The sheik of Araby – 15-10-17

A surreal graphite drawing where a reclining nude female figure forms the contours of a desert landscape, with actor Rudolph Valentino depicted as the sheik on the right and a camel caravan moving below her body.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘The Sheik of Araby – 15-10-17’ is in honor of moviestar Rudolph Valentino. Originally a jazz song, now an artwork.

I lost my contacts – 23-09-17

surrealistic nude graphite pencil drawing

Last Sunday I had another photo shoot and drawing session with my favorite odel and after I saw back the photos there was only one plausible conclusion: There comes a time when you look at a naked woman and discover new things.

Mary Pickford – 13-09-17

cubistic portrait oil painting of Mary Pickford

This is the painting based on a previous drawing ‘Sans titre – 25-10-16’ depicting Mary Pickford, one of the first female leading ladies in movie history.

Delft – 19-08-17 (sold)

Surrealistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Delft – 19-08-17 (Sold)’ is a surrealist one. One time I was finding myself steering my bike to Delft.

Eben Pagan – 09-08-17 (sold)

cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing

A second commission for the man in the title of the work. This one is done in the style from the (my) past when I liked to combine angular planes and hatched strokes.

Ascension – 24-05-17

surrealistic urban graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Ascension – 24-05-17’ is a special one. Initially I had a another title in mind: ‘God is loose’ but ‘Ascension’ describes it better.

Sans titre – 05-05-17

Cubistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Darja Collin

This one represents Darja Collin, fomer wife of J. Slauerhoff, a great dutch poet and writer of the 1930s.

Sans titre – 06-10-16

A stylized abstract portrait of Natalie Wood, drawn in red, black, and white colored pencil. Her realistic face contrasts with a fragmented composition of geometric curves and layered shapes. The artwork blends emotional depth with modernist abstraction and is signed by Corné Akkers.

This colored pencil drawing ‘Sans Titre – 06-10-16’ is part of the Sans Titre series. American actress and celebrity Natalie Wood put in a cubist style.