Coloured pen drawing
After our trip through Senegal, I created several works inspired by the beautiful stately African women, their colorful clothing and of course the beautiful nature.
One of the best parts of an exotic trip like this, are the many bright and busy markets. Everywhere you go you see -especially women- praising their merchandise. There are vegetable, fruit, meat and fish markets and markets for clothing and fabrics, shoes, home, garden and kitchen items, but also for jewelry and arts and crafts.
It is a pity that the beautifully dressed market women often do not want their picture taken. Especially at the market, it's better to take pictures secretly, if you don't want to get an argument or spoilers (or fruit) thrown at your head.
Karen Nijst has lived in and near her beloved hometown of Maastricht for many years. She currently works as a web developer (Kahlo Websites in Hapert, Brabant) and is responsible for both programming and graphic design . The latter has undoubtedly influenced some of the drawings you can see.. Read more…
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Netherlands
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Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands