Cubistic nude (01) (prestudy) (2013)

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)

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

Little boy (2012)

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

Beatrix (1993)

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

Oma (1991)

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

Poekie (1990)

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)

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

Rijs’ Farm (1990)

One of the many sketches I made when I was a student near my hometown Nijmegen where I grew up. I used to wander about on bike to scout for landscapes.

Föllings’ farm (1990)

Another drawing I made on my tours through the lands I come from (Hatert, Nijmegen).

Poekie (1988)

Conté drawing on paper