Archives des Arches® Resident Artist

Silke Bonde, an artist who sculpts organic worlds out of paper and watercolour

Contemporary artist Silke Bonde was born in Denmark in 1990. She has made a name for herself in the art world with her captivating artworks and probing of the relationship humans have with nature.

Helen Dardik watercolor on ARCHES Aquarelle paper

Plunge into the dazzling world of Helen Dardik!

Helen Dardik is a professional artist based in Canada known for her distinctive colourful style combining a playful approach to art with a keen eye for detail.

Kiley Busko, the wonder of wildlife watercolour painting

Kiley Busko is a fascinating self-taught artist living in Minnesota, in the United States. She has had a boundless passion for art and design since her earliest childhood. This natural attraction for the aesthetic really came into its own when she started to experiment with watercolours during her high school years, spending her time painting after school.

Jeff Carter - Pen and watercolour, ARCHES® Aquarelle cold pressed bright white

Jeff Carter, a big-hearted artist

Jeff Carter is a self-taught artist who began to draw and paint for pleasure about seven years ago. He took watercolour lessons locally and online and watched tutorials on YouTube. But he was not progressing as he hoped. He then started sketching subjects he liked, to immortalise his memories by drawing the places he visits using mixed media techniques: felt tip pen and washes.

Peter Reuterberg on Arches Aquarelle paper

Peter Reuterberg, artist by nature

Peter Reuterberg is a Swedish artist originally from Hjärtum, in the Bohuslän inlands. After studying art and design in Gothenburg, he graduated with a master’s in Fine Arts. Peter has devoted his entire life to painting and sculpture. Watercolour is the technique that captivates him the most. The elusive power inherent in the watercolour pigments released when they are mixed with water represents a challenge that he willingly embraces.

Matty Burnham, optimistic illustrator

Matty Burnham is an English ink and watercolour illustrator. Although originally from Cumbria, he now lives near Leeds in Yorkshire. The region’s beautiful landscapes are a significant source of inspiration for him. He also loves visiting less familiar areas such as the incredible Northumbrian castles or the lochside cottages of the Highlands, and illustrating them.

Christian Koivumaa watercolor on Arches paper

The luminous watercolours of Christian Koivumaa

Christian Koivumaa was born in 1978 in Northern Sweden and grew up there. Very quickly he opted for a sporting career, in karate; After succeeding brilliantly on the international stage, injury forced him into early retirement. This marked the opening of a new chapter in his life as he joined the art world with the same commitment that had earned him his success in sport.

Amanda Reis, portrait of a passionate watercolourist

Amanda Reis is a Brazilian artist living in Portugal. She first discovered watercolour in 2017 and fell in love with the light, fluid nature of this painting technique which she finds very relaxing.

Joan Coch, a prolific and passionate artist

Joan Coch is a Spanish artist with innate artistic skills. As a child, he already showed astonishing creative abilities, which he would go on, on to continually develop throughout his career as a professional artist in different fields: architecture, interior decoration, visual arts, painting.

Steve Mitchell, passionate about watercolours

Steve Mitchell has been drawing since he was a child. When he was six, his mother gave him a “step-by-step” drawing book – and a passion for drawing was born. When he was about ten, he started to try out different media like graphite and charcoal, and gradually started to perfect his technique.