Ava Monet(1986)

Impressionistic nude charcoal sketch thumbnail

This one is Penthouse Pet Ava Monet. I didn’t mind using fashion or other magazines to select models. I had no financial resources to hire models yet and of course I was in love with Pets of the month.

Angie Lynn (1984)

Realistic nude graphite pencil drawing

An early attempt to do realistic nudes. This one is Angie Lynn, a nude model in the 1970s and 1980s.

Beer bottles (1984)

realistic colored pencil drawing of beer bottles

An early coloredpencil sketch of beer bottles, learning to create mass out of tonal values. In retrospective I like this one because it shows the transition from a child to an adolescent and more mature look at things.

Tour de France (1979)

Child's drawing by Corne Akkers

I was into cartoons for years and this one is no exception. The Tour de France made a sound impression on me as a young child.

Amusement park Hagslaren – 24-06-79

Child's drawing by Corne Akkers

In summer 1979 I went to Slagharen and this drawing may have been an anticipation to or the result of that trip. Back then I liked to reverse letters in titles.