Sunday 17 November 2013

Visages Nuages


Over the last few weeks I did a series of works on mini-canvasses (10 x 10 cm) for an art project in Amsterdam. For this occasion I tried out working with ink on canvas, applying the ink with a small dove feather I picked up in the garden. Applying ink with a delicate feather on a rough and small canvas gives very limited control over the flow of the ink leading to a broad variation in the thickness of lines and also the occasional spatter and blob of ink which adds to the effect.

I used several photos of an artist friend (Olivia aka illustra_illustrations) who has a collection of expressive profile photos on Flickr and Facebook which suited perfectly for what I had in mind. I didn't aim for achieving likeness, not even clear facial features, but for quick expressive sketches capturing mood, expression, attitude, etc. in otherwise vague facial sketches, which I themed "Visage Nuage" ("Cloud Face", in French the two words simply have a nicer ring together).

Ink
Canvas
6 x 10 x 10 cm

Saturday 9 November 2013

Monday 4 November 2013

Visages Nuages Triptych


Recent works in ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas brought together in a tryptich.

Ink
Canvas
3 x 10 x 10 cm

Monday 21 October 2013

Design Competition: Cows On A Roll


This is my entry for the Brabantia "Pimp our print"-competition in their search for a new design for their bin/canister range. I noticed the competition just a few days before the closing date for entering (today) and quickly thought up a theme around one of my cow-sketches combined with the aspect of rotation/rolling of the cylindrical form of a bin/cannister, including the suggestion of a film roll.


www.brabantia.com/design/competition_entries/cows-on-a-roll/

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Steve


Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr.

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

In response to this portrait, Steve (Huison) used it as his Twitter avatar.

Jerry


Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr.

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Saturday 7 September 2013

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Liseur Continu


Quick contour/continuous line drawing roughly based on one of many appealing (Paris) street photography works by Olivier Ripoll.

Ink pen
Grained paper
21 x 14,8 cm

Monday 2 September 2013

Metal Jam (Marcel)


Based on a frame of a video showing a colleague practising Metallica's "Enter Sandman". Gebaseerd op een frame van een video van collega Marcel tijdens het oefenen van Metallica's "Enter Sandman".

Ink pen, wax pastel
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Saturday 24 August 2013

Friday 16 August 2013

Friday 9 August 2013

Pepepochi


Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr.

Ink pen, wax pastel
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Thursday 1 August 2013

Saatchi Screen


This work of mine ("Joueurs de Cartes - Card Players") has been selected for display on "Saatchi Screen", a video display of contemporary art at the Saatchi Gallery in London
www.saatchigallery.com

Saturday 27 July 2013

Saturday 29 June 2013

Friday 7 June 2013

The Heifer - Mess(e)y Cow


Abstracted mixed media cow inspired by a small herd of heifers in a meadow next to the Chateau de Messey guesthouse in Ozenay.

Tile mortar, cardboard, aluminium foil, coffee filter, coffee grind, grass, straw, acrylic
Canvas
50 x 60 cm

Thursday 6 June 2013

Ozenay Expressionniste


Expressionist take on a scene in the village of Ozenay - view on the church from the chateau driveway.

Acrylic
Canvas board
50 x 40 cm

Allée du Chateau - Chateau Driveway, Ozenay (Impression)


Impression of the Chateau d'Ozenay driveway on a sun-drenched morning.

Wax pastel
Grained paper
14,8 x 21 cm

Monday 3 June 2013

Le Saule Tordu - The Twisted Willow, Chateau de Messey


Study inspired by a beautiful twisted willow in the garden of the Chateau de Messey guesthouse in Ozenay.

Wax pastel
Grained paper
14,8 x 21 cm

Sunday 2 June 2013

Pots de Fleurs - Flowerpots


Still life scene in the courtyard of the Chateau de Messey guesthouse in Ozenay.

Acrylic
Canvas board
30 x 40 cm

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