This is a sofar stage of a copy I am making of Rembrandt’s self-portrait as the Apostle Paul. I did a short course at The Rijksmuseum’s Teekenschool in Amsterdam. They do all kinds of art ...
Again an Artschool project, pencil and watercolour on grey paper. It does look a bit chiseled, but I like it! I’m currently working on more drawings like this one.
This is an oil painting I did quite some time ago. It’s basically a ‘dead’ painting or underpainting for a metal ball. It’s for practice. I like doing these simple, very clean, ...
This is a first test in a small Artclass I’m following right now at The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It’s a quick charcoal sketch of an odd looking little skull they have there. You begin ...
This is a first watercolor sketch I made for a nude I want to do in oil paint. There will be more tests because I like to do watercolors! And it gives you more of a preview for a painting than a ...
This is a portrait I did from and for a friend of mine. It’s called ‘The Sunbather’, and it’s also a one day portrait. I practice with these portraits, to see if I can do a ...
The second quick self-portrait in oil. I give myself 1 day only for these portraits. This time reference was shot with a proper camera with portrait lens, a Ricoh GXR in this case. Totally different ...
Final stage of the oilpainting called ” The Miracle” ( Miracoli )
First quick oil painting for a proper self-portrait. Using I-phone for reference does give you some lens distortion. Next image I’ll test with the Nikon, which has a portrait lens.