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Koosje Koene

@koosjekoene.bsky.social

Sketchbook artist and educator. All about the creative practice. Maker of Draw Tip Tuesday YouTube videos. Author of “Life is better when you draw it”. https://linktr.ee/Koosjekoene

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today I’m 5 years on Patreon! To celebrate, I’m sharing a video on how to capture foliage without overworking. Fun fact: this was inspired by a discussion in our Discord community on urban sketching and nature drawing. Yay! Here’s to 5 years and many to come. www.patreon.com/koosjekoene/...

5 Years on Patreon | Tree & Foliage Tutorial for All Members | Koosje Koene

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Tip: embrace the wonkiness and draw with your non dominant hand! It pulls you out of your comfort zone. With less control, you stop trying to make things “look right”. The awkwardness becomes playful, the inner critic quiets down. Lines turn looser and alive, and you have fun!

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Under a blanket on the couch, engaging in the video conversation, I was drawing the phone on my lap and the blanket texture. Those tiny shadow dots were so meditative. Doodling and drawing like that keep you fully present in the moment.

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 11mo ago

After lunch with dear friends, my sweet dessert was sketching with my dad, side by side on a bench. We played with colorful crayons, and giggled our way through our drawings. I forgot to take a photo of the drawing he did, but he did assist me when I was taking a photo of the final drawing.

Sketchbook spread with crayon drawing òf a square, tall buildings, and my dad with his hat on in the foregroundMe and my dad on a bench, sketchbooks in lapPhoto of my dad helping me hold up the sketchbook while I’m taking a photo for social media of it.
Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Negative space drawing trains your eye fast. By drawing the shapes around people instead of the people, new forms suddenly appear like magic. I loved for example how the curly bun appeared on the page while I drew these people. Try it in your sketchbook and see what shows up.

Sketchbook spread with yellow watercolor wash and crayon drawing on top, mostly orange. The drawings were made by filling the negative spaces, then a few details for the subjects. Close up of sketchbook page with yellow watercolor wash and crayon drawing on top, mostly orange. The drawing was made by filling the negative spaces, then a few details for the subject.
Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Workshop travel is done and November hit with cold drizzle and headwind today. Days like this call for cafe drawing. My bright colorful crayons stayed in the bag and I chose juicy ink pens again. The Pilot Parallel pen’s varying line feels rich enough in black and white.

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This week, I’ve been lucky to see so many inspiring friends. We’re only halfway, and it’s already a great week! I studied faces while chatting with my friends online. I used reference photos from earthsworld.com . I love the variety of faces and characters there. Great resource for people-drawing

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It’s amazing how colorful a page you can make, even when you limit your palette. I had a yellow/greenish watercolor wash on the page already. I started coloring around the shapes (negative spaces), with watersoluble crayons, and from there on kept going. Just three crayons.

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Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · last yr.

Have you heard of habit stacking? It’s pairing something you do already with something you want to do more. I like stacking coffee + sketching. This morning I drew with a grey brushpen while having coffee with my husband and a friend visiting for the week. An idea for your #inktober project?

Drawing in grey ink and wash of people at the table, with cups, glasses and fruit bowl in foreground
Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · last yr.

Studio days with a friend means accountability + progress. She works on her project, I on mine. Coffee, tea, breaks, and before we know it, boxes are checked. I sketched this during breaks: lines first, details later, color in the last pause.

Sketchbook spread with drawing of woman sketching, surrounded by laptop, art supplies and books. Drawn with brushpen, painted with watercolors in a limited palette of blue and brown.
Koosje Koene@koosjekoene.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy to be home again. And to be reunited with the man who is always a willing subject to be sketched (even if he doesn’t know he’s being spied on while he’s deeply focused in a game) Also: a fresh, new sketchbook! Materials used: -Hahnemühle watercolor book, size A5 -Pentel pocket brush pen

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