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Original Drawing of ‘Cathedral NDSM’ by Elles

Elles — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 09:08:03 +0000

Original panorama drawing of the big hall of NDSM called ‘The Cathedral’.
The NDSM (Nederlandse Dok- en Scheepvaartmaatschappij) is an old schipyard in Amsterdam, now a space for over 250 artists.

The Cathedral
I lift my eyes with quiet wonder,
the air itself a breath of freedom.
Here my hand finds its truest lines—
a hymn to the place
where my spirit feels most alive.
elles

“The Cathedral,” or the large space in the warehouse, was once used to bend the large iron plates used for the hulls of the ships built here. The enormous number of profiles is arranged repetitively throughout the space. I find the different rhythms I see in it exciting, and the perspective makes the space seem to move toward you or away from you. Elles is a huge techno music fan, and she senses that music in the architecture.

Technique: pencil and India ink on acid-free paper
Year: 2020
Size: h x b = 125,5 x 125,5 cm /49,4 x 49,4 inch
Signed: hand signed
Framed: Framed at NDSM
Edition: 1
Included: a certificate of authenticity

Original Drawing of Rokin Amsterdam

Elles — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:45:38 +0000

Original Drawing of Rokin Amsterdam

Technique: pencil & ink
Year: 2015
Size: h x b = 42 x 161 cm / 16,5 x 63,3 inch
Signed: hand signed
Support: acid-free paper
Framed by Profilex
Edition: 1
Included: a certificate of authenticity

This artwork is exhibited at WIHH Gallery
(https://www.whatishappeninghere.com)

Print ‘Sunflowers’

Elles — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:28:44 +0000

The high quality print of the drawing ‘Sunflowers’ shows this celebrated topic in a new and joyfull perspective.

Print of hand drawing by elles
Size: h x b = 40 x 30 cm
Hand made and printed in Amsterdam on specially selected paper
The drawing will be personally signed and beautifully packaged in a tube
Used materials: pencil, colour proof Faber Castel markers

This artwork is exhibited at WIHH Gallery
(https://www.whatishappeninghere.com)

Original drawing of Sunflowers (sold)

Elles — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:21:28 +0000

Elles, who remains tirelessly fascinated by the work of Vincent van Gogh, couldn’t resist starting with an answer to his sunflowers.

After a decade focused on the city of Amsterdam and its surroundings, Elles now draws inspiration from nature.

Perhaps her upcoming move to a green spot just outside Amsterdam has something to do with it, but more often, it’s the encounter with the white paper above the Amsterdam rooftops. Because the Dutch sky remains a fascinating source of inspiration!

Nature indoors begins in the vase for those who live in a small city; because people love flowers.

In this drawing, you see the life cycle of a flower coming together in a cluster. And because Elles always seeks dynamism and joy in her work, a vase became too static. So, the flowers are thrown upwards, in utter euphoria.

Duration of making of: 400 hours
Size: h x b = 49 x 36 cm / 19,3 x 14,2 inch
Material: Colourproof Faber Castel markers on acid-free paper
Framed by Profilex Amsterdam

This artwork is exhibited at WIHH Gallery (https://www.whatishappeninghere.com)

Original drawing of East Wing NDSM Amsterdam

Elles — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:26 +0000

The aim of this drawing is to enrich a white wall of the East Wing of the NDSM in Amsterdam with art.

In this drawing, you are taken to the wonderful world behind the walls of the East Wing using the isometric method. You enter a world without vanishing points and without up or down, as if you are floating through the rabbit hole of Alice in Wonderland.

During this journey, you will encounter all kinds of elements and art objects that reveal a glimpse of what is happening behind the canvas (the white wall) in the creative studios.

It will once again be a positive work that invites the visitor to see the environment in new dimensions.
A world without walls or fences is a world I would like to live in.

Duration of making of: 400 hours
Size: h x b = 88 x 41 cm / 34,6 x 16,1 inch
Material: pencil on paper