Clemens Briels - Queen of Cai

Clemens Briels (Son, 1946) is a Dutch visual artist. In 1965 he starts training at the Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven with the aim of becoming an artist. Due to various circumstances, he ends up in the advertising world. He becomes a successful art director, but at the age of 46 he finally decides to become an artist.
His works of art are now included in various renowned art collections. Clemens Briels is the first Dutch artist to be chosen as “Official Olympic Artist” for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002.
His work mainly consists of paintings and sculptures. His paintings are characterized by the use of bright colors and the depth effect by applying relief to the canvas.
Clemens Briels lives in the Dutch fortified town of Heusden, where his "Clemens Briels Art Center" is also located. (source: Wikipedia)