Wijnand Driessen (Nuenen, 1984) is a visual artist based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Creating a painting is like creating a new world that can bring people there.

After having spent 6 months in Japan, the land of anime, I started my professional career as a background painter for many animation productions. Having worked for major studios as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Madhouse and others.

My work moves between what was, what is, and what could have been. I paint from memory — not to preserve the past, but to transform it. Through layered colors, quiet light, and intuitive form, I seek moments that linger beneath the surface: a glance, a season, a silence. Each painting is an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect — not only with our memories, but with the wonder of what they might become.