ANIMAL - Charcoal
‘British shorthair’
I made this portrait of her cat for a colleague. I have put this beautiful British Shorthair on paper with charcoal. Charcoal gives this portrait a tough and natural look. Nice to see how moved someone gets when you hand over something so personal.
12 x 12 inch
‘Loyal friend’
I was commissioned to make this work. This sweet and loyal animal is immortalized on paper as a beautiful memory. In this portrait I also used graphite in addition to charcoal, which gives the portrait a slightly softer look.
12 x 16 inch
‘Dachshund’
charcoal sketch of a dachshund. This was the initial stage of a large animal portrait with lots of color and many layers. I show a photo of this initial phase because I think it is very beautiful in its purity and simplicity. "Less is more"
16 x 20 inch
‘Pony’
A portrait of a particularly beautiful and graceful animal. How beautiful to see the moving face of the owner of this beautiful animal when I handed her the animal portrait.
12 x 16 inch
’Buddies’
A nice assignment for a portrait of these two naughty buddies. A little dachshund together with his big friend.
16 x 20 inch
‘Happy friend’
It's so nice to be able to surprise a family with a charcoal drawing of their loyal buddy. A happy friend with a wreath of flowers on his head.
10 x 12 inch
‘Curly tail’
I was able to surprise my dear friends with this "portrait" of one of their mischievous Kune Kune pigs. In the distance you can see their son. I had a lot of fun making this funny work; and how nice to see how happy they were when I handed them the painting.
12 x 12 inch
‘Lipizzaner’
For this drawing of a beautiful white horse I mainly used graphite pencil. For the "dark dark" I mixed charcoal with graphite. As soft as a graphite pencil is, it is never as dark as charcoal.
10 x 12 inch
‘Black and white horse’
It took some 'black and white thinking' when making this work. Drawing with white 'charcoal' (actually just chalk) on black paper.
10 x 12 inch
’Friendship of a dog’
I was commissioned to make this portrait for the owner of this special animal. A precious memory of a loving and faithful friendship between man and dog.
16 x 16 inch
‘Picking your nose is not difficult’
A joke should be allowed, right?!
10 x 12 inch
’Wire-haired dachshund’
A small rough charcoal sketch of a wire-haired dachshund.
6 x 8 inch