Pastels

Wouter – 08-11-17 (sold)

A commissioned piece done in an impressionistic style with lots of clairobscur. I had to come up with a solution for depicting his pale skin hues and still rendering them too unsaturated.

Model session 2 @ Rotterdam – 20-10-17

Another 15 min. sketch I made at the same session of October 15th during a live model session at Rotterdam. This is also pastel on Pastelmat.

Model session @ Rotterdam – 16-10-17

A 15 min. sketch I made yesterday during a live model session at Rotterdam.

Model – 18-09-17

A 5 min. sketch I made yesterday at a session at Rotterdam. Fun to do short positions again.

Mildred 2 – session 22-07-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Mildred 1 – session 22-07-17

An impressionistic approach to live model sketching with one of my favorite models – done at Voorburg. Netherlands.

Enter the gloom! I wanted to delve into the darkness and bring a woman back into the light. With a little help from my friend Look J. Boden for the excellent photography and the top class model that stood for us.

Roundism (singularity) – 05-06-17

This pastel drawing ‘Roundism (Singularity) – 05-06-17 is the pastel version of ‘Roundism – 01-06-17 (Sold)’. Offering the principles of singularity.

Roundism – 29-05-17 (sold)

A pastel version of the graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 26-05-17’. I used the primary colours red, yellow and blue to honor ‘De Stijl’, a dutch art movement that celebrates its 100 birthday this year.

Hélène – session 2 @ Studio Brugman – 20-05-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Hélène – session 1 @ Studio Brugman – 20-05-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

The widow of Aleppo – 18-05-17 (sold)

I always wanted to do a piece after Rembrandt’s Jeremiah lamenting Jerusalem’s destruction and I could not find a more appropiate subject than the horrific destruction of Aleppo.

Roundism – 10-05-17

A pastel variety on the previous drawing ‘Roundism – 02-05-17’ in which I tried to match the found styled forms to a colour scheme that would match them.

Model – session 2 @ Studio Brugman – 22-04-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Model – session 1 @ Studio Brugman – 22-04-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Janneke – session 2 @ Studio Brugman – 18-03-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Janneke – session 1 @ Studio Brugman – 18-03-17

Drawn in one of the monthly live drawing sessions at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands.

Henriëtte Sibie – 21-01-17

In The Netherlands there isn’t a single artist who hasn’t sketched Henriëtte Sibie during a live session.

Nude – 21-12-16 (sold)

Did this one for a Chinese collector who wanted to have a copy the same pastel from 2012 which he acquired as well. The Chinese are into realistic western art nowadays.

Binkie – 21-10-16 (sold)

A commission to do a pet was a big challenge for me. I have never done a dog before.

Nude – live drawing session 2 – 26-03-16

A mixture of impressionism, realism and cubism.

Nude – live drawing session 1 – 26-03-16

More of a styling really but the main theme in my ever search for a new kind of cubism these last years

Nude – 07-03-16

A classic study of the female corpse in pastel. I put the stress on the high lights.

Nude – 04-03-16 (sold)

A pastel that was lingering about in my studio for years until I completed it. I went for a strong purple / yellow contrast. It’s now with a private collector in China.