watercolor cave paintings

Since the early rise of mankind, people have painted. Hunters imaged the animals they depended on for food, clothing and tools. Their paintings can be found in caves like Lascaux and Chauvet (France) and Altamira (Spain), and under overhanging rock walls in Africa, like in Laas Geel (Somalia), Tassili n'Ajjer (Algeria) and Drakensberg and Kamberg (South Africa). Inspired by their art I made my own interpretation with watercolor pigments and coffee (and sometimes diluted acryl) to create my cows, bulls and horses. Painted on aquarel paper A3 (41.6 x 29.5 cm), 300 g/m2,

10-Cave painting black cow_antoon loomans_5131

09-Cave painting black cow_antoon loomans_5127

11-Cave painting_tinted cow 2_antoon loomans_5138

14-Cave painting_tinted cow 2_antoon loomans_5145

13-Cave painting_tinted cow 2_antoon loomans_5144

15-Cave painting brown cow_antoon loomans_5148

16-Cave painting brown cow_antoon loomans_5150

01-Cave painting horse_antoon loomans_5054

02-Cave painting horse_antoon loomans_5055

03-Cave painting_bull 3_antoon loomans_5116

05-Cave painting_bull 2_antoon loomans_5119

07-Cave painting_bull 1_antoon loomans_5123