Charcoal, pencil and ink sketch of the Kalverpolder, near Zaanse Schaans today.
Kalver polder
Landscape near Wormerland
Quick ink drawing of the landscape near Wormerland.
IJmuiden sketches
Two ink and pencil sketches from Saturday’s session at IJmuiden, Amsterdam, with Anne Rose at the Haarlem Urban Sketchers.
Gail’s plant in Wormerveer
Two quick ink and pencil sketchbook drawings of Gail’s plant (from when Gail was still staying with me in Wormerveer). I was a little bit drunk when I made this. Is it OK to admit that? Normally I wouldn’t make a point of combining the two things.
Lifting bridge at Wormerveer
This ink and wash sketch, with red pencil and black ink pen, was drawn really quickly in the near-dark outside Café Batavia in Wormerveer. At the time I felt it was a bit unfinished but it turned out to be one of my favourites. It has a sort of Japanese calligraphy look to it, which I like.
Made-up Amsterdam
Painting of a made-up Amsterdam scene. Painted in cobalt blue ink by Graf von Faber-Castell, though it’s much more of a purple thing when you start to water it down.
Amsterdam’s Rokin
Amsterdam’s Rokin drawn 4 ways. Normally, I like to mix my mediums up. But here they are all separate for a change. Left to right: pencil, ink, crayon, gel pen, charcoal.
Plant from Osdorp
Drawing in Wormerveer of a plant I bought in Osdorp.
Bluegrass
This painting is a close-up of a piece of ground I found in the sand-dunes at Heemskerk, painted (mostly) in Asa Blue fountain pen ink.
Kalverpolder closeup
Close up view on a bit of the Kalverpolder (near the Zaanse Schans). Made with grey ink, pencil coloured (grey) pencil, charcoal and silver crayon.