Portrait of a lady (2012) (sold)
It’s not that often that I like to finedetail a drawing but in the case of portraying Nicole Kidman I liked to see how far I could push my own style of hatched strokes with my Derwent pastel pencils (I hardly use).
Bathing nude (2012) (sold)
A classical / realistic approach to realism with a wink to Edgar Degas. It is sold to a Chinese collector.
Hommage to Man Ray (Lee Miller) (2012)
After a Man Ray picture of Lee Miller. I believe before he went on the solarization of photos.
l’Odalisque (2012)
Many have painted a l’Odalisque but this one is based on a photo by Eugène Durieu (1850’s). I thought even Delacroix used this picture as a reference photo.
Volcano (2012) (sold)
A search for extreme colours and balancing them.
China Girl (2012) (sold)
This oil painting ‘China Girl (2012) is a tribute to old colonial post cards of exotic nudes. The yellow in this oil serves as the dominant factor.
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.
Nude leaning forward (2011) (sold)
This pastel is done after a 1920’s picture I found in an art deco-community online.
Nude Sitting on Table (Prestudy) – 2011
An instructional sketch I did for my students. I often make these drawings during class in order to teach them the principles of good proportional measurements. It even got to a pastel version.
