Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawings by Corne Akkers

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing thumbnail

The birth of new cubism 1 – 14-06-14 (sold)

The first of two drawings at one day on the same theme. This one is the minimalistic cubist one.

cubistic treescape graphite pencil drawing

Meyendel 2 – 12-06-14

Second drawing of two consecutive drawings of a treescape at Meyendel, near Wassenaar, Netherlands. This the cubistic version.

impressionistic treescape graphite pencil drawing

Meyendel 1 – 12-06-14

First drawing of two consecutive drawings of a treescape at Meyendel, near Wassenaar, Netherlands. This the impressionistic version.

impressionistic urban graphite pencil drawing

De Hofvijver (The Court’s Pond) – 10-06-14

I was intrigued by the evaporating water that seemed to pour out light.

Juliana-Bernhard park at Voorburg, Netherlands – 08-06-14

An impressionistic clairobscur drawing that I like to make when in spring the sun is out there again and the greens are sprouting.

Kleine Laan at Voorburg – 05-06-14

A sketch of a small street in downtown Voorburg where I teach art.

cubistic treescape graphite pencil drawing thumbnail

Tree at The Hague Golf 8 – 04-06-14

This is sketch 8 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 7 – 04-06-14

This is sketch 7 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 6 – 03-06-14

This is sketch 6 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 5 – 03-06-14

This is sketch 5 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 4 – 03-06-14

This is sketch 4 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 3 – 03-06-14

This is sketch 3 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 2 – 03-06-14

This is sketch 2 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

Tree at The Hague Golf 1 – 03-06-14

This is sketch 1 of a series of in total 8 drawings of a tree at The Hague Golf & Country Club at Wassenaar, Netherlands, where I sometimes dwell.

impressionistic portrait graphite pencil drawing

Ineke Mahieu – 24-05-14

My distinguished art colleague Ineke Mahieu at work during the annual Art Fair at Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands at 24-05-14

impressionistic landscape graphite pencil drawing

The three mills (near Leidschendam) – 23-05-14

A quick sketch on my way usually before teaching art class in the morning.

Hall of Knights (Ridderzaal) – 18-05-14

The main building at the Inner Court (Binnenhof) at The Hague, Netherlands, done impressionistically.

impressionistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Lea Seydoux

Sans titre – 15-05-14

A drawing in the ‘sans titre’ series – female moviestars – quite differently, more impressionistally – French actrice Léa Seydoux.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Sylvia Kristel

Sans Titre – 14-05-14

A cubistic drawing of dutch actress and star in the Emanuelle movies, Sylvia Kristel, as part of the ‘sans titre’ series, depicting female moviestars.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Jennifer Connelly

Sans titre – 13-05-14

A cubistic drawing of comtemporary U.S. actress and celebrity Jennifer Connely, being part of my ‘sans titre’ series of famous actresses.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Lauren Bacall

Sans titre – 12-05-14

A cubistic portrait of Lauren Bacall, part of the series ‘sans titre’ depicting famous actresses and celebrities.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Elizabeth Taylor

Sans titre – 11 05-14

Elizabeth Taylor in cubistic planes, part of the ‘sans titre’ series.

Cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing thumbnail of Marlene Dietrich

Sans titre – 10-05-14 (sold)

A drawing of Greta Garbo in the ‘sans titre’ series done in cubistic planes. I love the tonality of such pictures, enabling me to create a lot of depth, expressoin and character.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Marilyn Monroe

Sans titre 2 – 09-05-14

A rather rough sketch of a total non-iconical picture of Marilyn Monroe.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of audrey hepburn

Sans titre – 09-05-14

In my ‘sans titre’ series it was obvious that eye charmer Audrey Hepburn couldn’t be missed so I did her cubistically too.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Grace Kelly

Sans titre – 08-05-14

Being part of the ‘sans titre’ series Grace Kelly unmistakenly is one of the great moviestars that I wanted to give a cubist edge.

Cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing thumbnail of brigitte bardot

Sans titre – 07-05-14 (sold)

Part of the ‘sans titre’ series, being the depiction of old moviestars in a cubist style. I sold this one to a guy who recognized Brigitte Bardot and in fact she is.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Romy Schneider

Sans titre – 06-05-14

A cubistic portrait in the ‘sans titre’ series depicting actress and celebrity Romy Schneider.

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Louise Brooks

Louise Brooks – 05-05-14

A direct continuation of the series ‘the birth of new cubism’. This one is flapper girl and silent american moviestar of the 1920s – 1930s – Louise Btooks.

The birth of new cubism – 04-05-14

Part of the series ‘the birth of new cubism’ in which I search for a reintroduction of cubism in modern times, disatisfied as I am with temporary ugliness and especially in art.