This stylised line representation of this sleeping cat is a dashing flowing composition with a spatial effect.
The pastel colours and graphic black and white effect make the artwork a beautiful eye-catcher in most interiors.
The background is not pure white but off-white with various grey and yellow pastel colours
Almost all my works I first start manually with a sketch then I painted the background
Over this, I painted over the sketched line drawing again with deep black clean lines to
achieve this graphic effect.
And then the images are digitally post-processed for reproduction at Werk aan de muur
Art should surprise, inspire and for me, being allowed to make art is not work but oxygen why I live.
With creative greetings Joan
Joan Engels is an artist but has also worked for 30 years as an illustrator/graphic designer for various publishers.
I am more picture maker and less talk maker
And where some like to read or write for relaxation I draw or paint....
I make a lot of commercial illustrations for my work but..
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