8th May 2020

People asked me what it’s like to teach during this corona pandemic.

Voorlinden – 03-05-20

impressionist treescape pastel drawing

Estate ‘Voorlinden’ at Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands has become my favourite park. There are these beautiful pines standing tall.

2nd May 2020

head of Frida Kahlo

Today I have been busy all day working on my Frida Kahlo project. Fine tuning facial features among others.

28th April 2020

Corne Akkers painting Frida Kahlo at Brugman Art

In these Corona times I returned to my studio at Brugman Art where I started to teach to students (one at a time) again and working on my Frida Kahlo project

Roundism – 27-04-20

cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing with solarisation

The next drawing in my solarized roundism series. It forms a transition from my previous abstracted cubist geometry towards a crossover to realism and surrealism. Like in previous ones I inverted some of the tonal values whereas in other parts they are kept realistic.