One of Those Days

This pastel drawing ‘Sea Swimming – 30-07-20’ is an experiment on a new kind of paper. Well, new to me and I like it a lot. The pastel particles stick to the paper beautifully. Next tot his, it’s one of those days. Sold something around midnight. Did my regular things like website maintenance, teaching, eating and returning to my work in progress. Bullocks! Forgot my rucksack at the shopping mall. Back again, nowhere to be found. Lost: my mind, a drawing WIP and my camera. There you have it. Second half of the day with your soul under your arm.

My Rucksack

Then again, my rucksack could be upgraded and so my camera. 15 minutes later and € 1.500 poorer I had to start anew. That was a set-back because I had such a great graphite pencil drawing progressing. Having uncorked a bottle of wine and opening up a can of peanuts I turn to a succesful recipy. Accentuate the positive and start a new drawing. Something quick to rub off the forlorn and perhaps such times evoke new ways to wander.

Black Paper

I bought Clairfontaine black paper in the past and now was the time to do a pastel. I remembered I found a swimming East German (!) nude from the late 1950s. A kind of Körperkultur reminiscent. Those were the communist days and communists tend to be social. Therefor I am convinced they won’t file a law suit because of copyright infringement. Not the first East German reference picture thought. The one I used for Roundism – 10-09-19 I believe also was. Anyway, life in one day. Something for the better, something for the worse. By the way, how was your day? 

Pastel drawing on Clairfontaine Noir paper (21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm)

Artist: Corné Akkers

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