watercolor cave art

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 like in Laas Geel (Somalia), Tassili Hajjes (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,

03-Cave painting_bull 3_antoon loomans_5116

05-Cave painting_bull 2_antoon loomans_5119

07-Cave painting_bull 1_antoon loomans_5123

10-Cave painting black cow_antoon loomans_5131

11-Cave painting_tinted cow 2_antoon loomans_5138

14-Cave painting_tinted cow 2_antoon loomans_5145

01-Cave painting horse_antoon loomans_5054

15-Cave painting brown cow_antoon loomans_5148

05. Cave painting_Bull 1_antoon loomans_5013

06. Cave painting_Bull 2_antoon loomans_5018

07 .Cave painting Bull 3_antoon loomans_5023

16. Cave painting Big Brown cow_antoon loomans_5148

14. Cave painting Tinted cow 2_antoon loomans_5138

15. Cave painting Tinted cow 1_antoon loomans_5145

08. Cave painting Black cow_antoon loomans_5047

09. Cave painting Horse_antoon loomans_5054