Els Coppens-van de Rijt
Johanna Elisabeth "Els" Coppens-van de Rijt (born August 18, 1943) is an artist and author from Vlierden, Netherlands.
Coppens-van de Rijt was born in Sint-Oedenrode, as one of twins to a Roman Catholic family with 11 children. She studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven with Kees Bol and Jan Gregoor and at the Art Academy of Maastricht.[1] Here she met her husband, sculptor Joep Coppens.
After her studies she made name as a painter, in particular of portraits.[2] She ceased painting, however, due to having the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Since, she has been writing among others on her Christian belief.
Books written
- 1996 - The other reality
- 1997 - I stayed at the edge of the river
- 2002 - Frank letters of belief ISBN 90-806908-1-3
- 2008 - Martien Coppens, from village boy to city man (with Joep Coppens)
References
- ^ Els Coppens-van de Rijt at Personalia Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ Brabander L: Geloven in Nederland. (Dutch for Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 39. ISBN 90-435-1303-2
Further reading
- Leo Brabander: Ziekte en lijden voegen iets toe aan ons leven (Dutch: Disease and suffering add something to our lives), book chapter on Els Coppens van de Rijt in Geloven in Nederland. (Dutch: Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 38-43. ISBN 90-435-1303-2
- Joep en Els Coppens. Neerpelt: De Dommelhof, 1971.