30th June 2019

Corne Akkers teaching at Brugman Art

From July 1st up to and including August 31st 2019) I will open my studio at Brugman Art for summer course (painting and drawing). Everyone is welcome to join my classes

The widow of Aleppo (2019)

Cubist-style painting of a seated woman in a contemplative pose, rendered in angular forms and warm tones.

Drawng often is called the primary process and I like it so much, brimming over with an ocean of ideas, that I forget about transfering those ideas to the secondary stage: the canvas. There always is something to dust off and in 2017 I used ‘Nude – 03-09-15’ to work out a bigger theme, called ‘The Widow of Aleppo – 18-05-17’, after Rembrandt’s painting Jeremiah lamenting Jerusalem’s destruction. Since the war in Syria sort of came to an end but the people still suffer, I found it appropiate to do this anew but then in oil.

Voorburg – 25-06-19

Cubist landscape graphite pencil drawing

In Voorburg I went through a park at the Spinozalaan when I came across some geese with their young. One of the parents always is on the lookout and this one was sizing me up.

Between the sheets – 21-06-19 (sold)

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

I was listening to ‘Between the sheets’ by The Isley Brothers when I completed this one so I tried to capture the sensual feel of the song in my drawing.

Beek – 11-06-19

cubistic landscape graphite pencil drawing thumbnail

This drawing complements the previous Beek (30-05-19) drawing in such respect that in this one the view is directed to the extension of the path I was walking on.

Roundism – 10-06-19

Graphite pencil drawing of a cubist stylized seated nude with rounded contours and soft shading, by Corné Akkers.

After a bunch of landscapes and cityscapes I felt it was time to return to my roundism ladies. For me changing the theme once in a while is very useful.

6th June 2019

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Voorburg – 01-06-19

cubistic landscape graphite pencil drawing thumbnail

In the dead of summer means I am in the midst of the outdoor sketching season. Although I did not complete this one on the spot the invention of the basic composition and planal distribution were done at Katendrecht, Rotterdam.