Neo Deco – 14-12-25
Neo Deco – 14-12-25 is a graphite pencil drawing that pays homage to the stylized geometry of the art deco era.
Drawings
Ophelia – 08-12-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Ophelia – 08-12-25’ is my Shakespearean card up my sleeve I wanted to play for so long. Honoring John Everett Millais.
Sheer Beauty – 28-11-25
To me, this graphite pencil drawing ‘Sheer Beauty – 28-11-25’ was nothing but sheer joy to create. Maximal tonal tension: hefty and subtle combined.
Louise Brooks – 04-11-25
This colored pencil drawing ‘Louise Brooks – 04-11-25’ pays homage to a cinematic icon whose beauty and presence transcend time.
L’Inconnue de la Seine – 12-10-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘L’inconnue de la Seine – 12-10-25’ handles a curious case of an unsolved mystery. Imagine a beautiful yet drowned woman.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover- 05-10-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover – 05-10-25’ honors English author D.H. Lawrence. My visual interpretation of his greatest novel.
Neo Deco – 24-09-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 24-09-25’ refers to a previous style called ‘Roundism’. Straight and round forms converged.
Elysian Fields – 15-09-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Elysian Fields – 15-09-25’ combines impressionism with a bit of surrealism. Two elephants in the back and why not?
Beek – 08-09-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Beek – 08-09-25’ combines cubism with atmospheric depth. Cows, trees and a lovely view over the Ooijpolder.
Louise Brooks – 02-09-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Louise Brooks – 02-09-25’ is a mixture of surrealism, cubist styling and art deco. Louise, two cats and an elephant combined.
Neo Deco – 19-08-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 19-08-25’ is something special. A cubist yet impressionist appearance that begun as an experiment indeed.
Sans Titre – 16-08-25 (Marion Cotillard)
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 16-08-25’ depicts french actress Marion Cotillard. Captured in a mixture of cubism, impressionism and art deco.
Neo Deco – 10-08-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 10-08-25’ has become a chiaroscuro variety in the Assia Series. Where art deco, impressionism and cubism converge.
Neo Deco – 04-08-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 04-08-25’ is a special one. A rather extreme pose forged into my bit of cubism, keeping body forms open.
Neo Deco – 28-07-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 28-07-25’ is lighter and fluffier than last one. Finally, I managed to keep forms open again!
Neo Deco – 21-07-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 21-07-25’ is a curious mixture of Seurat-like impressionism and some of cubist styling.
Neo Deco – 17-07-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 17-07-25’ is all about darkening things up. Assia captured in dark cubist structures.
Neo Deco – 13-07-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 10-07-25’ shows Assia Granatouroff once again. I strived for open structures that would seem fluffy like whipped cream.
Neo Deco – 07-07-25 (Assia)
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 07-07-25’ shows Ms Granatouroff’s portrait only. A grainy face and hairdo rendered in harsh lineair structures.
Neo Deco – 05-07-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 05-07-25’ depicts Assia Granatouroff again. Refined facial features contrast harsh cubist forms.
Neo Deco – 03-07-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 03-07-25’ fully is in honor of beautiful Ukrainian model Assia Granatouroff. Captured in my sort of cubism.
Neo Deco – 24-06-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Neo Deco – 24-06-25’ is a return to the nude. The slanted cubist body induces new forms in the negative space.
Sans Titre – 09-06-25 (Carole Lombard)
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 09-06-25’ revisits American celebrity and moviestar Carole Lombard. More art deco-ish and less cubist, I guess.
Sans Titre – 02-06-25 (Jean Harlow)
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 02-06-25’ depicts American celebrity and moviestar Jean Harlow. A mixture of art deco and cubism really.
Counting Sheep – 26-05-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Counting Sheep – 26-05-25’ is my first surrealist work after quite some time. One time they were floating in the sky.
Geesje Kwak – 05-05-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Geesje kwak – 05-05-25’ is a return to laying hatched strokes in an impressionist style.
Berg en Dal – 21-04-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Berg en Dal – 21-04-25’ is my next landscape endeavour after the previous one, called ‘Beek – 14-04-25’. Cubism meets impressionism once more.
Beek – 14-04-25
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Beek – 14-04-25’ depicts a slighty cubist interpretation of an eponymous landscape. The house is called ‘Natte Beek’.
Sans Titre – 07-04-25 (Greta Garbo)
This colored pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 07-04-25’ depicts Swedish celebrity moviestar Greta Garbo. Enigmatic, illusive, lonesome yet strong.
Sans Titre – 31-03-25 (Jean Muir)
This colored pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 31-03-25’ depicts American celebrity moviestar Jean Muir from the 1930s. Cubism meets art deco glory in yellow.
