Hi there, I’m Koosje!

pronounced "Kōsha”

I’m an artist and creative entrepreneur living in the Netherlands. I love drawing and I do it every day. On this website, I hope to inspire you to develop a drawing practice too, because it can make you feel good.

Photo by Rick Keus

Sketchbook Tour

Sketchbook Tour

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

You know I love drawing, and I do it every day. I do it because it makes me happy.
I don't even skip one day. You can call it discipline, but it really isn’t. I need it.
When drawing every day, just like in life, some days are good, some days are not so great... and so are the drawings. And so my sketchbook is like my visual diary, reflecting my feelings, emotions and experiences of everyday life.

By showing you today all the pages of the latest sketchbook I filled, I hope you get inspired to also draw every day, or at least make time to do it regularly.

Make a drawing today. Then do another one tomorrow. And another one the day after. Keep going. If you miss a day, don't beat yourself up about it. make sure to not miss days in a row - make it a habit and a treat to spend time drawing in your sketchbook - even if its just a one-minute continuous line drawing.

Sketchbook shown in this video:
-Hahnemühle Nostalgie sketchbook, size A5

The illustrator that I mention in this video is Nathalia Velásquez, @puapualena on Instagram

Also mentioned: this Draw Tip Tuesday video of drawing that street corner in Paris.

Would you like to join the workshop on drawing people ? Put your name on the interest list and I will send you all the info!

You assignment this week:
Even if you have just 1 minute: do a oneliner drawing. Do it now. You can do it. maybe, you add another minute, slap on some color. You'll see that you'll feel better after that and that you have quite a fun drawing!
Do it again tomorrow, and the day after, and repeat it every single day this week. Some days you may have longer than a few minutes; enjoy it!

How To Draw Greens Without Using Color

How To Draw Greens Without Using Color

Let's Draw In Lisbon, Portugal! Or Switzerland. Germany! Italy?

Let's Draw In Lisbon, Portugal! Or Switzerland. Germany! Italy?