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

The first two illustrations are for the book : applaus voor Ollie. Soon to be ordered at www.degestreepteboekjes.nl .

The other drawing is a scketch for another book, of which I will eventually post more...

Hp de tijd Britta Bohler

This was an illustration for last weeks HPdeTijd. It depicts Britta Bohler, who is an upper class activist.

I used watercolor to set the illustration up, and finished it off with gouache.

HP de Tijd

For HPdeTijd, a caricature of Connie Palmen.

(http://www.hpdetijd.nl)

Matthijs, Claudia and Mart

Just having fun, and experimenting with ballpoint.
from top to bottom:
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk, Claudia de Breij, and Mart Smeets...

Balkenende

Dutch Prime minister Jan-peter Balkenende.

In Memoriam Anna Nicole

Radio DJ Giel Beelen

Bram Moszkowicz

A quick sketch of a famous dutch attorney, who came in trouble because he decided to defend te suspect murderer of his former client.

Book cover

This is a book that just came out.
The illustration is about the three most prominent writers of the Netherlands: Gerard Reve, Harry Mulisch and Willem Frederik Hermans, fighting over the prize for best writer, a golden Apple.
The illustration was done in gouache.

Photographing art

Does anyone have some advice on making photographs of paintings?
I have a great camera, yet I find it hard to make good pictures.
Can anyone tell me something about lighting, how to avoid reflections, how to avoid distortion, etc.

Thanks,

Wouter