance,
one that may linger forever,
like in a state of meditation,
where everything is one
and you completely immerse yourself in the universe.
 

 

 

size: 120 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Italian feeling

 

 

        How does your

      environment play

      with your feelings



 

 

 


 

size: 120 x 130 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Beautiful life

How beautiful can your life be…
Looking from within your soul, you experience your own world.
Do you see the sun or the shadow,
do you see problems, or do you see challenges?
Can you be moved by the small, priceless things in life,
or are you nourished by material possessions?
What is beautiful is different for everyone,
live your life, not someone else's,
and make it as beautiful as you desire.

 


 

size: 100 x 100 x 4,5 cmPrice on request
Price on request

Let's get together

         

 

 

      What seems to be normal

              is most precious 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Price on request (in option at the moment)

Cosmic connection

Everything is connected, 

sometimes only with small lines,

but visible, when you pay attention to it.

 

 

 

 






 

size: 160 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Love under construction

Is love perfect itself, 
or
do we need to work on our relationship?
Love is perfect
But our thoughts make it imperfect.

 

size: 190 x 160 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Spring is in the air

 

 

         Every new beginning

              is a challenge

                 to change 

 

 

size: 190 x 160 x 4,5 cmEuro 4.750,00
price on request

Beat it

  

     "Don't be discouraged

          If things don't go

         as you expected.

You can overcome anything

  if you believe in yourself."
 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

size: 120 x 190 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Blessedness

 

 

 

 

 

       Did you count

      your blessings

             today?




 

 

 

 


 

size: 120 x 200 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Keep the fire burning

 

 

     Never stop

   giving energy
 

 

 

 

size: 150 x 150 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

The Gap

Somewhere between your conscious and unconscious,
the intangible, where you have no awareness,
wishes come into existence.
Therefore, be aware
of what you wish for.
 

 

 

 

 

 



 

size: 130 x 160 x 4,5 cm
Price on request

Reviews about Siemart

"We absolutely love the paintings we purchased. They truly add value to our interior. We've also received very positive and enthusiastic comments."

Marie José

"We enjoy your painting every day and are very pleased with it."

Marion K

"Siem's works perfectly adorn our apartment. Modern, warm, and playful, they create a pleasant atmosphere."

Jade

"We had a painting created with our own color scheme and in a size that fits perfectly in our home. The painting brings color into our lives! We are very grateful to Simone for it."

Hans & Irene

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