The Child Dictator
Be open to things
Pretty much dreamt this one. Sometimes you just see them. Usually as you’re trying to wake up.
The reporters
Drawn in Photoshop and based on two blokes I saw on CNN this afternoon.
Last night at the Bimhuis
Wormerveer at night
This is based on the shop fronts of Zaanweg, the main drag through Wormerveer. Wormerveer is this funny little place just outside Amsterdam that smells of chocolate, because of the cocoa processing plants there. Behind the shops you can see glowing signage for Febo, Kruidvat, Hema, Blokker and Dirk van den Broek.
The beating heart of Osdorp
Remembering a foggy morning in Osdorp, looking towards Reimerswaalstraat from Ma Braunpad.
You see these little cars all over Amsterdam: the Canta LX. I’ve seen them all across the Netherlands actually but Amsterdam is where I’ve seen the most. I always thought it would be a great vehicle to go sketching in. You could fill it with pens and stuff. Maybe fit it out with a little karaoke machine too. But then someone reminded me that the Canta LX is more about facilitating mobility than drawing.
Osdorp I left you
Kaya sleeping
This is Kaya, who Gail was looking after for a while. He’s quite old (for a dog) and mostly just sleeps—which is really great for drawing. I made quite a few of him.
Drawn in ink with a bamboo dip pen, a Rotring Artpen, and coloured pencil (purple).
The night before inauguration
Stephen Fry
