Gert Johan Manschot lives in Dripping Springs, TX, with six rescue dogs, two donkeys, a cat, and three beehives. Johan's career journey started in the Netherlands as a lawyer first and subsequently in project management. Throughout his life, he found joy in art: paintings, sculptures, and art collecting, and after moving to Texas, he began drawing and painting himself. His paintings are predominantly abstract in form, using acrylic paint on canvas, wood, or paper, and most large in format. The strokes capture the energy that he experiences in the very moment of painting and are Invocative, challenging the viewer to question where the energy comes from and what it expresses. Johan's art is strongly influenced by a long-term study and teaching of meditation.