Urban Sketching Course at VU-Rotterdam
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8 Jul 2025 16:57
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29 May 2025 15:11
Before any color hits the paper, I start by carefully transferring the outline of my reference photo. This step helps me get the proportions right without wasting time sketching freehand. I trace the main lines onto the pastel paper â just enough to guide me through the drawing process without overwhelming the final result.
21 May 2025 18:58
So youâre thinking about commissioning a pet portrait? Great! But before you imagine me casually doodling your dog between theas, let me give you the real scoop of what happens behind the pastel pencils. Spoiler: itâs not just art â itâs admin, detective work, emotional labor, and a tiny bit of magic.
20 May 2025 19:32
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28 Feb 2025 18:56
Sometimes, an opportunity just lands in your WhatsApp inbox. Thatâs exactly what happened on January 19, 2025, when I received a message from Christien. Now, I didnât know Christien personally, but she was in my contacts as the partner of Rob, our driver who sadly passed away in 2023. She followed my work through my WhatsApp status and often reacted to it (which I already found really nice đ). But this time, she had a question: âDo you exhibit your work?â
26 Feb 2025 12:10
All about my experience to exposition
26 Feb 2025 12:08
 Do I trace? YES, I DO Have I always done that? NO, I DONâT
26 Feb 2025 12:08
One of the biggest challenges when working with even the best soft pastel pencils is that they are incredibly tough to control, especially if you want to have fine lines and details in your artwork.
26 Feb 2025 12:08
So still at home and the first problem is already here, its freezing! đ¨
26 Feb 2025 12:06
One of the most important life lessons I have learned from art, is that if youâre willing to dedicate all your spare time and effort into it, for years and years, you can learn anything.
26 Feb 2025 12:05
For everyone who didnât know yet, together with my husband Hennie we had a transport company called http://www.he-logistics.nl we transport containers and had our own fleet of trucks.
26 Feb 2025 12:03
New Blog about my work an all-interesting things about pastel drawing an all you want to talk about