Nude – 11-08-15

cubist nude graphite pencil drawing

With this one I felt confident to explore the connection of the dominant figure with the negative space around it by incisions across both spaces. By extending lines through the direction of body parts I got geometric figures outside that mirror them.

Nude – 28-07-15

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

I thought it would be appropiate to let the model disappear into the negative space all around her so she would be lying there, scattered across the floor and so I did.

Nude – 09-06-15

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

I wanted to suggest evaporatation and transparency with this pencil drawing.

Nude – 28-05-15 (sold)

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

A continuation of the roundism series. I particularly like this one because I like the pose and the fluidity that speaks. It’s a kind of zig-zag pattern that appeals to me. It’s with a private collector from the U.S.

Nude – 08-05-15

cubist nude graphite pencil drawing

Variation 11 show a return to straight lines and planes. I wanted to put less stress on the body and more on the planes as a whole – in- and outside the body and communicating.

Nude – 05-05-15 (sold)

Surrealistic nude graphite pencil drawing

Variation nr 10 is an oddball. The flickering and the light bulbs in the joints almost create a kind of stellar constellation.

Nude – 03-05-15 (sold)

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

Variation nr 9 shows a further development and I felt more and more confident to show more. This one I found it to be a success and a prestudy for The Madonna of The Hague later that year.

Nude – 28-04-15 (sold)

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

This one already takes on the shape of today’s roundism. By blending / fading graphite I was able to get a very soft look.