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

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

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

I love making plans for teaching workshops. Especially if I can teach on location, with inspiring surroundings.

Currently, together with my friend Cynthia Morris, I am plotting a workshop trip to Lisbon, Portugal! The workshop is called "Capture the Lisbon Wow".
We will be teaching to capture the wonders of Lisbon in your sketchbook. We’ll walk the hills and streets of Lisbon, pausing to savor and practice new writing and drawing skills in our pages. The website isn't even ready yet, but I’m too excited not to share this news. You can get on the interest list, so we can let you know as soon as we're ready to launch ticket sales!

Workshop schedule

There's so much good stuff coming up this second half of 2023, and I'm planning exciting workshops for 2024 as well! I don't want to overload you with a boring blogpost with too much information, so below is an overview of what workshops I am teaching (that are not already sold out). Maybe you’d like to join one!

2023

July
-Live online Mini-Workshop
-Maybe: People Drawing Workshop Live Online
August
-Live online Mini-Workshop
September
-Travel Sketchbook Workshop Trip To Italy
(1 spot left!)
October
-Paris Sketchbook, an art (re)treat
Only a few spots left!
November
-Urban Sketching Workshop in Malta
Just a few spots left!

2024

April
-Maybe: Capture the Lisbon Wow
May
-The Lively Sketchbook Workshop in Santa Fe
-Drawing in the Wild in Germany
June
-Sketchbook Art Workshop in Switzerland.

...and there's more in the making! I’ll keep you posted.

Sketchbook Tour

Sketchbook Tour

Waterbrush and Ink

Waterbrush and Ink