Drawing from the series “Die begin van die aarde”, a poem by Antjie Krog.
Siberian chalk on paper, 70 x 100 cm

Chalk, acrylic and oil on paper
100 x 70 cm

I am Dutch. Try to master the English language. Read a lot. Margaret Atwood for instance, with the Madadam Trilogy and A Handmaid Tale.
Run into new words:
Yore, of Yore: A long time ago.
This is me. My drawings and paintings. Refering to a time, where forms weren’t that specific. The origin of….
Below:
70 x 100 cm. Acrylic on paper, siberian chalk on paper and oilpaint on paper.
I am using different backgrounds now (acrylic and siberain chalk) and try to make a combination between this background in paint and the drawings I’ve made lately. And on top, again paint, in acrylic or oil. Layer over layer, over layer. Chalk over paint, paint over chalk).
“DRAWTINGS”, I call them.
Or: “DARWINgs“

I am using not only siberian chalk here, but also conté and acrylic paint.
Still looks like a print, although it’s “just” a drawing
50 x 65 cm

Finished this one yesterday.
Darwin, Darwin, Darwin.
80 x 120 cm. Oil on canvas.

The Darwin Project
70 x 100 cm

Part of The Darwin Project
Finished the drawing this week.
Siberian chalk on paper, 110 x 130 cm

I am drawing a lot these days. Big pieces, siberian chalk on paper. They are a part of a new series, called “On the extinction of species”.
This one is still in progress, but I can reveal a small detail. The whole drawing is 110 x 130 cm.


Drawing, 110 x 150 cm
Siberian chalk on paper
