Born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium, Ruben is an oil painter whose artistic journey began in childhood but crystallized in 2023. He works from his studio in East Los Angeles, balancing a fast-paced career as an Art Director with a quieter personal life of surfing, playing basketball, and painting. His process—and his paintings—reflect a search for order, simplicity and beauty in the everyday.

“If I had to articulate why I paint, I would start with the fact that I have found something that lets me find quiet in a sometimes overwhelming world. How lucky I am to have that. To be able to create images that inspire feelings and to know that as I grow, as a man and an artist, so does my practice, and my ability to showcase what’s important to me. If the studio is my peace, then what comes from it is the best of me.”

Contact
ruben.beddeleem@gmail.com
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