Reclining nude – 28-01-15

expressionistic nude pastel drawing

A somehow expressionistic kind of pastel drawing that came from a live drawing session with my favorite model.

Roundism – 13-01-15

Cubistic nude pastel drawing

Part of the roundism series. I once was in Amsterdam teaching for an international group of expats and we used an Italian model who posed for us like a still.

Reclining nude – 10-11-14

A vibrant pastel drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from above, illuminated by dramatic color contrasts in yellows, greens, blues and oranges, with strong directional lighting and textured diagonal strokes.

This pastel drawing ‘Reclining Nude – 10-11-14’ grew out of my first model session with my regular model. A curious mix of impressionism and expressionism.

Roundism – 06-10-14 (sold)

Surrealistic nude pastel drawing

A pastel in the roundism series. I think it might be the first one. Looking back I think I was very risky with the colour scheme but I wanted to enforce the jump-like figure. It’s owned now by a private Chinese collector.

Satin – 31-03-14 (2014) – prestudy

Impressionistic still life pastel drawing

A study after the glow of satin. The women at The Hague Market looked very surprized when I asked for 5 mtr of her finest pink satin. One does everything for art.