I want to live here, with the garden on top of the house.
Or maybe on the right there, with a garden and a little fence and maybe a goat.
Apr8
Happy little houses
Tag Archives: pen
Dec7
Meet Semli
She lives in the forest in a house between the roots of a big old tree. She likes feathers and playing.
Her father likes fishing and cooking, her mother builds things. Mostly furniture.
Nov15
Butterfly
Late night doodling.
Sep23
Total sucker for art supplies
This gallery contains 2 photos.
Other people suffer from *enjoy* it too, right? An abundance of art supplies? I could do without of course, but I so very much like them….
I got a few more Faber…
Sep18
Daily: 2010.09.17
I drew this daily in my pocket moleskine sketchbook and feel a little torn. I like the pre-printed dates in the planner, which works as an extra stimulant to draw every day. On the other hand, my colours bleed / shine through a lot which causes a few annoyances on my side. And on one side I can get over that, like how I get over the pre-printed lines. On the other side, I just like it more when it doesn’t show that much.
The added benefit of using an 80-page pocket sketchbook: it fills up much faster which works as a great motivator too. One of these days I will actually fill up an entire sketchbook ;)
So, for now, I think I’ll switch to the sketchbook. As my friend said, I can always change my mind again.
Sep13
Having a sofa day
This gallery contains 2 photos.
I had a sofa day. Not the entire day, because I did do some drawings, just most of the day.
Nano and I went for a firm walk in the afternoon, and…
Sep11
Making little drawings
These past few days I’ve made a few autobiographical drawings with myself as a cartoon character. I also did a few of Nano, because she plays a big part in my life. I used to do these drawings / cartoons (I might dig them up and scan, no promises however!) and stopped doing them when I started to do ‘serious’ drawings. I now feel I can do both, so I do :)
Today we visited a few monuments in the city of Alkmaar. We nibbled some cheese and one stand had free poffertjes. Though the official recipe uses buckwheat flour, most poffertjes-makers these days use plain wheat-flour to make them. As did these. I can’t tolerate wheat very well but couldn’t resist nibbling on one little poffertje with lots of butter and powdered sugar. And then I had one more. And another.
The following tummy-ache did not make me happy. But eating poffertjes did. It made my week, aaah!
Sep9
Doodling in a planner
This gallery contains 4 photos.
Today turned out pretty good. My new (2010) moleskine daily planner arrived. With around 1/3 of the year still ahead of us, I decided to purchase it (with discount, haha) to try out…
Sep5
Creativitea
Inspired by AnnaDenise and Kathrin J-M I wanted to try some drawing in my moleskine planner.
At first my brain objected: I couldn’t possible draw through pre-existing lines!
Que ‘Eye of the tiger’ and I did it anyway.
Sometimes you just have to do what your brain objects to.
Sep3
New rucksack
I recently purchased a new rucksack.
Yes, another one.
Some people buy shoes, or clothes, or purses, or gadgets, or games. I buy rucksacks.
Because of my RA I can’t carry regular bags easily and shoulder-bags pretty much kill me. No joke, I seriously ended up at the ER once (with Christmas) because I carried one and it gave me horrible tendinitis that left me in so much pain someone had to drive me to the hospital. I easily get tendinitis in shoulders and neck, and a rucksack seems to work best in preventing it.
This one weighs less than a kilogram on its own, has its own rain-cover and it came with a separate pouch you can either hang on that loop on the inside, or attach to the waist-belt.
Bonus-points if you guess who I have hanging on it.
Sep2
Worms (the earth kind)
Last week my new worm-bin arrived. Even though you can easily make them yourself, I decided to go for a prepared bin because I don’t have that much excess energy.
I set it up according to the instructions and held a few of the worms. They haven’t grown to their full size yet, I think, measuring only 5-8cm roughly (2 to 3 inches). They wriggle a lot and I fed them some cabbage and teabags.
I’ve only had them for a week so I don’t know how it will go. I do like them though, always wanted a worm-bin as a kid. I remember this time my mother and I got up really early to look for them and to dig them up. She let me do crazy things like that ;)
I made a page about the worms with some freehand drawings and the actual bin. The bin drawing ended up a bit wonky due to the tendinitis in my neck and me shifting position. Close enough though.
Aug27
Draw what you love
This gallery contains 2 photos.
I recently read somewhere to get good at drawing you need to draw something you love.
Well, I love marmite — on ricecakes with cheese, in soup, in sauces — and I…
Aug24
Intimate drawing
I’ve never drawn my scar before.
It feels quite intimate.
I had to draw it from a photo because I don’t have a large mirror in my flat.
I did it quickly, hasted even.
And now, I celebrate.
The writing says:
Scars
They show our power to heal and overcome adversities.
Don’t hide them or feel ashamed.
Celebrate.
Aug12
Drawing in Efteling
This gallery contains 2 photos.
Yesterday I went to the [Efteling][1], a Dutch amusement-park that I’ve visited often as a child. It started out with the fairy-tale forest and grew larger, with rollercoasters and fun rides. We did…
Aug10
Happy little drawings
This gallery contains 5 photos.
These photos of my latest drawings don’t look too great. I took them with my phone; they look a bit dark and skewed. They’ll have to do though, for now, until I have…
