Clingendael – 31-03-23

impressionist landscape with lambs graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Clingendael – 31-03-23’ follows up my previous one of Delft. For no particular reason I wanted to draw a bit of nature again.

Clingendael – 31-08-22

A graphite pencil drawing of a canal in Clingendael, bordered by tall trees whose long shadows fall across the water. Light enters from the left, creating a rhythmic play of tones along the canal’s surface. Monochrome, 31 × 24 cm, by Corné Akkers.

This graphite pencil drawing ‘Clingendael – 31-08-22’ reflects my impressionist interpretation of a specific corner of the estate.

Maassluis – 08-06-21

realistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

This graphite pencil drawing of Maassluis is an inbetween exercise. Lately I am fantasizing about combining ‘realism’ or whatever realism might mean to an artist and my personal roundism style.

De Smorenhoek – 17-12-20

impressionistic landschape graphite pencil drawing

Some time ago I visited De Smorenhoek, a small but long meadow surrounded by wood embarkements. From Beek-Ubbergen it runs upwards to Berg en Dal.

Puiflijk – 27-11-20

cubist treescape graphite pencil drawing sale promotion

And it so happens my niece Lilian turned out to be a great photographer. Lo and behold, artistry runs deep in the veins of our family and I asked her to use a beautiful photo she took of a treeline in Puiflijk, near to where she lives.

Beek-Ubbergen – 01-10-20

impressionistic landscape colored pencil drawing

Beek-Ubbergen again and 50 shades of pink in honour of the fact that colour is highly underestimated in landscapes and outdoors in general.

Beek-Ubbergen – 28-09-20

impressionistic landscape colored pencil drawing

Beek-Ubbergen

Just outside Nijmegen towards the German border there are two places of beauty called the Ooij Polder and the start of the ‘Nijmeegse Heuvelrug’, part of the Lower Rhine Heights.

Noteboompark – 18-09-20

impressionist landscape colored pencil drawing

This colored pencil drawing ‘Noteboompark – 18-09-20’ is a bit of impressionism in my hatched strokes style. I kept a rough edge.

Voorlinden – 03-05-20

impressionist treescape pastel drawing

Estate ‘Voorlinden’ at Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands has become my favourite park. There are these beautiful pines standing tall.