Just a quick announcement about my online teaching: All of my current nature journaling classes are now available as a one-time purchase on my website. Each course has around 1.5 hours of video demonstrations, and features one or more practical sketching projects so you can …
I’ve written a long guide about choosing a sketchbook here, but I know some watercolorists prefer to work with loose paper at least for some subjects, or get their loose sheets made into sketchbooks. I even like to bind my sketchbooks myself so that I …
Here are my sketchbook pages for June. I sketched a lot of butterflies for an upcoming class, as well as the obligatory birds and some flora. Something I’ve also enjoyed – without having it mastered fully – is painting quick landscapes. I’m planning to do …
Recently, my drawing has focused a lot on insects and butterflies. A lot of them are they’re getting rarer these days, and I cherish the moments in which I can observe one up close. I’m excited to announce a new class today that focuses on …
If you have followed my work for a while you might know I love to draw line work with dip nibs. The subtle changes in the line weight give drawings a wonderful dynamic expression that simply can’t be achieved with monoline pens, and whenever possible …
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I usually don’t review books on this blog. But sometimes I come across books that deeply move me and that I want to share. The biography of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson is a book that not only tells you more about an artist’s …
May was a productive month for me sketchbook-wise, as I spent a lot of time outside nature journaling. A part of my adventures found its way into my new class about drawing ideas for spring, and the rest shows how many things are in nature …
I’m always experimenting and trying out new mixes with my watercolors. I do have a few favorites right now that’d I’d like to show today. Mixing watercolor is always an exciting thing, you never quite know what the result will be, and there are differences …
Spring is in full bloom over here now and I’ve taken the opportunity and created a new class around nature journaling in spring! We’ll go for a hike together and take a look at different creative techniques for nature journaling now that nature is waking …
Drawing and painting in a sketchbook on a daily basis is a deeply relaxing, meditative thing to do, and it builds creativity and imagination. My art practice changed a lot when I truly embraced my sketchbook for what it was and started nature journaling, my …
