April (sketch)books

Am I the only illustrator who didn't go to Bologna? It's still on my wishlist, though. One day :-) Instead, I unexpectedly traveled to Belgium for a friend's funeral and stayed for...

This was February

It's been the coldest February in years, and I've been absolutely loving it! When it keeps freezing: -We drive on snow, which is soft and silent. -The ice grows thick and strong so...

Sketching through the dark months

So here we are. It's February and this is my first post of 2026.   Only last week it started to feel like the light was returning- and with the light my...

My favourite art materials of 2025

Another year full of drawing, sketchbooks, and experiments flew by, and in between celebrations and planning for the year ahead, it's nice to look back. Especially when it's about art...

Celebrating the winter solstice

I couldn't imagine a better way to celebrate the longest night together with fellow creatives. Mor Art Group organised a lecture + drawing session for charity that explored the winter solstice...

Some recent sketches

It looks like I haven't shared much of my sketchbook recently, but I have been drawing and painting a lot. - I've had an A3 Royal Talens sketchbook for over a...

Art haul (Holbein & Pith)

Oh, I've been eyeing these art supplies for such a long time that I thought I'd never see them in real life :-) But then, my partner had to be in...

Drawing on location (more)

This spring/summer, the main thing I wanted to adjust in my art practice was sketching more. I've been joining different Patreons, and working at the studio a lot, but the one...

Experimenting with collage

Last month, on Tj's Patreon, we experimented with collage. For years I've been keeping all kinds of silly scraps for when I'd ever be into collage,  but of course, I...

Quiet quests on canvas

It's been a while since I sat at my easel. A prepped canvas had been waiting for me for months as I kept walking past it. You might not have noticed...