Dip Nib And Fountain Pen Sketching – Comparing Steel Nibs And My Lamy Pen
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 I use dip nibs...
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Art And Life Lessons From Leonardo Da Vinci
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 life and work, but also is a...
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My Sketchbook in May 2019
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 right now to enjoy: birds,...
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My Favorite Watercolor Mixes Right Now
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 even when...
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Nature Journaling – Drawing Ideas For Spring
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 up again and...
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How To Make Sketching A Regular Habit
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 art got...
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My Sketchbook In April 2019
Another month has passed and it’s my time to look at what happened in my nature journal in that time. Spring is finally here and everything is coming to life in an amazing speed. There is so much fresh green growing everywhere suddenly, after the long winter months....
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Why I Love Nature Journaling With Watercolors
There are lots of ways to keep a nature journal, some prefer pencil only while others like using colored pencils or ink. I keep coming back to watercolors. This might be because I’ve been painting in watercolor for a few years now, but even apart from that I find that...
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How To Paint Clouds And The Sky – Learn to Paint Clouds in Watercolor (new class)
Do you sometimes wish you could just watch the clouds go by for an hour while not doing anything else? Now you can, at least almost! In my new class, we’ll take a relaxing time out and watch the sky and the passing clouds. And then we’ll take out our watercolors and...
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How To Draw Birds – 5 Tips For Better Bird Drawings
Since I’m focusing on how to draw birds in my upcoming free online workshop, I wanted to take a look at five quick tips for better bird drawings today. Study Bird Anatomy If you want to draw a convincing bird, you need to understand what lies beneath the surface. When...
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