Sketches

Saturday 26 September 2009

Paris, Rue du Bac

We were sitting on a terrace near the Gare d'Orsay, where I sketched an artist who was selling his own work, on the bank of the Seine. It was hot and he sat in the shade of the roadsign. Every 10 minutes he had to move to stay in the shade. Parijs, deze tekenaar zocht de schaduw, aan de oevers van de Seine.

Friday 25 September 2009

Paris, Pont des arts

Paris, the "Pont des arts". Each evening young people would sit on the bridge over the Seine and picknick in the warm evening sun. The Louvre on one side, the École des beaux arts on the other. Boats below. Spanish guitars. Friends, food and wine. How romantic can you get.

Thursday 24 September 2009

Paris, Porte de Clignancourt

Visited Paris a few weeks ago. They sold old rusty cast iron statues here, in the antiques part of the flea market of Porte Clignancourt. Bezoek aan Parijs, hier vekochten ze oude roestige gietijzeren beelden. Porte de Clignancourt.

Wednesday 23 September 2009

Stutz blackhawk

Seen at the Cruise-in (Heerlen/Kerkrade): this rare Stutz Blackhawk 1971. What a design! Elvis bought the first, when it came out. Gezien bij de Cruise in: deze Stutz Blackhawk 1971.

Sunday 20 September 2009

Sofia Loka

Drawing of the furnace of the stone wool insulation plant of Sofia Loka, Slovenija. Knauf. The steel Cupola melts the stone up to 1700 degrees. The fluid stone falls on the spinners, fast rotating wheels, thus forming fibers. Tekening van de steenwol oven in Sofia Loka, Slovenië. It was no pleasure making the drawing: fumes, wind, heat and ear splitting noise.

Sunday 6 September 2009

Tuin

My back garden, for the moly exchange book of Scoach. I made a walk through my backgarden and sketched Marsha and Yana. Schetsen van de achtertuin, Marsha en Yana. Voor de Moly_58 exchange, Scoach boekje.

Thursday 3 September 2009

USS West Virginia

Experimenting with two kinds of brushpens, both Pentel, waterproof and non-waterproof. I used a famous picture of the attack on Pearl Harbour, the USS West Virginia. Actually an idea of Bea Meira. Uittesten van twee soorten brushpens; een tekening van een gezonken schip bij Pearl Harbour.