In today's sketchbook tour, I am talking about how you can sometimes fall out of love with a sketchbook, before you've finished it.
It's OK. If it doesn't bring you joy anymore, it's a good reason to move on and start fresh.
However, do not give up on a sketchbook just because you feel like you 'messed it up' by making a bad drawing.

Today, set up a little still life on your table. Let's draw! But we are not drawing all the elements that we see in this still life. Instead, focus on the spaces around the still life. It helps to have a contrasting background, so you can focus on the background only, and spot bits of the negative spaces better.

I'll take you outside to the park, to enjoy the last bits of bright yellow fall colors, using the background wash I made in preparation.

We'll follow Vincent van Gogh's example, who would always be sketching and making studies of things, always learning. He may have used models for it, but your non-drawing hand can model just as well.

Everything is interesting when you draw it - which means inspiration is everywhere. Even a ratty old t-shirt, bought many years ago as a souvenir, can be a very interesting subject to draw, because it can hold memories that you then capture in your drawing.

In today’s video, I am taking you out on location, to draw in public. I went for a walk and decided on a whim to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather, by finding a good spot to sit and draw in my sketchbook.

I just finished this project that took me quite a while: I captured all the shoes I owned, in a watercolor accordion sketchbook (Hahnemuhle ZigZag book 14x14 cm). I’ll show it to you in today’s video.

Today, I am challenging my inner perfectionist, by deliberately letting go of control and drawing with my non-dominant hand.

Will you try it today too? It's a lot of fun!

At the beginning of October, I went on a 12-day trip to Greece with The Blue Walk, where I taught a group of artists how to fill their travel sketchbooks. Travel with me today, as I take you on a sketchbook tour of my Greece Sketchbooks.

Today I am showing you my favorite tools. Because you asked.
I am showing the things that found their way into my pencil case and stayed there. Of course I have tried many other tools, and I do swap out pens or pencils every so often, but these seem to be the evergreens.

Let’s have a look at what the elements of composition are, and how we can apply them in our sketchbook pages without losing spontaneity.

To create your own story in your sketchbook, you don't need much - except time to draw.

And you don't need to go far anywhere for it. Do it at home, with your sketchbook in your lap, a warm or cool drink by your side, enjoying the creative time you are allowing yourself to take.

Today, we are painting first, and then adding line. It's a very different way of working.
Ready to step out of your comfort zone by shaking things up?

I finished this sketchbook a couple of weeks ago so I figured it's time for a sketchbook tour. I am showing you the good, the bad and the ugly, and will explain why making "bad" stuff in your sketchbook is VERY important.

Today, let’s use take a close look at an existing person(ality) and use their features as a springboard to fill a page full of characters - drawn in just one line!

How do you draw people who are on the move? There is no shortcut - the only answer is: do it a lot. So let’s practice together today - I have a few tips for you in today's video.