Geesje Kwak and the Secret of the Universe – 28-06-22 Print

Geesje Kwak and the Secret of the Universe – 28-06-22 Second Panting This oil painting ‘Geesje Kwak and the Secret of the Universe – 28-06-22’ is my second one. The first was Geesje Kwak – 07-07-21. Plenty of drawings though but for some reason Geesje lends herself to a grand but time consuming elaboration in oil paint. Must be her beauty as well as the lush kimonos. Gradually Developing When I drew the penultimate drawing ‘Geesje Kwak – 08-10-21’ I didn’t have a clue it would result in an actual oil painting. I mean, there are so many drawings to put in oil yet. It is after I made the last graphite pencil drawing ‘Geesje Kwak in Space – 20-10-22’ I had an idea developing. Then came the Risque series in between and the self-induced paiting frenzy that came sudden in February 2022. Last May I felt it was time to finally begin this one and so it came to be. No Abstract Styling Right from the start I knew it would be all about the light she is holding in her hands. Obviously that was the theme in the underlying drawing. So I started out incorporating certain elements of Roundism just as the drawing shows. Soon I realized this was not going to work like it did in the drawing. I simply had too much fun doing the knots in the tapestries. They had the same look as in the first painting, creating a perfect realist feel. I found the roundistic approach in the kimono simply too much of a contrast with the carpets. Next to that, thanks to the thick oil paint blobs in the tapestry I had to paint the kimono even thicker. That left me with no other option than to skip nifty abstract styling. Oil painting on wood panel (85 x 120 x 0.9 cm) Artist: Corné Akkers