Sheep Have More Fun – 23-07-21

cubist sheep graphite pencil drawing

Sheep have more fun or do they? It so happened that my dear friend, poet and photographer Alexis de Roode went for a little stroll in nature.

Roundism – 23-12-20 (sold)

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Just on the brink of Christmas I thought I should make a roundism drawing looking rather risqué. It was a strange and hefty year for us all, I think.

On the Beach – 11-12-20

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Years ago I saved a vintage picture of a nude on the beach. Origin unknown and my best guess would be from the 1930s or 1940s. The picture was rather grainy and but it showed a great composition of a female body in slanted position.

Hommage to the Entombment of Christ by Caravaggio – 05-12-20

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In my classes I often use ‘The Entombment of Christ’ by Caravaggio to demonstrate how artists normally distribute space. Next to this, in my eyes a great artist is one who lets the composition reflect the idea the main theme has to to convey.

Roundism – 15-11-20

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The previous drawing Roundism – 06-11-20 was set up rather elementary, contary to this one.

Roundism – 06-11-20

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After Roundism – 27-10-20 I thought to postpone future colored pencil drawings for a while and return to graphite pencil.

Roundism – 27-10-20

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Last model session resulted in a nice pose through which I was inspired to continue my roundism series.

The Cat – 23-10-20 (sold)

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A cat comes in handy when you are out of options and do not want to simply draw a pretty picture of a beautiful woman.

Schiedam – 09-10-20 (sold)

In 2018 I was visiting the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam with my parents to see the exhibition of art works by Jan Henderikse, a representative of the Dutch Zero group.

Beek-Ubbergen – 01-10-20

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Beek-Ubbergen again and 50 shades of pink in honour of the fact that colour is highly underestimated in landscapes and outdoors in general.