Illustration + Nature Sketching
From time to time I like to change my tools a bit and I wanted to try out how I can use my preferred fountain pen ink with a brush. This ink is waterproof, so you can work several layers on top of each other even on drawing paper. What better subjects are there than … Read more
The last year has been a year of using up paints for me, so I changed the colors on my palettes quite a bit. I didn’t post every single change in my palette, but now I have more or less settled into a palette setup that I like: I have one small field kit for … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. This sketch is all about how light falls through trees, and I wanted to see what it looks like when painted. I feel like this is all I really need to say. I love complex lighting situations like this, unfortunately they are … Read more
Welcome to another sketchbook tour! This summer I didn’t really have a lot of time and energy for sketching on the side, so there’s a gap in my sketchbook in July and August. But there are ways to finish a page in a satisfying way even if you can’t sketch very often. I’m still fighting … Read more
I hope all of you had a good summer. It feels weird to say this when there is so much stuff going on in the world, but I have to start this blog entry somewhere. My summer break was a time of reflection, acceptance and change for me. In the past few months, I’ve let … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. In this painting I’ll take a closer look at an old farm building overseeing a rural landscape. I remember this place from last year as one of the most quiet and secluded areas we came across, and there was something almost eerie … Read more
In this next outtake from my new class Drawing Ideas for Summer I’ll show you how you can approach sketching tree shapes. Sketching different trees has been a challenge over a long time for me, until I tried out this technique of grouping parts of the tree together in groups of leaves. The trick is … Read more
My new class Drawing Ideas for Summer has just opened and one of the things I enjoyed most when filming were all the beautiful field flowers I saw and got to sketch. I could literally do this all day long, and I’m happy we have a few fields here that still have these “weeds” growing … Read more
I’m excited to announce that I have a new online course ready for you, it’s called: Nature Journal – Drawing ideas for summer In this class, we’ll take our sketchbook out into nature and sketch the summer. I will share lots of different ideas for drawing in your sketchbook now that nature is in full … Read more
Warmer days are here, spring allergy time is over, so field sketching is becoming an option for me again. I realize I haven’t really shared my regular sketching bag setup before. Here’s a video version of this post: What’s in my sketching bag (video) When I first started outdoor sketching, I used to put my … Read more
Announcement Before we go ahead with today’s topic, a short announcement: I’m currently filming for the last episode of the seasonal nature journaling classes – it’s summer and there’s a lot to see and sketch in nature. So far I’ve planned on taking a look at sketching summer flowers, tree shapes and portraits, insects, small … Read more
Here’s the next video from my landscape sketching series about folk tale landscapes. Today we’ll visit a gothic church ruin. This was one of the places I felt lucky to stumble across last year, I found it had a very special atmosphere. The remains of this 14th century church sit on a hill at the … Read more