Monster (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesque drawing of a monser. I think it to me and I guess for many young children, drawing scary things is something to overcome anxiety and to take control over, even trying to understand fears.

Castle with knights (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesque drawing of a castle, inspired by cartoons by Wim Stevenhagen and Gerit de Jager that I read in De Taptoe, a school magazine.

Bicycle race (1975 – 1980)

A cartoonesque drawing of a bicycle race, inspired by cartoons by Wim Stevenhagen and Gerit de Jager that I read in De Taptoe, a youth magazine that I read at school.

Indian (1975 – 1980)

A cartonesqe depicting of an indian. I really was into cartoons at the end of the 70s and I dreamt of being a cartoonist.

Spookkasteel Nulland (1975 – 1980)

Hitting my teen years I became fascinated by violence and horrors, impressed by bloody world war and medieval stories. I think for children depicting horrific scenes is a way to overpower hefty emotions that follow seeing ones.

Punk vs The Rolling Stones (1975 – 1980)

I remember drawing this one. In the hit news there was this debate about punk defeating traditional rockers like the Rolling Stones. Must have triggered my childish mind.

Soldier (1975 – 1980)

I was into cartoons for years and this one is no exception.

Kiss (1975 – 1980)

This one might have done in 1978 or earlier, around the release of ‘I was made for loving you’. As a child I was crazy about them, also because of the funny costumes and because I liked rock very much. A typical kid’s drawing still.

Abstract flower (1970 – 1975)

Abstract flower (1970 – 1975)  One of the earliest works I ever made. In retrospective I rather like it and of late some etsy-like website even thought it to be cute if they would include this one in their catalogue. I don’t know. Many of my child’s drawings look as such but this one looks […]

Sint en Piet 2 (1970 – 1975)

Until 8 years of age I was fond of Sinterklaas and Piet.