Els Coppens-van de Rijt

Johanna Elisabeth (Els) Coppens-van de Rijt (b. August 18, 1943) is a Dutch artist and author from Vlierden, North Brabant.

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. [ [http://www.synccp.nl/zkii/default.asp?page=item&ID=2909 Els Coppens-van de Rijt at Personalia] nl icon] Here she met her husband, sculptor Joep Coppens.

After her studies she made name as a painter, in particular of portraits. [Brabander L: "Geloven in Nederland". (Dutch: Believing in the Netherlands). Kampen: Kok, 2006, p. 39. ISBN 9043513032] 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 9080690813
* 2008 - "Martien Coppens, from village boy to city man" (with Joep Coppens)

References

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 9043513032
* "Joep en Els Coppens". Neerpelt: De Dommelhof, 1971.