Drawings

Facemasks, 2019

‘Facemasks’: a series of collage drawings in crayon on A3 paper. The riso printed booklet ‘Where did I go?’ goes with this series. ‘Where did I go?’

Who shall I be, what shall I make me?

A series of A3 pencil drawings. In these drawings I am identifying with a doll I found at a flea market: a typical representation of a white, Western girl. She is a bit battered, awkward looking wearing a conservative stiff dotted dress. She is all I never wanted to be… I give her masks from […]

Animal Dolls

Animal Dolls is a series of A3 riso-drawings / -prints of combinations of antique dolls and stuffed animals sbowing the animal nature of innocence.

Terugblik in kindertijd

Terugblik in kindertijd, 1998 & 2006. ‘Looking back at childhood’ showed semi transparent and fading ballpoint drawings and (teddy bear) blanket sculptures transforming the Ververs gallery in Amsterdam in my personal, but recognisable, so everybody’s, childhood universe. all drawings are 100 x 75 cm., ballpoint on kite paper and are sealed.

‘t Fort (a drawing installation)

‘T Fort, Monster, 1998. A drawing installation in an empty house full of memories, waiting to be upgraded and occupied again. Based, but warped in reconstruction, on my own memories and childhood photographs. Pencil and crayon drawing on wall and floor and sealed ballpoint drawings and a wet toy rabbit.

Party People, 2004-2014

Party People – 2004-2012. Pencil and pastel drawings on paper. 56 x 78 cm. A series of portraits of people at theme parties. At these parties the Party People dress up according to the theme: Halloween, Hippies, Heavenly celebrities. Maybe the dressing up means that people can show sides of themselves they normally don’t dare […]

Herinneringstekeningen, 1998-2009

Memories drawings – 1998-2006. Ballpoint drawings on kite paper. My own childhood memories form the base for these drawings, triggered by photographs and drawings from that period. (most of) The drawings are made on transparent kite paper to relate to the furtiveness and inaccuracy of memories. They are drawn in layers in ballpoint so that […]

Freaks, 2011-2012

Freaks – 2010-2012. Pencil drawings on paper with wall-paper. A series of drawings of special people. A lot of them are based on photographs of artists who performed at the circuses at the beginning of the last century. They show the so called Freaks in all their power and beauty. They have recreated themselves and […]

Freaks of nature, 200-2001

Freaks of nature / Growths – 2000-2001. Pencil drawings on paper. A series of drawings made after a trip through Australia in 2000. The light and climate in Australia is hard and that creates many contrasts. In these drawings I looked at the Australian landscape on a micro-level to explore the following dualistic values of […]

Sam & Gwen, growing up

Sam & Gwen A series of A5 drawings showing my nephew and niece growing up from birth till 10 years old. You can see the whole series here.