Portraits

I’m fascinated with faces. Their expressiveness, their beauty, and how capturing a likeness can stand or fall with a tiny pencil stroke or bit of shading. 

When drawing portraits, I like to push boundaries: what is the bare minimum of lines needed to capture a face, and a personality? Often I will combine photo-realistic elements with graphic or decorative elements. In every drawing, I strive for balance in composition, and harmony of line and tone.

Face as Landscape

Face as Landscape
Gouache and coloured pencils on paper
2023

Girl with Bag

Girl with Bag
Digital drawing
2022

Face as Sculpture

Face as Sculpture
Gouache and coloured pencils on paper
2023

Gold

Gold
Gouache and coloured pencils on paper
2022

Black

Black
Gouache and coloured pencils on paper
2022

Red

Red
Gouache and coloured pencils on paper
2022

A portrait of Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2019

A portrait of Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2019

 

A portrait of Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2019

 

Colourful Portrait

Colourful Portrait
Copic markers on paper
2019

A portrait of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan
Pencil on paper
2018

A portrait of Esther and Lilia

Esther & Lilia
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2016

A portrait of Sade

Sade
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2017

A portrait of Madonna

Madonna
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2017

 

A portrait of George Michael

George Michael
Pencil on paper, digitally coloured
2017

 

Beyoncé Riso Print

Beyoncé
Riso Print
2016

Stromae Riso Print

Stromae
Riso Print
2016

Drake Riso Print

Drake
Riso Print
2016

Jennifer

Jennifer
Pencil on paper
2016

Nadege

Nadege
Pencil on paper
2016

Tess

Tess
Pencil on paper
2016

Annemarie Schumacher

I'm a visual designer and artist, working from my studio in Berlin-Wedding.