About Jan-Willem

My name is Jan-Willem, born in 1978 in the beautiful village of Wierden in Twente, the Netherlands. I’ve been happily married to Kristel for over 20 years and am the proud father of Kiki. In daily life, I’ve been working as a freelance IT consultant, software architect, and developer for more than 25 years.

After several years of dedicated sports, including finishing a full Ironman in 2024, I started drawing and painting in 2025. With the help of many YouTube videos, some online courses, and above all a lot of practice, I'm taking small steps toward creating increasingly enjoyable drawings and paintings ;-)

On this site, you can follow some of my work. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at jweshuis@gmail.com. And if you have any tips, I’d love to hear those too!