Royal estate ‘De Horsten’ – 02-04-18

A pastel of a treescape at Royal estate ‘De Horsten’ at Wassenaar, Netherlands. This one I did last Saturday for a group of pastel students and limited myself to appromixately 2 hours, synchronizing to the time span of the pastel workshop, in order for them to relate to a quick build-up without throwing too much details like leaves and branches.

Sans titre – 30-03-18

Following my previous sans titre drawing this one shows more clairobscur (chiaroscuro), giving it a rather impressionistic look.

Sans titre – 26-03-18 (sold)

Seeing a photo of 1930s moviestar Myrna Loy reminded me of why I like this kind of photography so much.

Roundism – 22-03-18 (sold)

Drawing this one I was attracted to the curvy features that allowed me to search for round forms counterbalanced by straight thin linear structures.

Roundism – 17-03-18

Eroticism and art is as old as the Venus of Millendorf but always has been shunned and embraced at the same time.

Roundism – 13-03-18 (sold)

Some years back I saw an incredible oil painting by Herman Gouwe of a sunset in cyan, yellow, purple and red and I it baffled me. How could bright shining light ever be portrayed better than this.

Roundism – 10-03-18

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

Roundism – 20-02-18

This oil painting is the final piece on the series of the pastel and graphite pencil drawing on the same theme. I decided to abstract the female figure even more, reducing the oily reflections on her body to cubist planes, creating rhythym and diction of light and dark tones.

Bettie Page – 17-02-18

Another attempt to capture the essence of American pin-up and model Bettie Page.

Roundism – 19-02-18

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