DUTCH House's summer of Across The North Sea exhibitions at Mill Green Farm, Crayke, near Easingwold, continues with a floral taste of the Netherlands.

On show until July 20 in Dutch couple Sjaak Kastelijn and Cecile Creemers' new Kunsthuis gallery space are Dutch works in oil and mixed media by Arjen van Prooijen and acrylic and oil by Joep van Kerkom, alongside ceramics by Lucie Berben, bronze sculptures by Tanja Webbers and print work by North Yorkshire artists Ian and Stef Mitchell.

"Arjen van Prooijen has found his inspiration in floral and the natural world," says Cecile.

"His work can be seen as contemporary and is colourful in tone and structure, while Joep van Kerkom has chosen the floral beauty of poppies for his main inspiration. His work is a striking display of form and colour and his paintings are big in size, giving them the best visual experience."

Arjen, from Maastricht, creates happy and pleasant paintings that "aren't just about flowers and the floral".

"It depicts the relationship between what is coincidental and what is determined," he says.

"The flowers seem to be placed in a random order, but when you look carefully you can see the shade of the flowers in the background.

"As the shade has been painted first, the position of the flower must have been determined. This leaves a tension between coincidence and the plan to place the flower on the spot. My paintings ask questions about the existence of coincidences.”

Like 17th century still-life painters, he also asks the viewer to be aware of the fleeting nature of life, its shortness and vulnerability.

“Take [the chance] to change while you can; life can end before you know it," says Arjen, who studied art and history in The Hague.

Joep van Kerkom is intrigued by curvaceous, vibrant and natural forms, placing the human body in flat, colourful backgrounds in his abstract pieces.

"Lately I've been working on simplified human depictions set against luminous green, red and orange backgrounds." he says.

"Within these works, smiling female nudes and flowers are fixed on to the canvas as heavy black, bold outlines, which is a departure from my past work that focused on the depiction of soft-focus flowers.

"I'm interested in all in life that is passed by as ordinary, endeavouring to solidify objects of beauty that we take for granted every day. "

Dutch House, a wildlife garden, bird sanctuary, café, gallery and art workshop space in converted farm buildings, is running a rolling programme of five-weekly Across The North Sea shows. From July 23 to August 24, the spotlight will be on oils and ceramics by Sjer Jacobs; more acrylics by van Kerkom and ceramics by Webbers; jewellery by Jenny Gill and screen prints by Helen Lang.

Dutch House and the Kunsthuis – the Dutch word for art house – are open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.