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

Too Busy To Draw?

Too Busy To Draw?

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday, and happy new year! 

Do you ever get the feeling like you're running out of time? So many things to do and maybe a few too many priorities? You're running from one thing to the other and you can't even imagine you'd  have a single moment left to even open up your sketchbook. And there's nothing to draw anyway! Your thoughts keep escalating and it's frustrating.

Drawing is priority. You need it to stay sane. And yes, part of this video is sped up, but you REALLY only need a few minutes with your sketchbook and pen.
I promise you will feel calm and much better after this exercise.
Let's do this together. Right now.

Materials used in this video:
-Hahnemühle Nostalgie sketchbook size A6
-Uniball Eye Rollerball pen, broad
-Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencil
The artist friend I mentioned is Marcus McAllister - follow him on Instagram, his art is amazing: @marcus.mcallister.artist

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 January 17, or learn from me in person here: https://www.koosjekoene.com/workshops

Please consider backing me on Patreon. You'd be helping me to keep consistently making Draw Tip Tuesday videos, and making them available for everyone for free: https://www.patreon.com/koosjekoene Thank you for considering to support me, it means a lot!

If you don't want to commit, I get that - you can also simply buy me a coffee:

My book "Life is better when you draw it" is available for you to purchase online.
I wrote the book for people who love drawing and need inspiration. It's about how drawing can make you happy and mindful. In the book, I share ways to embrace the daily sketchbook habit, tips, and lots of drawings from my sketchbooks.
If you want a copy - and I know you do - go here: https://www.koosjekoene.com/book

Your creativity. Your time. Your responsibility.

Your creativity. Your time. Your responsibility.

Negative Spaces and Foreshortening

Negative Spaces and Foreshortening