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Corne_Akkers
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ArtistCorné Akkers -
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Dimensions29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm
A Granddad Sometimes a portrait commission comes along. This time it was the commissioneer’s opa (grandfather). Usually I am reluctant in accepting such assignments but this...
A Granddad Sometimes a portrait commission comes along. This time it was the commissioneer’s opa (grandfather). Usually I am reluctant in accepting such assignments but this one was fun to do. The lighting was beautiful: full of midtones so I could study the skin folds thoroughly. Realistic Obviously the aim is get the ressemblance right. That is why the request came to go for a portrait in the realistic style. Since I made a lot of free work in the recent past in both the surrealist and cubist style, realism for a change was an okay deal to me. Besides that, to study the older skin and the effects of age on the human face came as a gift. Hatched Strokes In fact it must have been quite some time ago I did realistic drawing in my hatched strokes style. The last one in this fashion must have been ‘Bedside Moonlighting – 31-08-20’. I cannot remember I did such a big one as a portrait in the same style though. Elaborate as it may seem it was not a very difficult proj
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