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
With the change of the season, I suddenly tend to draw more inside. The living room, my husband, but I also try to make time to pop into a coffee shop for a hot drink and a drawing during my daily walks. My choice of materials suddenly is changing too. And it’s all fine. Letting go to make space for other things.
Today, Let’s get some answers to the many questions about fountain pen nibs and inks!
Today, I am experimenting with a black paper background. That's because I got some questions about it from my Patreon community.
In the October session, a few questions came up about capturing darks and shadows, so that gave me an idea for this week in my Draw Tip Tuesday video. And yesterday we dug into it deeper. Will you join me next month?
Drop shadows can add context to the subject or subjects in your drawings. There’s a lot of information in there.
Find a pen with watersoluble ink, like a fine liner or marker (I'm pretty sure you have one in your stash of art supplies!), use it to make a drawing. Then use a brush and water to play with diluting ink, adding shading and other fun bits.
Does it ever happen that you're ready to draw, you have your sketchbook open, you sip from the drink you poured yourself... and then you don't know WHAT to draw?
Today I am sharing some of the "secrets" artists and designers use, which you now can start implementing in your drawings too, to bring more depth and life into your drawings.
Every month, I host a live online mini-workshop. I love how we get together monthly for a drawing party. I prepare instruction for each session, and we’ll work on an assignment during the 90-minute session, and I would love to see you in the next session, in November.
I've spent some time in France to teach classes, and of course to draw a lot. So today, I am flipping through the pages of my sketchbooks.
Looking at this drawing brings me so much joy! It reminds me of the time I spent that morning with Lisa Sonora on the Sunday market.
You can't compare your beginning to someone else's middle. Also: talent is often confused with hard work.
I took a break from my blog, Patreon and Youtube in August, but I didn't sit still. I filled quite some sketchbooks during summer. So welcome to this Mega Sketchbook Tour.
Here’s an example of one of many conversations I have online. Maybe you get something out of it too.
Brenda Murray, from Studio 56 Boutique has asked me if she can interview me about my book, and you're invited too!
During times with tons of work to do, it may not be that easy to think of something I want to draw. If I want to draw, especially when I’m busy, I need to make it as easy as possible.
Question from a viewer:
"Could you make a video about how we should approach our frustration at drawing? I want my drawings to improve. I’m not afraid of drawing exercises, but it’s hard to know what to focus on."
I think that a drawing becomes more interesting when the artist has been courageous, playful and bold.
If you take fun and creative decisions, you keep challenging yourself, and you're telling an interesting visual story.
For me, drawing is the best way to empty my head, be in the moment, and to slow down and forget about everything else for a second.
In today's video, let's look at foreshortening; the distorting that we see, when things are in perspective and overlapping.
