Au Vernissage

Quick sketch of a festive and joyful moment at a friend's vernissage. Ink pen, wax pastel on grained paper (21 x 21 cm).

Le Chat Noir

Quick and rough sketches with ink and feathers/twigs supplemented with wax pastels roughly based on a publicity photo for the "Le Chat Noir" performance by Scapino Ballet. Ink, wax pastel on grained paper (21 x 21 cm). Original photo: Leslie Humbert.

Trois Femmes

Quick and rough sketches with ink and feathers/twigs. Ink on grained paper (21 x 21 cm).

Smiles

Quick sketch with ink and twigs roughly based on one of the "Smiles"-photos for Yoko Ono's #smilesfilm-project at the Serpentine Gallery. I noticed it as a tiny thumbnail image in one of their leaflets. Ink on grained paper (21 x 21 cm).

Painting with broad spalter brush and bold brushstrokes

Life drawing and painting, focused on painting with a (broad) spalter brush and using bold brushstrokes. Model: Anne, who for sittings always wears one of her many extravagant (huge) hats (see a previous post for another example). The second one got a bit of a Japanese/geisha-look to it. Both unfinished. Acrylic on paper (55 x 73 cm). Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op het schilderen met brede kwast, zonder voorschets.

Jump!

Quick sketch with ink and twigs supplemented with wax pastels, roughly based on a photo in the newspaper, which triggered me to do a classic horse-themed sketch. Ink, wax pastel on grained paper (21 x 21 cm). Snelle schets met inkt en twijgen, aangevuld met waspastels.

Jazz-ink! (John Scofield)

Quick sketch with ink and twigs and some occasional finger smudging and brushwork, roughly based on a photo of John Scofield in the newspaper. Ink on grained paper (21 x 21 cm). Snelle schets met inkt en twijgen en wat "smeerwerk" en kwast.

Dance & Expression - Scapino Triptych

Recent ink and twigs sketches based on performances by Scapino Ballet brought together in a tryptich. Ink on grained paper (3 x 21 x 21 cm). Recente schetsen met inkt en twijgen gebaseerd op dansvoorstellingen van Scapino Ballet bijeengebracht in een triptiek.

Links to the individual sketches:
Opéra de Danse
Le Chat Noir - Kranke Katze (Impression) (2)
Danse Baroque

Interlude Chet

Quick sketch with ink and twigs and some occasional finger smudging supplemented with wax pastels, roughly based on a photo of Chet Baker I came across on the internet. Ink, wax pastel on grained paper (21 x 21 cm). Snelle schets met inkt en twijgen en wat "smeerwerk", aangevuld met waspastels.

Painting in stages, each showing through - Portrait à la Kokoschka

Life drawing and painting, result of second set of sessions focused on painting in four stages and different techniques (drawing brush, transparent layers, opaque brushstrokes, palette knife) with traces of each stage showing through in the final painting. I furthermore focused on achieving an (early) Kokoschka-like mood. Acrylic on canvas (60 x 80 cm). Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op het schilderen in lagen (opzet met een tekenpenseel, transparante lagen, dekkende toetsen, paletmes) waarbij sporen van iedere laag in het eindresultaat zichtbaar blijven.