Fort Jaisalmer (12th century) appeals to most creative people because it is a paradise if you like handmade items. In this 'golden city', built from yellow sandstone, you can find the most beautiful jewelry and figurines that cost only a few rupees. Especially the colorful patchwork (see drawing) that you see everywhere, could charm me.
The fort is located in the middle of the Thar desert and is huge. You can wander for hours through the many narrow streets where people live and try to sell their merchandise "Where you from?", "Come inside", "Beautiful paintings" and ... "Please let me help to spend your money".
Karen Nijst has lived in and near her beloved hometown of Maastricht for many years. She currently works as a web developer (Kahlo Websites in Hapert, Brabant) and is responsible for both programming and graphic design . The latter has undoubtedly influenced some of the drawings you can see here.
Karen likes to draw and write as often as possible and sees herself primarily as an illustrator. She can also become fascinated by a photograph. Like the drawing of the market in Maastricht. What are those people thinking? Where are they going? What would their lives be like? Something like that remains fascinating while drawing each little figure -no matter how small- .
Carnival
Of course also the vastelaovend in Mestreech is subject of many a drawing. A grateful subject even, because only in Maastricht you can find the shoenste scenes. Beautifully dressed up people, wonderful colors ... imaginative and above all: 'chic'.
Technique
In recent years, Karen has enjoyed working on paper and, increasingly, on her IPAD Pro.
Karen: "I enjoy the challenge of looking for the best color palette, the right composition and cut-outs. I also often combine different scenes. In addition, it is not my primary goal to portray people in a recognizable manner, unless of course it is a portrait. I just want to capture a certain atmosphere as well as possible!"
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