Roundism – 10-03-18

Graphite pencil drawing of an abstract, flowing human figure with underwater‑like curves and rising bubbles; artwork by Corné Akkers.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 10-03-18’ takes place under water for a change. A free floating yet cubist nude.

Roundism – 19-02-18

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

In my ever quest for roundism I was attracted to the female body’s position showing diagonals and triangles.

Roundism – 30-01-18

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

In line with my previous graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 11-01-18’ I rendered the model figure with such highlighted tones as if the skin was lubed.

Roundism – 11-01-18 (sold)

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

Of late I use models lubed with a lot of oil, just like this art deco-style photograph, in order to obtain great highlights, lovely midtones and smashing darker tones, all divided by abrupt threashold values.

Sans titre – 05-01-18 (sold)

cubist portrait graphite pencil drawing promotion

A new one in the sans titre series depicting Gone with the Wind actress Vivian Leigh. I like her cool looking appearnce hiding a turmoil of complex emotions, wandering from depression, alcoholism to briljant actorship and back, ending in her death by tuberculosis.

Oude Kerk (The Old Church) at Voorburg – 15-12-17

cubistic church graphite pencil drawing

When I went out for a drink with an old friend at Voorburg I was a little early and standing in front of the bar looking at the Old Church (Oude Kerk or St. Martin’s Church) at Ve oorburg and was struck by the lighting from below almost setting the church ‘on fire.