Jan and Chantal - married since 1979 with 3 kids - are the owners and founders of Ideefiks school, Obeeliks Art Materials and Doublefaux paintings in Antwerp Belgium. They both are passionate decorative painters since many years. After an initiation in decorative painting at their own school in the mid nineties they both started an in depth study of decorative painting through self study and by taking classes with Gert Jan Nijsse their longtime friend and teacher since many years.

Jan teaches decorative painting, trompe l'oeil, mould making and body casting at their school for 16 years now. Since 2006, Salon Utrecht, they have the privilege to participate each year at the International Salon for Decorative Painters. Jan specializes in marble-, stone- and wood imitation and trompe l'oeil moldings. Chantal likes to paint ornamentation, grotesca, murals and detail painting.

Their school started in 1991, the Art Material store and E-Shop Obeeliks started up in 2000, in 2009 followed Doublefaux decorative painting contracting and restoration. Since last year they organized Master classes in Decorative painting with Gert Jan Nijsse , Mats Carlsson , Lotta Olsson, .... as guest teachers. We hope to welcome many other masters in the next coming years.