Gustave Nouel - 'Sketches/drawings'

Sketches and drawings are effective basics for my way of working in the figurative way. In any case a good timeless oblective excercise in the subjective sence of the word...

dated 1977 until 2008, react to the artist (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)


Three generations, Arubans? 2008		A freehand and lively drawing of three generations of an Aruban family, living spreaded in the Dutch Kingdom (Holland and Aruba)

Dutch ice culture 2006		The Dutch holiday on ice culture reflects divine madness, and inspired me to paint a nice aquarel series...

Dutch ice culture2 2007		The Dutch holiday on ice culture reflects divine madness, and inspired me to paint a nice aquarel series...

Dutch ice culture 3 2007		The Dutch holiday on ice culture reflects divine madness, and inspired me to paint a nice aquarel series...

Friends? 2006		For survival strange relationships can surge, but this was an inspiring duo for me, a mouse and a frog... What an aquarel excercise!

Queen Beatrix as a baby 2006		An aquarel of our Queen in the time she still was a sweet baby...

Vermeer exercise 2006		This little acrylic exercise has a lot of mistakes, but it sure was fun and also the first time I studied Vermeer...

Aruban cliche: fofoty tree 2007		This is a study of an almost mythical Aruban tree, the most famous tree ever, in Aruba! This study was part of a step by step painting lesson published in the art magazine PALET, one year before 'someone' tried to cut it down.

Eva's vision 2006		The apple the trinity and other projections in time and space

Drawing Yvonne 2006		A scratch-drawing of my artist partner and love Yvonne. After years a 'real drawing' again, not tecnically perfect maybe, but with 'authentic feelings', I believe...

Old fofoty 2003		Actually a myth since this touristic symbol was cut down and turned into an 'icon' in the divene madness of the Aruban Artworld... A special tree-doctor was flown in and people even prayed for survival of the tree... This was painted some months before it was cut down.

Aruban cliche: natural bridge 2007		Quick sketch of an almost mythical 'natural bridge' that by falling down, reflected the relativity of life itself. Now it is a natural dam.

Sketch of Jasmine in 2006 2006		Sketch of Jasmine in 2006 is just a quick sketch as I used to do in my study period in Paris, Madrid and Amsterdam amongst others. Nice mementos. These quick sketches used to start at about F100,- A real professional drawing started at about F250,- And a caricature started at F25,-

Behind the natural bridge 2005		This painting was painted in the first days after the collapse!! After this historical collapse, for Aruba, of the natural bridge, there was a unique Natural Dam created, but also an unprecedented BEAUTY and reflection of the force and timelesness of the sea that inspired from the first day the bridge collapsed!! Beautiful!

Improvised model study 1986		Improvisation with red, blue and yellow was one of the hundreds 5 minutes study sketches made at the Art Post-Univeristy courses I attended in Madrid after my academic diploma. I couldn't help my imaginary Aruban sun, sea and sand, flowing from my mind... in Spain.

Improvised model 2 1986		Improvisation with red, blue and yellow was one of the hundreds 5 minutes sketches made at the Art Post-Univeristy courses I attended in Madrid after my academic diploma. I couldn't help my imaginary Aruban rocks and plain, flowing from my mind... in Spain.

Male model, Spain 86 1986		During my post-university doctoral studies we had to experiment with almost all known art techniques and give each a personal touch. Academic artists from around the world worked together in the same space reflecting the globalisation of the Arts... Here a bamboo pen and inkt experiment of mine in '86...

Spanish punky from sketchbook 1985		My sketchbook: A punk model study during my post-unuversity studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain.('84-'87)

Spanish model '85 1985		During my spanish post-academic art-period a quick sketch...

Maternity in sanguine 1981		Academic sketch at the Rietveld academy in the last years(5th). Now I give the lovers of this subject the opportunity to buy this beautiful and original quicksketch in red chalk, that normally is not for sale.

Sketch of a little boy 1981		Just a little sketch before making the painting commissioned by a lawyer friend of his son...

study of a face 1980		Drawing from study period! 'Academic study' with techniques to reach 'the perfect drawing', which doesn't exist (for me!) I believe art should transmit more than just technique and a nice picture... Technique does help a little, of course!

Son from Ge Nijhuis in 1980 1980		Ge Nijhuis in 1980 already was the owner of one of the largest art galleries of Holland. He saw me sketching and believed there was such a stunning resemblance that he offered me a solo-exposition at once and an invitation for participation in group expositions... He told me he believed in what he just saw! I was puzzled... but happy!

Daughter from Ge Nijhuis in 1980 1980		An old sketch from my student period as preparation for a painting of this beautiful young girl. The sketching technique already looks like my actual way of sketching... from the soul! Ge owner of the leading Artgallery in Enschede believed in the promise of my work and invested!

Maternity detail 1980		The wonder of maternity ...

Maternity 2 1980		Sketch on the Rietveld

Maternity 3 1980		Rietveld academy sketch of mine

Fairy tale study Minerva 1977		One of my first drawings at the Minerva Art Academy, when I started after a couple of weeks I got the opportnity to draw with the highest clases. The teachers were believers... a fairy tale of godgivven talent ?!