Corné Akkers is a Netherlands-based artist working from studios in The Hague and Voorburg, whose varied styles share a single pursuit: the search for light and the shadows and planes that block it. He favors oil paint, dry pastel, and graphite pencil, combining figurative work with abstraction.

A balanced colour scheme and broad tonal range yield art that, were the canvas torn to pieces, would in essence still be recognizable — a fusion of cubist, impressionist, and surrealist figuration with atmospheric depth and a sure feel for composition.