I AM A NOMAD, traveling all of my life. I use oil paint, writing, poetry. I am an art scholar (PhD) specializing in Chinese ink painting and its aesthetic principles, and  contemporary art from China. Studying Asian art while being trained in oil painting in Europe balances my work between East and West. I want to create a realm of nomadic freedom to roam and wander in close connection to nature. I am also interested in power, myth building, bottom-up dynamics, countermovements, tipping points - a split second in which everything turns.

I LOVE RITUALS, celebrations, commemorations, rite de passage, mourning, gratitude, new life, intimate rituals in daily life. A painting is a moment of tranquility, a connection to celebrate life, a touch between the living and the dead. 

I CREATE ART ON REQUEST, I use oil paint on high quality handcrafted Belgian linen, small postcard paintings or huge canvases. Feel free to contact me for an in-depth talk, possibilities and offer at: jeanne.boden@telenet.be

This site lists a selection of oil paintings I created since 2011 (a major turning point in my life) and exhibitions past present future. 

My name in characters is 包德真. 

As a scholar I follow the Asia Art Archive AAA.

Publications: jeanneboden.com

Photography: Photoblog

Interviews: Video

 Postcast: VRT, Klara, De Jaren