

Stef Franken was born in the Dutch East
Indies, BALI. He was born out of Dutch /
Indonesian parents. Drawing is something
that Stef has been doing since his birth. At
the primary school he stood out because of
his drawing work. As a child, Stef was a
calm and shy boy, but his work at school
caught him. Everyone knew him as 'Steffie
the Artist'. Almost all pupils asked him to
make a drawing of them, of course in
Caricature or Cartoon style.
Stef followed his education at the High
School in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Stef
was also noticed at this school by his Art.
The Art Teacher at this school was so
enthusiastic about Stef's drawing, that he
liked to see Stef draw on a large drawing
sheet on the schoolboard during the
Artlessons. The pupils of the school find
the Art of Stef amazing.
Stef's father gave him a 3-year American
drawing course at the age of 14, The Famous
Artist School, then based in Amsterdam
Osdorp. Stef was very happy with it and
finished the course. The American Art school
still exists, see link http://www.famous-artists-school.com/,
a great education. After High school Stef
followed a education at the Academy
Industrial Design Eindhoven/ Design Academy
Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
At the moment Stef runs his own company
called art4everybody.com for 12 years. This
company organizes Art & Culture
accommodation weekends in Centerparcs for
children and teenagers with an Autism
spectrum (A.S.S.) and children and teenagers
with ADHD. A group is working on reducing
and controlling psychological, social and
emotional disorders: such as anti-social
behavior, oppositional defiant behavior,
closedness, and (failing) fears. Working on
uncertainty and increasing self-esteem,
acceptance that it is good as you are.
Especially enjoying this and achieving the
desired result feeds the self-worth. Sports
especially to dare to challenge such as (wall
climbing, Archery, High Adventure at 15
meters height) pushing boundaries and where
competition means a challenge.
The main goal of such a weekend in
Centerparcs and the reason why so many
children join art4everybody.com is learning
Drawing and Painting. During such a weekend,
much focused Art education is provided.
Besides the Art weekends, art4everybody.com
also organizes Arts & Culture trips to Crete,
Rhodes, Mallorca, America / California and
the beautiful Tropical island of BALI. In
addition, Stef also gives drawing and
painting lessons to children and teenagers
from the age of 6. This group of children
have no restriction.
In the past, Stef has often worked in the
Advertising world. Cartoonist at municipal
newspapers and newspapers. Various
Management positions, mostly as Supervisor
at, among others, the Banking and the tax
authorities in Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Hereby the website www.art4everybody.com (for
children with disabilities)
The website www.art4me.nl (for children
without restriction)
The website www.steffranken.com own work and
Cartoons
©
Stef Franken, Industrial Designer/Artist,
Whatsapp: +316 447 825 76, E: steffranken@gmail.com,
W: www.steffranken.com, BTW-nummer NL 818044718B01, KvK 17207137
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