Nina

Absolutely! It was so inspirational, I’m so glad I got the chance to take a workshop with her!!!

Watercolour sketch of a twig of rose hips

Happy weekend, people of Bluesky! ♥️

♥️ Let us know when you are!

Sounds so good!!! 😊

Autumny sketch of Hamburgs park Planten un Blomen.

Trying to keep up the sketching energy as winter approaches and the days get shorter and colder (and somehow busier?!?). Have a lovey evening, everyone! ♥️

This one is on heavy rotation almost every time I sit down to paint, it’s so good♥️♥️♥️! Which one is track 5, is that Do it all again? I’ll have to listen more closely next time! All the best for the things ahead!

Thank you, Jill! You must let us know should you ever come to Hamburg! But I must say, it sounds like a lovely and lively community that you’re a part of over there, music and art, and community, I love it! 🥰 All the best from foggy autumny Hamburg!

Sketchbook showing sketch of Kampnagel main entrance area

Sketching with Urban Sketchers Hamburg today, single digit temperatures (hence the glove) but endless sunshine. Perfect! The location was Kampnagel, a local independent event space and theatre.
#usk #uskhamburg

Sketch of a coffee house scene

Went on a coffee date with a non sketcher friend who very graciously let me sketch her while we chatted… I did add much of the colour and the details later, as I wanted to focus on her and our conversation ♥️
#usk #coffeesketch #watercoloursketch

Open sketchbook showing watercolour sketch of the Elbufer in Hamburg

Much appreciated break from it all at the banks of the River Elbe in the middle of Hamburg. Gotta love this city! ♥️
#usk #urbansketching #watercolour #hamburg

Open sketchbook showing coffeehouse, cup of coffee in the foreground. Speech bubbles saying „it started in Schanze and then spilled over to Ottensen…“, and „I cook only Pasta in summer“, and „and then I took the scraper and sssssst… and then some dish soap …“

In other news, I sketched at a coffeeplace yesterday, boomers on my right discussing life on a boat, fellow millennials on my left complaining about gentrification in Hamburg (see alt text for translation of speech bubbles) … we’ll be ok, right? …right??
#urbansketching #escapism

Thank you so much! You should definitely start your own sketches, go for it! ☺️

Feel better soon! Same here, had to cancel a short trip to Gdańsk this weekend because of the damn C virus…🙄 Feeling ok-ish though, so lots of unexpected time to read, sketch, take in the late summer sun…

sketchbook showing sketch of garden plants, a little Buddha sculpture and a bamboo hedge

Little garden sketch for you guys… have a good one!
#usk #watercoloursketch

You guys should come to Hamburg next 🤩, just an idea 😉! All the best for the tour and have fun!!!

Sketchbook showing a living room sketch

Caught the post-symposium bug and spent the day on the couch 🤧.
How are you all doing?
…and yes, I’ll probably end up filling those sketched pages of the sketched sketchbook 😉
#usk

Unfinished Sketch of music room with piano in the foreground

Hi guys! Here’s an unfinished post-Symposium sketch of my studio quickly done today while waiting for my next student. …trying to keep the sketching momentum going and not be too picky about the perfect moment or the perfect time to sketch.
Have a good week! ♥️
#usk

Thank you so much! ☺️

Thank you so much! Fun was definitely had ☺️ 🖌️!

Sketchbook showing quick sketches of bakery

Moin guys! As I settle back into reality here’s a preliminary sketch I did in the reportage sketching workshop with Rita. See my last post for the more polished version. I think it’s super interesting to compare the two. What are your thoughts?
#usk #poznan #usksymposium

Sketch of a local bakery in Poznan showing the process of a croissant being made.

Here’s a Reportage sketch I did at a workshop with Rita Sabler today. Just one of many sketches from the USK symposium in Poznań. As I’m heading home I’m digesting all the impressions, lessons, challenges from this amazing experience, and I’ll keep posting some of my sketches in the next few days. ♥️

Urban sketch of colourful buildings at Stary Rynek in Poznan

Hi Guys, I’m currently in Poznań at the #usksymposium, and it’s the best! ♥️
#usk

Thanks so much! ☺️

Open sketchbook at the beach showing Andrea and Martha

Sketching at the beach last week, before it got hot …
#urbansketching #shortbreak

Getting ready for the USK Symposium in Poznań… will I see you there ♥️🖌️?
#usk #urbansketching #usksymposium

Noice! 🤩

Open sketchbook lying on the beach sand showing a sketch of said beach, St Peter-Ording, North Sea

Beach sketch at Sunset, a moment of perfection when all else is left behind ♥️. Have a good weekend, peeps!

Sketchbook showing sketch of a house front with some cherry tree leaves in the foreground

Hi lovely people! How are you? I’m in a lull… after busy weeks with rehearsals, concerts, teaching I find it difficult to clear my mind, to not get pulled down by everyday doom, and am longing for a break… I managed to sneak in a sketch while lying under the cherry tree though… #urbansketching

It does ♥️! Thanks for this, more please! 🎶

🤣 Darn indeed! I’m attending the urban sketchers symposium next month and two of the workshops that I’ve chosen are pastry-related (one in a coffee shop, one in a pastry museum), that’s gonna be a toughie! 😋