Work in progress
By popular demand I'll show what I'm doing step by step. An older example is shown in the section 'How I work'.dated 2011 until 2011, comment to the artist (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)
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Photography
2011These are Kim, Ian and Liz from Curacao. I've painted the two girls in 2008 already. See section "kids', work 'Blessings'. The picture is made out of two different shots. On top of that the right side of the garden is replaced by one single yellow flamboyant. This is done by MS Paint. Printed on scale 1:6.
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Close-up
2011I make a separate print of every head on scale 1:3.
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Drawing
2011With a little help of Michelangelo's grid I draw this group in 2 days.
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Basic painting
2011Figures in black & white, the background in 1 basic color (in this case light green).
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Dressed to kill
2011Sometimes I paint the skin first en do the clothing the last. In this case I prefer to do it the other way around.
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Shadows
2011I've painted the mouth and eyes first and started on the shadows.
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Shadows 2
2011The color separations have to follow the three-dimensional shape of the face.
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The sunny side
2011I chose fairly natural colors because the dress is already so colorful.
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Mutiple layers
2011The most transparent colors, I have already given a second coating.
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De boy in the middle
2011I paint the kids one by one to give them a different complexion.
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The oldest girl
2011Now I can start at the details in the background.
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Garden
2011Now I'm ready for a long finishing touch: repainting each color field, each line, each spot...
