Illustration + Nature Sketching
It’s been a while since I’ve taught an online class about nature sketching, but since the autumn colors are so beautiful outside I couldn’t let the opportunity pass to collect a few ideas (as well as berries, leaves and mushrooms) and make a class full of sketching demos and drawing tips for you. I’ve been … Read more
Just a quick announcement about my online teaching: All of my current nature journaling classes are now available as a one-time purchase on Gumroad and on Skillshare. Each course has around 1.5 hours (or more) of video demonstrations, and features one or more practical sketching projects so you can practice what you’ve just learnt and … Read more
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 course today that focuses on drawing and painting butterflies. In the class, you’re going to … Read more
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 you can see all kinds of plants, … Read more
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 course, we’ll take a relaxing time out and watch the sky and the passing clouds. And then we’ll take out our watercolors and paint them! In … Read more
A big part of my daily journaling is centered about birds, and I draw them almost every day. I know that a lot of people think (as did I when I first started out) that birds are hard to draw, because they move around, fly away, and have all these feathers and weird movements.They are … Read more
It’s finally winter here in Germany and every day I’m trying out new ways to stay creative with my nature journal. I know I’ve written a blog post about with lots of ideas for drawing in winter, and this week I’m happy to announce that I’ve published a new course about the topic, too. If … Read more
I just published a new class about sketching in nature, and learning to observe and draw. In the class, we’re going to start a nature journal, or nature sketchbook. If you love art and nature and would love to connect the two, then a nature journal is a great thing to have. Or maybe you’re … Read more