Ensor inspired monotypes

James Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker who lived in Ostend (Oostende, a city by the North Sea) for most of his...

My favorite sketching materials

I'm always excited to explore different materials. From acrylics to printmaking, from pencils to digital brushes. I love it all and even when something isn't 100% for me, I'll never...

March sketchbook

In March, I've been drawing a lot, but not that much in my sketchbook. So let's take a look. On Katie Moody's Patreon, this month's focus was sketching from life. In...

I entered the Rembrandt competition and…

I was one of the 3 winners! You might think of Rembrandt as only very serious oil paintings by the Dutch Baroque genius from the 17th century (1606-1669), but it's also...

Drawing comics homework

Curious to learn more about comics and how to make them, I joined a course by one of my favorite magazines "de stripgids". It's a Belgian/Flemish magazine dedicated to comics,...

Nordic winter drawing session

This sketchbook session is a bit special, so it gets its own blogpost! Earlier this week, 'Nordic winter' was the theme of TJ's Patreon session, and we were going to draw/paint/sketch...

Februari sketchbook

In February, I've been using two sketchbooks: An A4 Royal Talens, and an A5 from Moleskine. As in the previous month, I worked a lot with the Artgraf, a bit with...

How to reactivate your creative energy?

It happens to all of us creatives. Writers, illustrators, painters, and everyone who creates might find the well of inspiration and creative energy run dry occasionally. I used to be surprised...

International day of women and girls in science (11 Feb)

International days/weeks are opportunities to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity,...

January treasures

1/ Knetterijs pins. Knetterijs is a group of freelance illustrators and I finally got some of their pins! it was hard to choose only a few, but they are so cute...