l’Odalisque (2012)

realistic nude pastel drawing

Many have painted a l’Odalisque but this one is based on a photo by Eugène Durieu (1850’s). I thought even Delacroix used this picture as a reference photo.

China Girl (2012) (sold)

Surrealistic nude oil painting in yellow

This oil painting ‘China Girl (2012) is a tribute to old colonial post cards of exotic nudes. The yellow in this oil serves as the dominant factor.

Sitting nude (2012)

Impressionistic nude graphite pencil drawing

A prestudy for a pastel based on a picture shot my Man Ray of his muse Lee Miller.

Little boy (2012)

impressionistic portrait graphite pencil drawing

An instructional piece for a woman from the USA who wanted to draw her son.

Nude sitting on table (prestudy) (2011)

Impressionistic nude chahrcoal sketc

An instructional sketch I did for my students. I often make these drawings during class in order to teach them the principles of good proportional measurements. It even got to a pastel version.

Cubistic woman (2011)

cubistic nude oil painting

A mixture between expressionism, pointillism and cubism, done by strong complementary constrasts.