Kralendijk–  The reception area of Tourism Corporation Bonaire is converted once again in an art exhibition, this is the eleventh time that art is being showcased.

The gallery is a showcase for local artists who wish to showcase their artwork. We always receive positive feedback from both tourists as well as locals who visit TCB. After the exhibition of the painter of the artworks “Portraits of Bonaire”, Mr. Henk Roozendaal which was the first artist, followed Mrs. Monica Liliana Trujillo, Mr. Adi Figaroa, Mrs. Riet Sealy and Mrs. Agnes Joosten, Mr. Fransico Uty Melaan, Mrs. Mamita Fox, Miss. Virgy Balentin, Mrs. Rosalba Figaroa, Mr. Nochi Coffie, Mrs. Maideline Hooi Martijn now we welcome Mrs. Mariela Domacasse Winklaar.

Mrs. Mariela Domacasse Winklaar is from the neighborhood of  Nort Saliña. Since she was a little girl she felt the need to create art, and it was like this that she started developing in this path by using her fantasies. She always had the wish to draw. She started from young to experiment with drawing and decorating. Where she can use her creativity you will find her there to help. During the years Mariela has developed her hobbies like decorating cakes, furnishing, decorate curtains, but also painting house. Together with some professionals who helped her in coming closer in making her dreams cometrue.                                                                                                                                   

Drawing and painting

It was last year when she was 55 years old, she decided to start focusing on creating art by drawing and painting. In her art she makes use of colors and the technique of dots. She concentrates a lot on the nature and also historic places on Bonaire. She is very thankful for her nephew Ger-G Winklaar and Angelo Domacasse for supporting her in bringing her art to TCB to exhibit these and also her sister Gerlinde Winklaar who supported her in making her dreams come true.