Marjon van Boeckel has been painting in oils since 2006. After completing her teacher training in crafts, she began working with ceramics in 1980. She ran a ceramics studio for many years, exhibited ceramic and bronze sculptures domestically and internationally, and taught.
Due to circumstances, she began painting in 2006 and has since focused on two-dimensional work. After exploring various media, she has fully embraced oil painting.

What does she aspire to create? Work that is recognizable, that feels close to home. No unusual poses, no grand scenes, but everyday moments: a plant on the windowsill, a coat on a chair, someone seen walking from behind—ordinary life. Moments you could easily miss, but which, in paint, suddenly acquire a presence of their own. She works from her own photographs of these everyday things, often vacation snapshots.

Technically, she works very realistically, reducing reality to what she considers the essence of that moment. The image must be clear, yet with soft transitions. She pays close attention to light, fabric, and atmosphere. She strives to use her craft in such a way that you feel what you see—for example, the down of a coat or the wrinkles in an old hand. Her work builds layer by layer until it is perfect and the image becomes calm.

Her subjects vary: portraits, people from behind, still lifes, and people over 90. She always aims to show: there is strength and softness in the everyday. Vulnerability and beauty. A simplicity without becoming flat.

She is a member of the Guild of Masters of Realism, the Hague Art Circle, and the Delft artists' association Kadmium.