l’Odalisque (2012)

realistic nude pastel drawing

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.

China Girl (2012) (sold)

Surrealistic nude oil painting in yellow

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)

Impressionistic nude graphite pencil drawing

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

Little boy (2012)

impressionistic portrait graphite pencil drawing

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

Nude sitting on table (2011) (sold)

impressionist nude pastel drawing sale promotion

This pastel drawing ‘Nude Sitting on Table (2011) (sold)’ is a kind of impressionist I guess. People around me also mentioned realism and art deco.

Peggy (2011)

Expressionistic nude oil painting

A live model that I painted at Studio Brugman, Voorburg, Netherlands. The purporse was to meet realism from an expressionistic starting point.