The first season of the year, spring (Spring), and with it the first portrait from a new series. Like Spring, this drawing consists of soft colours, lots of flowers and some birds. In my work, I am very inspired by Alphonse Mucha, and with his work in mind, I made this drawing. I started with a sketch, drawn directly on the computer, and from there I immediately elaborated and detailed the face. The drawing consists of thousands of tiny strokes, exactly like you would make a sketched drawing on paper. The only difference is that I drew this with the computer, so I was able to make the background later than the foreground, which consists of a circle with different elements with flowers in it. The last addition was the birds at the bottom. I recorded the whole process and the video of it can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKX8v9U6n7Q&t=46s&spfreload=10
De passie voor tekenen ziet diep in mijn genen. Daarvoor heb ik mijn familie te danken, en dan met name mijn vader, die ook schildert, en mijn broer, die video’s en muziek producties maakt. Na mijn afstuderen aan de Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam (2010).. Read more…