Romy Schneider (2013)

cubistic nude pastel drawing

A cubistic prestudy for an oil painting, depicting moviestar and celebrity Romy Schneider.

Cubistic nude (01) (prestudy) (2013)

cubistic nude pastel drawing

This is the prestudy for ‘Cubistic nude 01 (2013)’ on pastel. I used velours paper and Schmincke pastels so I could fill up planes easily and make a swift progression, keeping up with the ideas that I feared would be lost if I would set it up to slowly.

Sitting nude (2012)

Impressionistic nude graphite pencil drawing

A prestudy for a pastel based on a picture shot my Man Ray of his muse Lee Miller.

Little boy (2012)

impressionistic portrait graphite pencil drawing

An instructional piece for a woman from the USA who wanted to draw her son.

Beatrix (1993)

realist queen graphite pencil drawing

A portrait of Beatrix, former queen of The Netherlands, serving as a portrait for the Leiden University Almanac 1993.

Oma (1991)

Realistic portrait graphite pencil drawing

My grandmother when she was 84. I studied law but did never quit drawing and painting.

Poekie (1990)

Realistic cat graphite pencil drawing

My cat ‘Poekie’ on my bed at my parents’ home when I was sick. I had the flu but luckily I also was caught by a drawing frenzy.

Oma (1990)

Impressionistic female portrait graphite pendil drawing

A drawing of my grandmother Marie Kersten-Kuster done in an impressionistic way.