Lockdown in my country has left most people feeling frustrated. Jobs have been lost, the hospitality industry is crippling under the pressure of an alcohol ban, and I cannot find a job in the current turbulent times. Luckily, I have a great ...
During lockdown mornings, a "coffee ritual" originated in our home. We sit and drink coffee every morning and talk about whatever. With so much coffee in my system, I started drawing these weird abstract geometric shapes. When I edit the pho...
I think this was one of the most fun things I have done and it turned out, well, interesting. I call 'n a surreal self-portrait and I have no idea if I had succeeded in this genre, but I think it came out pretty good. I think! Please comment...
Hi all! Today was the first time in weeks that I drew something. I got inspired by a horror short story I wrote in University about a prostitute growing wings when things got violent with a client; in the end, she flew away to safety. This s...
Hi all! I have been silent on this community due to the constant work that I did on my Master's thesis. I handed the thing in last Monday, but only had a chance to draw an unfinished work. I hope that this sketch helps me to draw more things...
I haven't been able to sketch in months. Life happened, and I have not been able to do what I love; which includes drawing for hours on end. I needed something from my room and this sketch fell out of one of the books I picked up. I did this...
I have always loved "unfinished" work more than "finished" work. Or let me rephrase that. Certain work leans toward being better suited to my eye left unfinished. This concept of "unfinished" is also a paradox because once the "unfinished" w...
I am more comfortable with pencils. Fine art and charcoal drawings suit my eye better. I am also red/green colourblind. However, sometimes I like to just pick up the paintbrush and see what happens. Normally, after a couple of whiskeys, som...
This is just an artwork done I think a year ago. With a lot of whisky (getting rid of the fear of freedom) and some leftover charcoal and a blank canvas, I tried to draw something. With it a short story, I don't know if it makes sense. ...
This is an art piece I did in 2014 titled "Bloei" or bleed in English. The Afrikaans word "bloei" has two meanings: to bleed and to blossom. The following is a creative and critical essay I wrote about how society is very dangerous for our i...
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