Wow, did I bring myself into trouble by biting off more than I could chew during my last mini-workshop!
I got into trouble during the second drawing. I didn’t mind though, because it’s all part of the learning curve and the drawing process.
Seeing everyone’s drawings by the end of my Mini-workshops is inspiring. Every time when we get to the end of a session and people hold up their sketchbooks in front of the camera, I feel so proud of how brave everyone is. Taking up a creative challenge and then maybe feeling vulnerable about the drawing, but showing it so everyone can learn from one another.

I love making plans for teaching workshops. Especially if I can teach on location, with inspiring surroundings.
There's so much good stuff coming up this second half of 2023, and I'm planning exciting workshops for 2024 as well!

Here’s an overview of what workshops I am teaching (that are not already sold out). Maybe you’d like to join one!

Now that spring is here (and it actually feels more like summer the past days here in the Netherlands), maybe you are making holiday plans. Will you take a vacation this year? And will your sketchbook play a role in it?

For many artists there’s a lot of fear around drawing people. It has to do with our minds worrying about likeness. Or maybe you don’t feel confident about the proportions. You always end up with legs that are too short, or arms that are too long… and what about all the facial features. And let’s not forget about the elephant in the room: people move. All the time!
I love drawing people, and I’ve gained confidence about my skills by practicing a lot. I’d love to help you lower the threshold and take the fear away, so you can have fun and be playful when sketching people.

I remind my students about this regularly, but need to nudge myself every now and then too: you don’t need to be accurate, when you’re drawing. Let’s allow ourselves to take artistic liberty and have some fun. Even though a building is grey or beige, that doesn’t mean you can’t paint it pink, if that’s the color that matches your mood or the vibe of the place! Play!