Annemarie Terlage’s artistic journey has mostly been shaped by an exploration of memory, space, and the built environment. Her paintings do not document reality but rather construct imagined places, informed by personal recollections, vintage photographs, and cultural memory.

“For me, capturing a specific emotion at a particular moment is essential.”

Ultimately, Time Traveler, Capturing Eras is not just about aesthetics-it is about the emotional weight of spaces, about how architecture and interiors shape our experience of time.

Terlage breathes new life into these forgotten spaces, reimagining them in an otherworldly palette of deep greens, golden ambers, and luminous highlights.

As with her mid-century paintings, Terlage’s baroque interiors resist a simple narrative. They exist somewhere between grandeur and solitude, opulence and abandonment. The absence of figures is not accidental-it heightens the sense of anticipation and mystery. Who once inhabited these rooms? What conversations were whispered beneath these chandeliers?

Born in 1967 in the Netherlands, Annemarie Terlage has distinguished herself as a painter with a classical sensibility, melding traditional themes with innovative techniques. A graduate of the esteemed Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in 1991, Terlage has remained dedicated to her craft within her intimate studio, situated in the heart of the city.

Though her process remains deeply rooted in traditional painting techniques, Terlage’s treatment of surface and color continues to push boundaries. Her application of acrylic and epoxy resin creates an almost lacquered, ethereal effect, enhancing the glow of her compositions and giving them an almost dreamlike presence. This approach mirrors the materiality of the spaces she depicts, where rich textiles, polished wood, and gleaming chandeliers become a play of texture, reflection, and illusion.

(Source: Impulse Gallery, Time Traveler, Capturing Eras, 2025)

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