{"id":390,"date":"2022-07-06T17:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T17:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/?page_id=390"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:50:12","slug":"over-mij","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/over-mij\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Portret-Alida.jpg\" alt=\"Kunstenaar Alida\" title=\"Portret Alida\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Portret-Alida.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Portret-Alida-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Portret-Alida-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-224368\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>My name is Alida de Graaf, and I live in the Netherlands, near the beautiful Lauwersmeer National Park. My love for animals and nature inspired me to start drawing realistic animal portraits a few years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>My very first pastel drawing was a portrait of my own golden retriever, Bente. That portrait, which is very special to me, marked the beginning of a passion that has since become an important part of my life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span>With great attention to detail, I capture the appearance and character of each animal. Whether it\u2019s a dog, cat, horse, bird, or wild animal, every portrait is created with care and love. My goal is not only to create a lifelike drawing, but also to convey the animal\u2019s unique personality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I hope that my work reflects my love for animals and the beauty of nature, and that my drawings serve as a lasting, cherished memory for the people who receive them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-390","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=390"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224369,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/390\/revisions\/224369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}