Graphite and Colored Pencil Drawings by Corne Akkers

The Beatles (1975 – 1980)

The beatles were always in our living room and always on my mind.

Sex 2 (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesqe drawing. I must have fascinated by this thing called ‘sex’ pre-teens like me caught a glimpse of.

Sex 1 (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesqe drawing. I must have fascinated by this thing called ‘sex’ pre-teens like me caught a glimpse of.

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De luchtballon-expresse (1975 – 1980)

In my youth I often dreamt of flying in a small airplane, balloons or just by flapping my arms frantically. I remember this drawing expresses these feelings.

Dancing people 2 (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood.

A cartoonesque drawing of a monser. I think it to me and I guess for many young children, drawing scary things is something to overcome anxiety and to take control over, even trying to understand fears.

Castle with knights (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesque drawing of a castle, inspired by cartoons by Wim Stevenhagen and Gerit de Jager that I read in De Taptoe, a school magazine.

Castle (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood.

Bicycle race (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesque drawing of a bicycle race, inspired by cartoons by Wim Stevenhagen and Gerit de Jager that I read in De Taptoe, a youth magazine that I read at school.

Indian (1975 – 1980)

A cartonesqe depicting of an indian. I really was into cartoons at the end of the 70s and I dreamt of being a cartoonist.

Spookkasteel Nulland (1975 – 1980)

Hitting my teen years I became fascinated by violence and horrors, impressed by bloody world war and medieval stories. I think for children depicting horrific scenes is a way to overpower hefty emotions that follow seeing ones.

Punk vs The Rolling Stones (1975 – 1980)

I remember drawing this one. In the hit news there was this debate about punk defeating traditional rockers like the Rolling Stones. Must have triggered my childish mind.

Soldier (1975 – 1980)

I was into cartoons for years and this one is no exception.

Landscape 1 (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood.

Swimming pool (1975 – 1980)

An early drawing in my childhood.

Landscape 2 (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood. I see that I attempted to depict nature in a realistic way.

Cowboy 2 (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood.

Cowboys & indians (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood.

Kiss (1975 – 1980)

This one might have done in 1978 or earlier, around the release of ‘I was made for loving you’. As a child I was crazy about them, also because of the funny costumes and because I liked rock very much. A typical kid’s drawing still.

Renault (1975 – 1980)

A very early drawing in my childhood. I remember I wanted to get the forms of the car just right and therefor I spent quite some time on it.

Sint en Piet 2 (1970 – 1975)

Until 8 years of age I was fond of Sinterklaas and Piet.

Sint en Piet 1 (1970 – 1975)

Until 8 years of age I was fond of Sinterklaas and Piet.

Castle (1970 – 1980)

A very early drawing after my childhood.

Rocket launch installation (1970 – 1980)

A very early drawing after my childhood. It must have been drawn in Kindergarten or the 1st class of primary school.

Abstract figure (1970 – 1975)

This just might be the first figurative drawing I ever made. I remember the instruction at Kindergarten to colorize the paper with colored pencils, put black oil pastel (wasco) on top of it and then do the sgraffito thing.