Sour Times

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 10-03-20’ takes me back tot he 1920s. It matches my personal Roundism style very well. Meanwile, the Corona virus roams around Planet Earth and holds everyone tightly in its grip. Everybody stays put and I almost feel suffering from a locked-in syndrom, with no particular place to go. The only expression I can cause is through the tip of my pencil and teach students about to arrive in my studio.

The Joy of Spring

Time to resist and celebrate the arrival of spring. Rumour has it next week weather conditions will improve. Perhaps people will start to move and swing as joyfully as this drawing I just made. Viruses will come to pass but many drawings and paintings will follow. It will be outdoors season anyways and I cannot wait to enjoy spring. Pretty sure  I will also do landscapes and urban sketches again. An escape from my apartment and from the virus. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Swirls

Why not conclude the reference picture is from the 1920s? That’s my educated guess but I’m not sure really. Such poses were typical for this era, let alone the clairobscur lighting. The pose itself suggests a circular movement. Therefor I decided to put the stress on exactly that by making an extra swirl stemming from her hip. Somehow does it echo the direction of the arm. Without such moves there would be too much negative space left that would not support the main theme. In other words, the motif would look ‘thin’ on paper. The next drawing ‘Roundism – 16-03-20’ is a little bit sweeter than this one, I think.

2025

Last but not least, an addition to my story above in 2025. Doing okay and incidentally forgetting about the corona virus. Strange how this phenomenon has vanished totally and people are shaking hands again. However, I’m pretty sure someone is getting hungry for yet another bat in a country where they put back time.

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Graphite pencil drawing (Sakura 0.5 mm, 3B) on Canson Bristol paper (21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm) – A4 format)

Artist: Corné Akkers