Sketch of St Jacobiparochie from Oudebildtdijk. This is the view from the front of my house. Drawn and painted in ink, pencil, colour pencil, graphite, and gel pen.
St Jacobiparochie
Tourists waiting for the geyser
Sketchbook page from Iceland. Pencil, gel pen, biro, some ink.
Just as it seems
The Frisian landscape as it doesn’t officially look.
Winter bonus
This is the view from my window, more or less. On the right you can see the couple from Jean-François Millet’s L’Angélus being thankful for what they have. Drawn in Kyle brushes.
Nearly Hembrug
If you’re cycling from Zaandam to Amsterdam (which takes about 45 minutes and includes a ferry) you’ll go through a small underpass just before you reach the Hembrug ferry point. As you emerge from the underpass, these sweeping diagonal lines leap out at you. This is what you see here. This is actually the 4th attempt at this picture, each time whittling it down more and more. Eventually drawn in Kyle brushes.
Kalverpolder
Quick brown ink (plus grey pencil) sketch of the Kalverpolder, near the Zaanse Schans.
Landscape near Wormerland
Quick ink drawing of the landscape near Wormerland.
Jisp
Drawing of Jisp, which is between Wormer and Wormerveer (not far from Amsterdam). Drawn in red and purple ink, with colour pencil and gel pen.
Westerpark yesterday
Ink painting of Westerpark in Amsterdam, yesterday. Painted in Cobalt Blue fountain pen ink by Graf von Faber-Castell—my favourite ink ever. Available as a print here.
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.