Dip pen and ink drawing in my sketchbook.
Tag: old
Sic transit gloria mundi
An old Chevrolet abandoned in a meadow, so old that grass and flowers sprout from inside its grill. All rusty, windows broken, cables hanging from its now blind eyes, the old lady has still a lot of charm and character. Sic transit gloria mundi… Acrylics on canvas, size A3 Big […]
The scullery window
A narrow scullery with a sunlit window. There are a few old rusty things on a shelf: a lantern with the glass full of soot, a milk jug with chipped enamel and a clay flower pot with a succulent. Out the window we can see an alley bordered by autumn […]
Old man smoking
Portrait of an old man, smoking a cigarette, white hair floating around his head and squinting to better see through his smoke. Sanguine on paper, 24×32 cm
Tired old man
Portrait of a tired old man with a sad but determined look in his eyes, in a moment of respite. He has a worn shirt on and his hair, eyebrows, mustache and beard are sprinkled with white. Sepia on paper, 24×32 cm.
Old woman with kerchief
Old woman with her head covered with a kerchief. She is focused on her housework, pensive, almost abstracted. Vine charcoal on paper, 24×32 cm
Bearded old man-underdrawing for an oil painting
A bearded old man. Portrait of a sad old man with a white beard. Charcoal on canvas panel, sealed with fixative spray. Underdrawing for a future oil painting. 35×50 cm
Seniors
Seniors, a memorial portrait of an old man and woman, smiling and holding hands, happy together. Graphite pencils on paper, size A3.
Stick together!
Stick together! A pair of old hands with fingers intertwined, a last message of an old parent on his deathbed. White chalk on black paper, 50×30 cm
Marguerite Yourcenar
The portrait of Marguerite Yourcenar, a celebrated French and Belgian writer (novelist and essayist), the first woman to be admitted to the Académie Française (the French Academy). Charcoal on Bristol paper, size A4