Grote paarse ridderzwam (1978)

An early attempt to draw realistic motifs.

Dancing people (1978)

I was into cartoons for years and this one is no exception. This is a copy of a previous drawing.

Dancing people (1975 – 1980)

I was into cartoons for years and this one is no exception. In 1978 I made a copy of this one.

Candace Collins (1984)

An early attempt to do realistic nudes. Unfortunately not after a live model but depicting Candace Collins, a great looking playmate.

Man with sigar – 13-09-79

I remember being fond of Disney movies and there is this cartoon in which Mickey Mouse is a leader of a big band wearing a cap and tresses. Being 10 I still wanted to become a cartoonist.

Let’s do it this way, not that way (1979) ​

A cartoonesque drawing with which I won the first price of a competition organized by Milieudefensie Nijmegen.

Tempo (1980)

An early attempt to depict realism, using a bag of paper handkerchief (Tempo). I remember the struggle, dragging myself from the 1970s and trying to get rid of the child in me and my drawings.

Still life with fruit (1979)

An early attempt to draw realistic motifs. I remember the struggling and I was pissed off because I couldn’t get the 3d optical illusion right.

Swimming pool – 24-06-79

A very early drawing in my childhood.

Henk Akkers sleeping (1975 – 1980)

Henk Akkers sleeping (1975 – 1980) A very early drawing after my childhood. It must have been in the 1st grades of primary school. I think It might have been 1979 or 1980 when we were living in Zwaneveld, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Pencil drawing on paper Artist: Corné Akkers