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Elke Van_den_Broecke

I'm 22 and I live in a small, mostly unknown European country: Belgium (yes, where the GOOD chocolate and beer comes from). I study history at the university of Ghent, because I have a natural obsession for the past, especially when it has something to do with the old Romans. I share my room with a couple of grizzly bears, ten goblins a few pixies and one very handsome elf. It's a lot of noise, but I can manage it. As you can see from the length of this bio, I'm quite a chatterbox, but as far as I know, it never has killed anyone, so I'll  just keep talking.

I always have been a dreamer, but my love for fantasy is something that I inherited from my father and hs exploded ever since I discoverd the work of Brian Froud some ten years ago. I've been drawing as long as I remember, though I consider myself far from a professional artist. I'm fully aware that my work can use some improvements, but then again I've never had the ambition to be perfect at drawing (or at anything else for that matter). Though that doesn't mean I'm not trying to improve my techniques. Drawing is just something I have to do.

Mostly I use just one simple pencil, so most of my pictures are without colours. And if they are coloured, they look like a disaster. Same theory goes for portraits. If I ever draw something else than a portrait it 's a total mess. I know this, but sometimes I grow tired of faces and I just have to draw something else.

My hobby's and interests include my two cats, whom I care about very much, reading, history, Rome, fantasy my obsession for the colour orange, bears, autumn, being with the people I love and of course drawing. And just in case you were wandering: yes that's me on that picture hugging a sequoia tree. I have more of those strange habits

So, nothing left for me to but to say: enjoy my gallery and please leave a (polite) comment!

29-01-2008: I've finely more or less found out how to work with our new scanner, so there are some new pictures up here. I think there's something seriously wrong with the light strength of the scanner , though. The quality of the new pictures is not as it should be. My apologies for that. I'll try to fix it as soon as I can, but my skills with computer technology are not that highly developed so you'll have to be patient. Meanwhile, if anyone can explain me in plain English (don't use any difficult technical words, because I'll  just not understand them) how I can maken my drawings darker with Photoshop, or do anything else to ameliorate the quality of my pictures, please do, because I'm (almost) desperate!

How I hate technology....

Guestbook for Vdbroecke

Date Name Comment   14 Sep 2006 Victoria Bellamy Loading... Updates! Poems! 15 Oct 2006 Agne Alesiunaite Loading... As I can see, there were put a lot of into works: good imagination, technique, mood... I wish you luck! Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Twice thanks (first time for commenting en second time for wishing me luck)!" 17 Oct 2006 Steffen Havshøj Hansen Loading... Hi thanks for the comment on my moon goddess i am really happy that you liked it.....thanks a million see you around the woods......by the way great gallery Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Your welcome! Thanks!!!" 21 Apr 2007 Desiree Barnett Loading... Your work is beautiful. Keep up the good work. Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Thanks!" 15 Jun 2007 Rachel Eve Lachance Loading... weeeee! lots of elves! nice gallery. keep up the good work. and thanx for checking out my pics. Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Thanks! Elves are indeed a lot of fun!" 11 Dec 2007 Iris compiet Loading... Hi Elke, I’ve browsed through your gallery and there’s some really nice stuff in there. Keep up the good work and maybe I’ll see you at a fair someday, selling your own work take care Iris Compiet Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "You really think so? Thanks for having faith in me!" 18 Jan 2008 Stan Loading... It’s fun, nice and attractive, more importantly the name "Kidahwe" this is my home village name back in Africa I’m now a student in the UK, could you pls let me know you came across that name, Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Ooops, this must be coincindence, because I made the name "Kidhawe" up, it just krept in my brains and I thought it to be a beautiful name for a character in one of my pictures. Nice to know it is the name of an African village! Thanks for commenting and thanks for letting me know!" 9 Jul 2008 Anon. Loading... good job, keep up the good work, u have a real talent Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Thanks! I’m really flatterd." 1 Sep 2008 Richard Evers Loading... ziet er goed uit blijf zo doorgaan Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Dankjewel, Thanks!" 24 Jun 2009 Yoni Danziger Loading... Great gallery! Elke Van_den_Broecke replies: "Thank you for the loveliy comments!" Page: [1] 2 3

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