Pictures by Derek Bacon
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.
Drawing of my mum in Osdorp
100 x 40cm drawing of cow parsley in Osdorp. Ink, pencil, crayon, charcoal, brush pen.
Trees in Osdorperbinnenpolder Noord—drawn in cobalt blue ink and coloured pencil.
Looking over Botteskerkpark in Osdorp from my balcony on the 8th floor.
Pencil, graphite, charcoal, brush pen, pastel and acrylic. I dig these A3-sized Cachet books with the recycled, wrapping paper-coloured, paper.
Double selfie drawn in Osdorp. Made in ink, pastel, acrylic, pencil, charcoal and gel-pen.