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Downward Gaze
Soft pastel on board
39,5 x 39,5 cm custom shadow box frame
(Available)
39,5 x 39,5 cm custom shadow box frame
(Available)
Ballerina
Soft pastel on pastel mat, laminated to panel
31 x 34 cm (12.3"x13.7") panel size
(Available)
31 x 34 cm (12.3"x13.7") panel size
(Available)
Actress I
Mixed media on pastelmat
22 x 29 cm (9”x 11,5”)
30 x 37 cm framed
(Available)
22 x 29 cm (9”x 11,5”)
30 x 37 cm framed
(Available)
Anna With Shade
Pastel and charcoal on paper
39,5 x 31 cm box frame
(Available)
39,5 x 31 cm box frame
(Available)
Anna Reverie
Pastel pencil on paper
30 x 31 cm (12”x 12,2”)
(in private collection)
30 x 31 cm (12”x 12,2”)
(in private collection)
Pressure Facer
Pastel pencil on paper
33 x 48 cm box frame
(Available)
33 x 48 cm box frame
(Available)
Photon Kisses
Pastel pencil on paper
30 x 40 cm (12”x 16”) without frame
33 x 43 cm (13"x 17") incl. box frame
(Available)
30 x 40 cm (12”x 16”) without frame
33 x 43 cm (13"x 17") incl. box frame
(Available)
Anna With Patterns
Pastel pencil on paper
37 x 29 cm box frame
(Available)
37 x 29 cm box frame
(Available)
Shoulder Gaze
Pastel pencil on paper
27 x 40,5cm (11”x 16”)
33 x 43 cm frame size
(Available)
27 x 40,5cm (11”x 16”)
33 x 43 cm frame size
(Available)
Glance I
Soft pastel on paper
30 x 30 cm (12”x 12”)
(in private collection)
30 x 30 cm (12”x 12”)
(in private collection)
Sunlight I
Soft pastel on board
34 x 34 cm (13”x 13”) framed
(Available)
34 x 34 cm (13”x 13”) framed
(Available)
Gaze I
Soft pastel on paper
34 x 34 cm (13”x 13”) framed
(Available)
34 x 34 cm (13”x 13”) framed
(Available)
Gaze IV
Soft pastel on paper
Laminated to panel
25 x 33 cm (10"x 13")
(Available)
Laminated to panel
25 x 33 cm (10"x 13")
(Available)
Andromeda
Pastel on pastel mat
80 x 70 cm (28"x 32") framed
(Available)
Andromeda was the human sacrificial lamb / archetypal damsel in distress in a classical narrative of female envy and patriarchal tyranny that is BC and very non-PC.
In less woke times, this rather horrible scene has been depicted many times. I have drawn it in a way that is both minimal and expressive. Here and there I even sacrificed some of the naturalism in order to achieve the right expression, keeping just enough to ground the piece. Both the sea monster coming to get her, and her winged saviour are represented, but I merely implied them, so as not to distract from her and the posture she is enduring.
The relevance of this image today is the fact that even in these enlightened times for some, she still can serve as a patron saint for countless girls worldwide who are sold off as brides, and are generally expected to play second fiddle to males.
Being an Ethiopian princes, she (probably) should have been dark skinned or at least sunburnt, but I chose to stick with Western Art's tradition of portraying protagonists (like Jesus) as White, and made this Andromeda light-skinned.
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The frame shown in the second image is included in the price. I recommend adding matting and Clarity Glass AR92/museum glass, for maximum protection (UV and atmospheric influences) and minimum reflection. In that state, the colours of this pastel drawing will outlast those of any oil painting.
80 x 70 cm (28"x 32") framed
(Available)
Andromeda was the human sacrificial lamb / archetypal damsel in distress in a classical narrative of female envy and patriarchal tyranny that is BC and very non-PC.
In less woke times, this rather horrible scene has been depicted many times. I have drawn it in a way that is both minimal and expressive. Here and there I even sacrificed some of the naturalism in order to achieve the right expression, keeping just enough to ground the piece. Both the sea monster coming to get her, and her winged saviour are represented, but I merely implied them, so as not to distract from her and the posture she is enduring.
The relevance of this image today is the fact that even in these enlightened times for some, she still can serve as a patron saint for countless girls worldwide who are sold off as brides, and are generally expected to play second fiddle to males.
Being an Ethiopian princes, she (probably) should have been dark skinned or at least sunburnt, but I chose to stick with Western Art's tradition of portraying protagonists (like Jesus) as White, and made this Andromeda light-skinned.
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The frame shown in the second image is included in the price. I recommend adding matting and Clarity Glass AR92/museum glass, for maximum protection (UV and atmospheric influences) and minimum reflection. In that state, the colours of this pastel drawing will outlast those of any oil painting.
Danae, visited by Zeus
Charcoal and pastel on paper
70 x 100 cm (27,6”x44”)
(in private collection)
Princes Danae in her prison tower, being visited by Zeus, who, disguised as a shower of gold, impregnates her with the future murderer of her father. Her father who had her locked up precisely to prevent this fate -- predicted to him by an oracle -- from ever becoming a reality.
For this depiction of Danae, I made grateful use of Trude Fleischmann's photograph of choreographer, dancer and nudist champion Claire Bauroff, dating from the 1920's. This in itself makes for a much more modern version of the character, if only because of Bauroff's muscular physique. Her body posture and the mere fact that she is upright, also set this rather dynamic scene apart from earlier versions.
For me this piece was fun in the sense that it came together in much the same way as my photo montages fell into place when the time was ripe. And like many of my montages, the (seemingly) ambiguity of this drawing makes it possible for the viewer to approach it from different angles, I suppose.
70 x 100 cm (27,6”x44”)
(in private collection)
Princes Danae in her prison tower, being visited by Zeus, who, disguised as a shower of gold, impregnates her with the future murderer of her father. Her father who had her locked up precisely to prevent this fate -- predicted to him by an oracle -- from ever becoming a reality.
For this depiction of Danae, I made grateful use of Trude Fleischmann's photograph of choreographer, dancer and nudist champion Claire Bauroff, dating from the 1920's. This in itself makes for a much more modern version of the character, if only because of Bauroff's muscular physique. Her body posture and the mere fact that she is upright, also set this rather dynamic scene apart from earlier versions.
For me this piece was fun in the sense that it came together in much the same way as my photo montages fell into place when the time was ripe. And like many of my montages, the (seemingly) ambiguity of this drawing makes it possible for the viewer to approach it from different angles, I suppose.
Adolescence
Pastel and acrylic on pastel mat
30 x 41 cm (12”x 16”)
(Available)
30 x 41 cm (12”x 16”)
(Available)
Beach Gallop
Soft pastel and acrylic on paper
65 x 50 cm (26”x 20”)
(Available)
65 x 50 cm (26”x 20”)
(Available)
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