Schiedam – 09-10-20 (sold)

In 2018 I was visiting the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam with my parents to see the exhibition of art works by Jan Henderikse, a representative of the Dutch Zero group.

Oosterbeek – 08-04-20

Impressionistic landscape graphite pencil drawing

The second one of Oosterbeek this week and I chose a specific spot in the park where there is a bend in brook running through it.

Voorburg – 27-08-19

impressionistich treescape graphite pencil drawing

Another drawing of a chiaroscuro forest lane at Park Sonnenburgh in Voorburg, Netherlands, conveniently lingering about around the corner of where I work.

Voorburg – 22-07-19

impressionistic treescape graphite pencil drawing

After teaching today I went to Park Sonnenburgh in Voorburg, Netherlands around the corner.

Veere – 04-04-19

cubistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

Last weekend I was walking through Veere at Zeeland, Netherlands, a little pittoresque town. I returned to my car when I saw the sign ‘city wall tour’ and I decided to take that one and then, when I climbed onto them, I saw this great composition that reminded me of Caravaggio’s ‘Descent from the cross’, a perfect staircase composition – triangles within one big triangle.

Leidschendam – 01-09-18 (sold)​

Cubistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

Once I was at the roof top of a friend of mine who held an exhibition in her home at Leischendam, looking over ‘De Sluisjes’ (the locks) in the centre.

Gouda – 11-08-18

surrealistic moument graphite pencil drawing

Last week I was walking in the direction of Museum Gouda to visit the exhibition ‘From Gauguin to Toorop’ when I saw this canal adjacent to the museum, opposite to the old church of Gouda.

Vlaardingen 14-09-16 (sold)

cubistic cityscape graphite pencil drawing

The town of Vlaardingen (near Rotterdam) depicted in roundish forms. This is a view on the harbour in the center with the ‘Grote Kerk’ (‘Big Church’) at the background.

Sans titre – 10-06-16

Surrealistic portrait graphite pencil drawing of Ingrid Bergman

In my ever quest for finding styles and new ways of rendering I found myself challenged by this picture of Ingrid Bergman, famous Swedish-American moviestar and celebrity of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and part of the 1970s.

Furia sunbathing – 16-05-16 (sold)

Realistic pussycat graphite pencil drawing

In retrospective this is an ode to my deceased cat who died in November 2016. This is her, reclining in the sun, a couple of months earlier, when she was still going strong.