De Lakenhal – 16-08-19​

cubistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

Last weekend I visited De Lakenhal at Leiden, Netherlands to see the exhibition ‘Rembrandt and the Golden Age’.

13th August 2019

Work in progress on oil painting una in aliam by corne akkers

A next session of my work in progress based on my drawing ‘Nude 17-06-15’. I experimented with color schemes and decided to add purples and blues to the mix because I found the orange and green to look a little bit to soggy.

9th August 2019

Work in progress on my graphite pencil drawing Lily Elsie

Below you can see the build-up of my drawing ‘Sans titre – 08-08-19

Sans titre – 08-08-19 (sold)

cubist portrait graphite pencil drawing promotion

This drawing ‘Sans Titre – 08-08-19’ depicts Lily Elsie, Edwardian actress and singer. For obvious reasons liked the hair volume, its curls and plains.

6th August 2019

Work in progress on oil painting una in aliam by corne akkers

Next session of my painting based on my drawing ‘Nude – 17-06-15’. I let the painting dry for a day and started to add some transparent oxyde red, alizarine crimson and raw sienna.

4th August 2019

Work in progress on oil painting una in aliam by corne akkers

Started a new painting tody, based on my previous drawing ‘Nude – 17-06-15’. After building my new website in July I longed for dragging myself from the screen to the wood panel and do this one, also because I feel an obligation to finally work out all of my ideas in graphite pencil onto wood panel and/or linen.

Julia – 02-08-19

Surrealistic nude graphite pencil drawing of Julia

Last year I used dancer Julia Gómez Avilés as a model. Next to being a wonderful person for an artist she is ideal because of her flexibility.

30th July 2019

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