Sketch
Professor and Student
New College Cloisters
Self Portrait Scrunched
David drew this his first year in Rio from a photo someone had taken of him back in the United States.
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Self Portrait Lying Down
David drew this in his first year in Rio. This is drawn from a photo take of David.
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Tia Lica
After the passing of Doris’ Aunt Lica, David drew this portrait of the two of them together.
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Patricia and Luanda
David took a photo of his mom with Luanda and made this drawing. It is very special to David because his mom loved Luanda being that she was a granddaughter with the “de Hilster” name. Now that David’s mom is gone, this drawing is very special to David.
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Doris
De Hilster, tired of doing realistic pencil drawings, promised his wife Doris to draw her portrait. In 1990, David finally capitulated. This was from a live setting and took about two and a half hours.
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Fusca
De Hilster drawing in Rio de Janeiro in his sketchbook.
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Tres Gerações
De Hilster drew this from a photo he took of Doris, her Mother Dona Nadir, and Luanda.
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