The return of Bettie Page – 12-08-15

cubistic nude oil painting

This is the first roundism oil painting I made of American pin-up and celebrity Bettie Page, after a first drawing I made in the beginning of 2015.

Bettie Page is one person I always admired. Not only she is sexy as hell but also because she deared to flirt with her sexuality in an era throughout the world many were prunes (and still are today).

Reclining nude – 28-01-15

expressionistic nude pastel drawing

A somehow expressionistic kind of pastel drawing that came from a live drawing session with my favorite model.

Roundism – 13-01-15

Cubistic nude pastel drawing

Part of the roundism series. I once was in Amsterdam teaching for an international group of expats and we used an Italian model who posed for us like a still.

Roundism – 02-12-14

cubistic nude oil painting

The result of so many prestudies in graphite and pastels resulted in the culmination of all efforts into this oil painting. The dimension of colour gives it an extra swirl.

Reclining nude – 10-11-14

A vibrant pastel drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from above, illuminated by dramatic color contrasts in yellows, greens, blues and oranges, with strong directional lighting and textured diagonal strokes.

This pastel drawing ‘Reclining Nude – 10-11-14’ grew out of my first model session with my regular model. A curious mix of impressionism and expressionism.

Roundism – 06-10-14 (sold)

Surrealistic nude pastel drawing

A pastel in the roundism series. I think it might be the first one. Looking back I think I was very risky with the colour scheme but I wanted to enforce the jump-like figure. It’s owned now by a private Chinese collector.