Cloudbound – 14-05-26

Graphite pencil drawing of a surreal scene showing a hand reaching upward toward cloud‑shaped figures descending from the sky, rendered with soft tonal transitions and detailed shading.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Cloudbound – 14-05-26’ is in line with my precious one, called ‘Hylas – 05-05-26’. Imagine yourself reclining in the grass.

Schiedam – 06-04-26

Graphite drawing of a Schiedam canal with moored boats, historic façades, calm reflections, and a surreal elephant standing on the quay.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Schiedam – 06-04-26’ shows the city in its realist glory or does it? Well, realism is preserved even though elephants dwell there too.

Ophelia – 08-12-25

Graphite pencil drawing of Ophelia floating with open eyes, natural red hair imagined, chiaroscuro style, by Corné Akkers.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Ophelia – 08-12-25’ is my Shakespearean card up my sleeve I wanted to play for so long. Honoring John Everett Millais.

Ophelia – 08-12-25

Graphite pencil drawing of Ophelia floating with open eyes, natural red hair imagined, chiaroscuro style, by Corné Akkers.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Ophelia – 08-12-25’ is my Shakespearean card up my sleeve I wanted to play for so long. Honoring John Everett Millais.

Sheer Beauty – 28-11-25

Profile view of a long-haired figure gently holding sheer fabric, rendered in graphite pencil. Dramatic light and shadow interplay across the face and body, evoking serenity and introspection.

To me, this graphite pencil drawing ‘Sheer Beauty – 28-11-25’ was nothing but sheer joy to create. Maximal tonal tension: hefty and subtle combined.