Plein air painting in France

I went to France for a week of plein air painting with family and friends. Here are some of the results...

John Singer Sargent

The greatest painter the world has ever seen. If there is anything you want to know about painting; check out John Singer Sargents work. He had all the answers.

I very often stare at his amazingly well placed brushstrokes, his unbelieveable understanding of color, and his virtuosity in seeing and translating form into brush ore pencilstrokes. Not even to mention his portraits.



A lot of his work can be seen

here

This illustration is 14 inch × 20 inch, gouache on heavy grain watercolor paper.

Diz'

Smoke gets in your eyes...

Getting in shape

I want to push myself a little further, and understand more about shape, form and 3 dimensionality.

technique study

I am still deciding wether I'll use gouache or acrylics for the illustrations in my next book.

Since the story has a lot of different moods and different types of weather I may go for acrylics, which makes the flow of the paint, and looseness a lot easier.

Here's a quick sketch I made, trying to find an answer...

character designs

Tis is a study for a little girl, who fantasises about being a prinsess...
FUN!!!

Childrens book

I have been working on the illustrations for a childrens book. It will appear in September. I can't post the finished illustrations, but here are some of the sketches...

more doodles

Cap gris nez

In France I made this black and white sketch. Back home I did this 2 hour oil sketch from memory.

doodles

These are some doodles. I start of with no idea at all, sometimes beginning with a little house, or a tree. Eventually, drawings like these evolve. I like the fact that little stories seem to appear.
I have a lot of fun discovering new ways to realise a fictional environment, and working with ligting inspired by Rembrandt.

Herbie Hancock

Here's an unfinished acrylic sketch of Herbie Hancock...

Drawing

Working late

Here's an illustration and sketch that I did for U & UWV. The story is about being stressed because you have too much work to do....

sketchbook