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.
Made-up Amsterdam
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.
Hemkade
Sketch of Hemkade—Amsterdam’s industrial north west, seen from across the North Sea Canal at Zaandam. Drawn in grey ink, charcoal, gel pen and coloured pencil.
Womerveer trees
A bunch of trees in Wormerveer. Drawn in pencil, coloured pencil (grey), dry brush, and charcoal. Click the image to look closer.
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).
Stephen Fry
A whole new level
A whole new level. The rise of populist thinking. Left to right: Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Geert Wilders (hair only) and Marie Le Pen. Made in ink, pencil, charcoal, pen, gel pen and graphite.
Westerpark sketches
Ink, charcoal and pencil sketches from the weekend with Gail at Westerpark in Amsterdam.
New York
Charcoal and ink drawing of New York