At one point I wished for one thing to return to me, the joy of creating. I cried when I realized how long ago it had left me.

Desires Your desire is the vessel to your true self. The soul’s means to speak to you directly. You are meant to chase them, obsessively, to the far corners of your being. It is in this endeavour were you find what you are destined to become.

The brutal truth of the self Most days I would wake up with my mind lost in a dark place. Shreds of thoughts, often negative, would plough through my head. Constructing a day that would stumble, leading me further and further away from feeling alive and experiencing joy.

For me personally, the Serpent has become a vessel for truth. We are slowly entering a world where we no longer know if we can trust what we see. The snake forces us to look inward. To evade the chaos and noise and turn to ourselves, to our subconscious. #transformation

Sacred desire ceramics in progress 💙 #ceramics #daannoppen #sacreddesire #beautiful #pottery #decoration

I just backed this super beautiful project. Really wanted to share this because I think it is doen with such love and dedication. Go and get one!! Secret Garden: Renaissance Magic in Tarot on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/obs...

Large oil painting in progress🔥

Big portrait again⚡️⚡️⚡️ #daannoppen #art #portrait #sketch #drawing

Red drawing 'Entropy framed #red #daannoppen #art #daannoppen #drawing #pencil

Red pencil on paper.. red pencil obsession⚡️ #red #pencil #art #sketch #drawing #daannoppen

Drawing in progress... #sketch #drawing #pencil #art #daannoppen

Sketchbook session.. #daannoppen #sketchbook #drawing #sketch

Detail of red pencil drawing. Obsessed with light🔥 #red #pencil #portrait #sketch #daannoppen #drawing

This was taken during my Mexico art residency in 2020. Oilpaintings on wood. #art #oilpainting #daannoppen #neon

Fabric, Oil painting on paper. 56x76cm #sketch #art #daannoppen #painting

Oil painting on wood panel, 2020, Daan Noppen #art #painting #oilpainting #fabric #daannoppen

Commission for @procreate.com 🙏🏻💙

Fabric, Oil painting on linnen 2020. Have a great start of the week everyone! 🔥 #art #painting #oilpainting #monday #daannoppen

Marliz, pencil drawing on paper, 130x140 cm

Always obsessed with eyes... #art #sketch #drawing #daannoppen

Francis Bacon portrait, 115x140cm #portrait #daannoppen #art #drawing #sketch

Gauge, blue pencil drawing paper. This is quite an early work. I have come to revisit it. My work is currently taking quite a different path. Both somehwo elements from the past seem to re-arrange itself and form a new reality. #drawing #art #daannoppen #sketch #blue

Detail.. #drawing #sketch #art #januarty #daannoppen

Serpent #lunaryear #yearofthesnake #daannoppen #chinesenewyear #art #januarty #newyear #celebration

With ‘The Serpent,’ I wanted to capture transformation, duality, and the eternal cycles of creation and renewal. The two serpents, intertwined through the sacred geometry of the Merkaba, symbolize the unity of opposites—light and shadow, chaos and harmony.

Transmutation XVII, oil painting on wood panel. #daannoppen #oilpainting #art #januarty #sketch

Serpent, limited edition giclee print will release on the 29th of january 🙏🏻 #lunaryear #serpent #snake #2025 #art #daannoppen #drawing #procreate

Old drawing :) 90x114 cm. Enjoy your Wednesday🔥 #daannoppen #art #sketch #drawing #januarty

Framed drawing 🔥 #daannoppen #drawing #sketch #art #neon

Pencil drawing on paper #januarty #daannoppen #sketch #drawing #art #neon

Oil on wood panel, have a great weekend everyone! #daannoppen #art #oilpainting #blue

Sharing a detail of the Year of the snake print artwork in progress🔥 Have a great weekend everyone! #snake #drawing #sketch #daannoppen #art #drawing #lunarnewyear

Atelier today :) #art #drawing #januarty #sketch

Been waiting for this one🔥 @realsimonsquibb.bsky.social

Oil sketch on paper, 50x70cm 2018, #daannoppen #art #oilpainting #sketch #januarty

Oil painting on linnen, 140x190 cm, #daannoppen #art #portrait #januarty #oilpainting

Oilpainting on linnen in atelier. #oilpainting #daannoppen #art #melancholy

Small sketches.. #sketch #drawing #daannoppen #art

Transmutation XV, oil painting on wood panel, 2020 #daannoppen #art #oilpainting #neon

Transmutatio IV, oil painting on wood panel, 2020 #daannoppen #oilpainting #januarty #art #neon

Transmutation II, oil painting on wood panel. #daannoppen #oilpainting #januarty #art #neon

Transmutation, oil on wood panel, 2020 #daannoppen #januarty #oilpainting #art

Fabric XIII Oil painting on linen 2018, Daan Noppen #oilpainting #daannoppen #art #fabric

Yellow and grey pencil on paper, 106 x 70 cm. Enjoy your Wednesday! #drawing #art #daannoppen #flood

Pencil drawing on paper from some years ago. Kind of my mood today.. #drawing #art #daannoppen #geometry

Obsession with eyes and red pencil 🔥 have a great Monday everyone! #monday #drawing #art #daannoppen #red

This was my former atelier. I have moved and am now fixing my new space. Will share this space soon🙏🏻 #art #sketch #drawing #artist #atelier #daannoppen

Oil painting on wood 2020. Have a great weekend everyone! #oilpainting #daannoppen #art #melancholy

Pencil sketch from years back when I was in China #art #drawing #daannoppen #memories

New year sketching! Happy new year to all! #drawing #art #daannoppen #passion