Roundism – 17-03-18

Cubistic nude graphite pencil drawing

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)

Cubistic nude oil painting

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

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 – 20-02-18

cubist nude pastel drawing

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.

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 – 11-02-18

cubistic nude oil painting

Based on two previous artworks: a pastel called ‘Into the light – 15-06-17’ (impressionistic, surrealsitic) and a graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 04-07-17’. I liked both works and took the colour scheme of the pastel drawing in reds and greens but also used the roundism style of the pencil drawing and combine them.

Roundism – 02-02-18 (sold)

Cubistic nude oil painting

Based on a prestudy in pastel (Model – 01-12-18) I made this painting in oil. My objective was to stay in line with the fauvist colour kind of strokes (in case of the pastel they were pretty much ‘broken’ and ‘open’ strokes / patches) but also to get to a more abstract feel by means of rendering the model slighty cubistic.

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.