Model Session – 18-02-25 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 18-02-25 – 2’ is my second of this month’s session. Her body fitted into a perfect isosceles triangle.
Pastels
Model Session – 18-02-25 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model – 18-02-25 – 1’ includes a Ukrainian woman with very expressive eyes, called ‘Galyna’. Back home I elaborated it with more subtle tones.
Model Session – 18-01-25 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 18-01-25 – 2’ is the second live model pastel drawing of this today’s session. A cubist experiment this time.
Model Session – 18-01-25 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 18-01-25 – 1’ is the first live model pastel drawing I made this year. The focus lies on the top side.
Neo Deco – 12-01-25
This pastel drawing ‘Neo Deco – 12-01-25’ pays tribute to Austrian photographer Trude Fleischmann. Last 26th December 2024 I had the pleasure to meet her in Museum Arnhem.
Neo Deco – 06-01-25
This pastel drawing ‘Neo Deco – 06-01-25’ shows a female form that could perfectly fit into a square box.
Neo Deco – 30-12-24
This pastel drawing ‘Neo Deco – 30-12-24’ is inspired by a great reference picture by Laure Albin Guillot. There is a bit of value added from my side.
Neo Deco – 28-12-24
This pastel drawing ‘Neo Deco – 28-12-24’ is made on green paper. The result looks like a big bronze cubist statue.
Model Session – 17-12-24 – 1
This pastel drawing Model Session 17-12-24 – 1 is the first one of this month’s live drawing event. Model Bo positioned on a stool in a vertical position.
Model Session – 17-12-24 – 2
This pastel drawing – 17-12-24 – 1 is the first one of this month’s live drawing event. Model Bo positioned on a stool in a vertical position.
Nina – 30-11-24
This pastel drawing ‘Nina – 29-11-24’ depicts beautiful model ‘Nina’ once more. Done in my hatched strokes style.
Model Session – 30-11-24 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 30-11-24 – 2’ is the second one of this month’s session. The side view provided me with excellent cubist features.
Model Session – 30-11-24 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 30-11-24 – 1’ is the first of this month’s model session. Done in a rather cubist style.
Neo Deco – 04-11-24
This pastel drawing ‘Neo Deco – 04-11-24’ takes me back to black paper (Clairfontaine Noir). For a previous drawing 4 years ago I used it only once.
Jelco – 22-10-24 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Jelco – 22-10-24 – 2’ is the second one of a new series of live drawing events. Male model Jelco in a slanted sitting position.
Jelco – 22-10-24 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Jelco – 22-10-24 – 1’ is the first drawing of live drawing events this season. Male model Jelco done in a rather impressionist style.
Portrait of Princess Wilhelmina (Tribute to Thérèse Schwartze) – 23-08-24
This pastel drawing ‘Portrait of Princess Wilhelmina (Tribute to Thérèse Schwartze) – 23-08-24’ is something special. A homage to a great independant female artist.
Neo Deco – 08-08-24
This pastel drawing ‘Neo Deco – 08-08-24’ is an elaboration of my graphite pencil drawing ‘Art Deco Nude – 15-08-22’. Finally in color!
Flow of Life – 18-07-24
This pastel drawing ‘Flow of Life – 18-07-24’ is a piece born from pure intuition. Inspired by a beautiful 1930s picture taken by Walter Bird.
Lulu in Space – 11-07-24
This pastel drawing ‘Lulu – 11-07-24’ depicts new adventurous endeavours celebrity moviestar Louise Brooks is about to undertake. Exit Metropolis!
Paris 24 – 04-07-24
This pastel drawing ‘Paris 24 – 04-07-24’ celebrates 100 years of art deco. I consider this the last true aesthetic artistic style human kind was able to forge.
Model – Session – 29-06-24 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 29-06-24 – 2’ is the second pastel I made of this beautiful model this session. Extra care for the resemblance.
Model – Session – 29-06-24 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 29-06-24 – 1’ depicts again this beautiful young woman I already drew last April. A bit of a realist experiment.
Model Session – 28-05-24 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 28-05-24 – 2’ is the second one I made during this month’s session. The stress lies in the structures in the back.
Model Session – 28-05-24 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 28-05-24 – 1’ is the first one I made during this month’s session. Few dark structures, merely in white pastel.
Model Session – 20-04-24 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 20-04-24 – 1’ is the 2nd I made during this month’s session. These reclining but foreshortened positions are challenging.
Model Session – 20-04-24 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 20-04-24 – 1’ is the first I made during this month’s session. We had beautiful model Bo sit for us. First a sitting pose.
Model Session – 26-03-24 – 2
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 26-03-24 – 2’ is the second one of a succesful live model drawing session.
Model Session – 26-03-24 – 1
This pastel drawing ‘Model Session – 26-03-24 – 1’ was the first I made during this month’s session.
Prestudy to Sitting Nude by Jacob Merkelbach – 24-03-24
This charcoal and pastel drawing ‘Prestudy to Sitting Nude by Jacob Merkelbach – 24-03-24’ is made under two hours.
