pronounced "Kōsha”
I’m an artist and creative entrepreneur living in the Netherlands. I love drawing and I do it every day. On this website, I hope to inspire you to develop a drawing practice too, because it can make you feel good.
Photo by Rick Keus
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.
Have you ever had an art crush? I have them pretty often – and sometimes they last for a very long time.
I’m listing my current favorites, all of which I try to channel a little in my own work:
‘I really want to make art, but I don’t have time’,
‘I procrastinate, even though I know I feel happy when I make art’,
‘I think of sitting down to draw, but then I don’t’.
Trust me, I’ve been there too. But after years of keeping a sketchbook habit, I found my ways.
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.
Last weekend we hosted open studios. We were all exhibiting during this weekend too. I felt a lot of resistance to exhibit my work, but reluctantly at first, I stepped way out of my comfort zone and did it anyway.
As I have been slowly getting out of my sabbatical and into action again, I am thinking a lot about how I want to divide my time between the many things I want to do. Do you make time to do what you love?
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?
One morning I saw the sunlight falling so beautifully on the wall in the living room. It made me decide to sit down in front of it to draw that corner of the room. I found myself sitting down again the next day to draw the same scene. And the day after that I did it again.
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.
Life is pretty crazy, and it’s hard to not let it get in the way of the things that are important to you.
Still, let’s not make it an excuse!
It’s good for you, to shake things up every now and then. The creative habit thrives by being reinvented regularly. I have a few simple but effective suggestions for you.
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!
In July, I finally started a project I had been wanting to do for a couple of years: drawing all the shoes I own, using dip pen and ink. I got this idea thanks to my pal Jane LaFazio, with whom I happened to get into a friendly competition with: a shoe-off.
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.
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