To me this drawing is an abstract version of the idea of mother nature. With her entire body she grasps the head of a tiger, mourning the loss of of it’s life. Strings trail from the tigers head, the last remaining connections to it’s former being. Often when I try to draw more intimate and sensitive moments or scenes they always seem to be corny. But I like this one.
Just a random drawing that turned into a caesar. I haven’t posted much lately because I’m working on a painted version of He Who Harvests The Night Sky. It’s partly an experimental piece so it’s taking some figuring out but it should be up fairly soon.
I recently went to Brussels for the exhibition A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTIES at the AA Docks featuring prominent artists such as James Jean and Kent Williams. It was my first time seeing either of their works in person and was very impressive and inspiring. This is a drawing I did on the train back to Amsterdam.
I guess this one is a play on religious beliefs and the idea of a being who controls the cosmos. Sort of a combination between a cupid, krishna (hence the blue skin), and an average person.
One of my favorite childhood story books is now coming to life thanks to Spike Jonze. I am so excited I almost don’t care about summer anymore. I said “almost”. There’s no trailer yet but judging by the photo’s it looks amazing. These are the kind of films I wait for. The monster in this photo also reminds me Totoro from My Neighbor Totoro. Funny how the last two posts both have animal costumes in them.
After watching the newer version of The Wicker Man with Nicolas Cage I felt inspired to do a drawing based on the end scene. There was something about a guy dressed in a bear suit running with a gun in one hand and a child in the other that seemed altogether very odd. Which is why I had to draw it.
I suppose the theme here is the unkown, hence the metaphorical use of a rabbit hole and space matter on the arm. I’ve never really used the moleskin note books to draw in that much but I’m liking them more. They’re small enough to put in your pocket and the paper has weight.
Threadless has come out with a limited edition print of The Great Outdoors. There are 250 and they sell for $35 USD. You can find out more here.
I have some work up at the Walls gallery in Amsterdam including the Nightlife series and Return From Matter. The opening is January 11th at 4:00pm and is located at Prinsengracht 737.
I have to say after all the work on these I still like the drawings more, but that seems to be the case with most of my work. I’m a sucker for graphite. They look much more subdued then I intended but it was nice to do something without so much contrast. Each painting is 55cm x 70cm and is oil on wood panel.