What began as a pictorial ode to the Greek islands, where Lieve lived for a time, alternating between their shores, has grown into a warm and intriguing body of work. Her paintings breathe the good life: without a trace of cliché, she weaves together elements of landscape, nature and still life. Lieve paints with bravura, wilfulness and virtuosity. Her works are wild and colourful, often large in scale, with an abstract-expressionist touch.

Classical motifs, oysters, sunflowers, receive an unapologetic nod to the great masters of painting, rendered on canvas with energy and passion. Daring and action elevate her joy of painting to a higher register.

Alongside these remarkable still lifes, her monumental paintings of olive trees form a significant part of her oeuvre. Born from her observations in Greece, these works are organic constructions that balance between the recognisable form of the classical olive tree and almost alien structures, an unsettling, otherworldly experience.

Lieve is a colourist pur sang, with an enviable joie de vivre. Her paintings appear spontaneous and effortless, yet they are the result of an intense pursuit of perfection within chaos. Flamboyant and unabashedly free.