
Louise Brooks – 05-05-14
This graphite pencil drawing ‘Louise Brooks – 05-05-14’ is something new. It is a direct continuation of the series ‘the birth of new cubism’.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Louise Brooks – 05-05-14’ is something new. It is a direct continuation of the series ‘the birth of new cubism’.

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

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.

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

I was intrigued by the furrows plowed into the acre and the effect of the light on the individual furrows shifting the tonality with each furrow a little bit.

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

A continuation of the ‘birth of new cubism’ series with a slight erotic connotation to it.

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

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

After the start of the ‘birth of new cubism’ series I got the hang of it and sometimes made 2 drawings at one day just to give shape to my ideas.

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


A cubistic drawing in which I started to divide the negative space into planes by extending the dimensions of body parts to the borders of the paper.

A continuation of the ‘the birth of new cubism’ series. I love sheets and bath towels, folds and of course woman and especially the combination of them all, just like I think Edgar Degas loved it too.

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

In this drawing I feel more confident to abstract even further while I maintain an atmospheric depth and ressemblance at the same time.

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

This one already is more done through straight lines than the previous ones when I kicked off my revolution ‘the birth of new cubism’.

One in the series ‘the birfh of new cubism’ in which it still is Obvious that I was still searching for new cubistic ways.


Amother impressionistic ink / pen drawing that I made on the same trip to Oudewater. This one is not far from it near Haastrecht. After all, everyone loves a good typical dutch landscape, rigtht?

One of the rare ink / pen drawings I made during adulthood in spite of all efforts when I was a child.

The first drawing of pin-up and american celebrity from the 1950s Bettie Page, still in my hached style.

An impressionistic view on the backlighted old town ‘Swaensteyn’ at Voorburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, where I teach.

Impressionistic view on a part of the Haagse Bos (The Hague Forrest), on the Reigersbergen side.

Another treescape I did at Meyendel, near Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

An impressionistic view on one of the numerous bridges crossing the canals at royal estate ‘De Horsten’ between Wassenaar and Voorschoten, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

An impressionistic view on the bridge at Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands.

One I did of my home town where I grew up, Nijmegen, at Gelderland, Netherlands.

One of the baroque trees deformed by the southwest wind coming from the North Sea at Meyendel, near Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.