Showing posts with label mother and child. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mother and child. Show all posts

Saturday, December 1, 2012

again drawings (3): pregnancy, child wish

child wish ii ~ frank waaldijk
child wish ii (own work, 2011, 30 x 18 cm, click on the image for an enlargement)

sleeping expecting woman ~ frank waaldijk
sleeping expecting woman (own work, 2011, 40 x 50 cm, click on the image for an enlargement)

woman overwhelmed by pregnancy desire ~ frank waaldijk
woman overwhelmed by pregnancy desire (own work, 2011, 20 x 30 cm, click on the image for an enlargement)

much of society's obsession with sex i understand through the simple fact that as a species we need to reproduce. this need does however in my eyes have many components that do not squarely fall into the category of sex. many of us have a psychologically deeply rooted child wish, i presume. and the (un)fulfilment  of that wish is a major issue for most of us.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

again drawings (1)

woman in orange unrest ~ frank waaldijk
woman in orange unrest (own work, 2010-2012, 21 x 30 cm, click on the image for an enlargement)

mother and child threatened by circumstances ~ frank waaldijk
mother and child threatened by circumstances (own work, 2008-2010, 15 x 22 cm, click on the image for an enlargement)

dog on the road ~ frank waaldijk
dog on the road (own work, 2008-2011, 30 x 21 cm, click on the image for an enlargement)

this type of posting apparently does not add to an art blog's quality, in some people's eyes. the artist should put her/himself in the position of the audience, and then magically `make it happen' for them, by being ever so interesting as a person etc.

oh well, fame is overrated anyway. but it would be nice to have some more links to this blog, so that the images will be better findable. that is one of the goals, i have to admit: i'd like the images posted here to be seen by interested people anywhere on the planet.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

mary & jesus on the road to damascus

mary & jesus on the road to damascus; own work 2008
mary & jesus on the road to damascus (own work, 21 x 30 cm, mixed media on paper, 2008)

coming from a christian culture, which produced a lot of beautiful art works centered around mary and jesus (my favourites especially are the mare de déu sculptures from catalunya), i find myself creating art works which draw on that tradition. they should not be seen as religious - i'm personally not a fan of whatsoever religion- but rather as a link to a universal spirituality which binds us all.

to be continued.