Maaike Canne

Cover for the new celebrating Dutch landscape architect Mien Ruys (1904 - 1999).⁣
⁣
Mien Ruys is not a familiar name to most people. But for architects, artists, and garden enthusiasts, Mien Ruys is an icon. She was the only female landscape architect of her time; a conceptual artist who collaborated with Rietveld, Bonnema, and Mondriaan. She revolutionized the concept of gardens and gardening and was the major inspiration for the internationally renowned landscape architect Piet Oudolf.⁣
⁣
“The gardens of Mien Ruys” in Dedemsvaart are celebrating an anniversary year, as she made her first radical garden design in 1924.⁣
⁣

2024 ✔️

‘Hidden Retreat’, acrylic on paper, paper size 100 x 70 cm, sold. ⁣
⁣

I made a few prints of this older Japanese bathhouse (sentõ) Illustration. It’s now available on my online shop 🫧 High quality giclée on Hahnemühle Photorag paper. I’ll bring some to the market on the 22th at in Breda as well, so find me there if you want one.
⁣