Hubbard Street 2 Diptych - Just Dance!

I was pleasantly surprised that Hubbard Street Dance Company used one of my sketches, paired up in a dyptich, for their announcement on Facebook of their European tour. On the left, Todd Rosenberg Photography’s image of Hubbard Street 2 Dancers Jules Joseph and Katie Kozulmy in action. On the right my sketch inspired by the photo as described in a previous post.

Many thanks to artist Rodney van den Beemd for sharing his sketch at right, made with ink on paper applied with a twig...
Posted by Hubbard Street Dance Chicago on Monday, 9 February 2015

Just Dance! (Hubbard Street 2)

Quick and rough figure study drawn with ink and feather inspired by Todd Rosenberg Photography’s image of Hubbard Street 2 Dancers Jules Joseph and Katie Kozul in action.

Ink
Paper
21 x 21 cm

Message En Route

Ink
Paper
30 x 24 cm

In Her Dreams - Femme d'Encre

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Exhibition "10x10artist"

On Saturday the first "10x10artist" exhibition by Atelier Open was opened in Amsterdam. 10x10artist is an art project set up by gallery Atelier Open in Amsterdam focused on offering a varied selection of artworks by international artists on 10 x 10 cm sized canvasses. The art works are exhibited during special occasions, starting in Amsterdam, then traveling to other places and countries. The works also are on display on the 10x10artist website. I participated with my "Visages Nuages" series, small abstracted portraits in ink drawn/painted with a feather, shown below.

My work at 10x10artist.com

Review: "Sunday View: 10x10artist" by Jeroen Mirck

Jan Hoet (1936-2014)

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

The Red Dress

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Sous la Pluie

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 13,8 cm

Visage d'Encre (Karin)

Roughly based on a photo/album cover of Belgian singer Karin Clercq.

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Visages En Gris

Collection of six recent works in ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvasses (10 x 10 cm).

Acrylic ink
Canvas
6 x 10 x 10 cm

Visage d'Encre (Céline)

Ink
Grained paper
21 x 21 cm

Visage En Gris

Acrylic ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Acrylic ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage En Gris

Acrylic ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Acrylic ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage En Gris

Acrylic ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Acrylic ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage En Gris

Acrylic ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Acrylic ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage En Gris

Acrylic ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Acrylic ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage En Gris

Acrylic ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Acrylic ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

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

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm

Visage Nuage

Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas.

Ink
Canvas
10 x 10 cm