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

Take Your Creative Vitamins!

Take Your Creative Vitamins!

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

Prioritize what makes you happy. If drawing makes you happy, put your drawing time at the top of your list! You might think: "But I don't have  any time during my busy days. And besides, I don't have anything to draw." In today's video, I'll prove you wrong and I'll show you how I make a fun, colorful and playful drawing of a very mundane subject, in just a few minutes.

By letting go of the idea that every drawing needs to be perfect and meaningful, you'll create the freedom to just enjoy the fact that you're making time for your creativity moment. This is exactly how I keep my daily drawing habit. I make time for what makes me happy.

Your assignment this week: Take 6 minutes, paint the overall shape of  whatever is in front of you using a bright color, then draw on top of it  using a contrasting bright color. If you need an extra challenge: use your non-dominant hand for parts of the process. Have fun!

Materials used in this video:  
-Moleskine watercolor sketchbook size A6  
-Ecoline Brushpen yellow 202  
-Caran d'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Grass Green 220  
-Caran d'ache Luminance Colored Pencil Permanent Red 061

BOOK  
My book "Life is better when you draw it" will give you an extra push on  your creative journey, and will inspire you to develop a daily drawing  habit, like I have.  If you want a copy - and I know you do - go here: https://www.koosjekoene.com/book   

WORKSHOPS 
If you like my Draw Tip Tuesday Videos, you'll probably also like my monthly live online sessions. I'd love to see you there! Join my upcoming online mini-workshop, or learn from me in person here:  https://www.koosjekoene.com/workshops

Let's Draw Malta

Let's Draw Malta

What makes you happy should be priority

What makes you happy should be priority