About the Artist

After an initial career as a professional cellist Femke retrained as an occupational therapist and had a successful and busy career in child mental health, while also bringing up her own family. Femke has always painted and sketched since a young age and in her early twenties settled on watercolour as her happy medium.

Since her retirement as a health professional, Femke Koome dedicates her life to her growing family and her rediscovered creativity. After a gap of 20 years Femke has taken her watercolour talents further and recently launched her new career as a watercolourist on art websites, as well as exhibiting in local galleries. From 2025 Femke will be joining the creative community at Chateau St. Germain des Prés in Dordogne with a weekend B & B watercolour course.

Femke’s watercolours have a loose, semi-abstract style and are inspired by New Zealand’s land and seascapes, and any subject that her keen eye for the beautiful and unusual captures. Femke uses pure watercolours as well as combining watercolour with ink or charcoal. Her subjects range from semi-abstract urban and nature subjects to quirky vignettes of man-made dereliction. Her bold and striking brush strokes give her paintings her signature exuberant style.

Femke lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Unframed paintings can be safely sold and shipped worldwide.