Dirk Verdoorn

Dirk Verdoorn (born 1957 in Dordrecht), is a French "peintre de la marine" from the Netherlands.
He spent his childhood on a barge at the confluence of the Waal, the Meuse and the Merwede, before settling in France. He worked as an art teacher and stage designer before beginning to sell his paintings in 1997.
In 2001, he received the bronze medal at the Salon de la Marine, then the gold medal two years later. In 2005, he was appointed "peintre de la marine agréé".
He currently lives in south Italy, along the Ionian Sea.