Something magic happens when you take the time to really observe a scene and capture it on paper.
I always loved to travel – to see new places, experience foreign cultures, meet new people, eat exotic food. I love the feeling when everything is new and exciting because it is different from what we are used to. But looking back I think that many times I missed out on a lot because I did not really take the time to have a closer look.
Ever since I discovered Urban Sketching, this has changed. Urban Sketchers capture the world around them. Any scene, no matter how ordinary it might be. When traveling, sketching makes me pause and completely immerse myself into the scene. Once I captured a scene in my sketchbook, its engraved in my memory. Even when looking back at it years later I will remember the weather, the surrounding sounds, how I felt that day, the people I might have met who peaked over my shoulder. Come along and have a look.
About me
I started watercolor painting at an early age, followed by acrylic a few years later. Unfortunately at some point life took over and I didn’t touch a brush for a few years.
Discovering Urban Sketchers brought art back into my life. Sketching for me means capturing a scene in my sketchbook. It’s not about a perfect piece of art. The sketching itself and experiencing the moment is just as important to me as the final result. My sketches are usually quite quick. When traveling they happen along the way. I like to call them cappuccino-sketches. They take as long as it takes to order, drink and pay for a cappuccino. Enough time to capture the essence of a scene but quick enough to move on to a new adventure.
I started with a portable kit of watercolors which gradually grew bigger. I love to experiment with different materials, mixing ink, acrylics, markers and colored pencils. Sketching on location is what I enjoy most. However when this is not possible, I enjoy little drawing challenges I can sneak into a busy day. Even if it’s just a few minutes of drawing or playing with materials – sketching is my happy place.
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Recent Blog Posts
Checking in with my sketching goals
I am taking a step back and check-in on my sketching goals. What have I achieved so far, how did I grow?
How to keep a travel sketchbook
I love to capture trips in a travel sketchbook. Read what materials I use when sketching on vacation and how to fit sketching into your itinerary
Joining the 100-day project to establish a regular art practice
Turns out that today is the official start of the so-called 100-day project. Each year artists commit to doing some kind of art for 100 days in a row
Finding inspiration for daily drawing
Beginning of the year I wrote down my sketching goals for 2022. It’s only the end of January but I already find it very helpful to have these goals
Doing a daily drawing challenge and what I learned from it
I did a daily drawing challenge, drawing for 20 consecutive days. Read in this post what I learned and how it influenced my art practice.
Sketching with pastel pencils
My lessons learned about using pastel pencils. How I use them, what kind of materials I use them with and the importance of fixatives to prevent a big
Setting sketching goals for 2022
The new year marks a new beginning and although setting new sketching goals can be done at any time of the year I think that it makes sense to start t
2021 sketching review – Looking back at this year’s sketchbooks
Looking back at my sketchbooks and taking the time to reflect on this years sketching adventures and learnings is one of my favorite parts of this tim
Reportage sketching – the last tram ride in Karlsruhe’s main street
After many years of construction, a tunnel for trams was opened in Karlsruhe. Up to now, the trams drove through the city centre. With the opening of