Thanks for sharing! I loved seeing your beginning drawings. They are amazing! I go from sketchbooks to drawing paper, right now. Thanks for the reminder not to compare. I am part of a group of ladies that meet every Monday night. We use colored pencils for our drawings. They are so talented, sometimes I feel out of place. I have to remind myself that they went to art school and I did not. ❤
It's all wonderful! I've cringed at old work, but it reminds me of good memories too. My old sketchbooks are mostly from art classes so I cherish them. Thanks for sharing. I've enjoyed DTT for a couple of years now. Thanks for posting.🙂
So grateful for this tour, Koosje, probably the best I've ever seen to be honest - although it may not feel the same to you - as it's given me enough motivation to keep drawing when I can. You should look back at it with fond memories and as a reminder indeed that every single one of these drawings have led you to where you are today. Loads of the drawings in that sketchbook are just awesome!
Thank you soooo much for sharing Koosje, you’ve given me the omph to keep going. The other day I drew a scene from a cafe I was at. I wasnt brave enough to sketch there but took a photo for reference and drew it at home. It turned out okay, Im back on track! 😊🥰xxx
Oh wow...love those drawings. Thank you for sharing your beginnings! They give me courage to try drawing people especially the different postures. I knit too. ❤
I think I’m not going to add anything here but it is so inspiring to see your progress. You clearly had talent from the beginning but to see how much you have grown and the ease in the way you express your current work make these things seem possible! I’m so glad that I found your channel!
Very inspiring. I’ve been doing En Plein Air / oil painting off and on since 2004. Your sketch book ideas and inspirations has added a real spark back into my practice. I’ve enjoyed the wash and line experiments. I feel I’ve moved off of landscapes - and where it’s going .. is unsure but I’m following where the joy and excitement leads me. I am very grateful you’ve decided to be so disciplined and dedicated to your sketchbook drawing and sharing with us. I usually only used my sketch book to work out my pre-painting composition, value studies and work out color pallet. Now -- there is new life in them thanks to you.
Very brave to share BUT still amazing results, inborn talent is for real and you got some of it.....that said, your continued work and curiosity over years have produced examples seeded encouraging growth possibilities for all of us.....
Lately...I have been painting with thread, instead! Embroidery is coming along nicely. I am also fixing my biker Honey's cut...which is a great honor. Doing leather work as well. I have an itch to do pen & ink soon...I'm still drawing...but learning other inter-woven talents as well. Thank you for sharing. Makes me feel not quite so bad about my progress as well. It's a journey, a process...& takes time. We should be doing what we love. I'm still into sketching, drawing, etc.
Looking at those drawings seems to be a real challenge for you. Sure you've completely changed your approach to drawing and your style, too. But for me the drawings are at least respectable, very often also nice and lively. Why not "sketchy" since this was meant as a sketchbook, a space for experimenting, trial and error ?! Thank you for showing, and be proud of yourself for your dedication to drawing. ❤️
Not a real challenge, but just… from a long time ago. My style has changed and so have I. I never really look back much, I like looking forward. I guess that’s the cringy feeling the video shows.
You have come a good ways forward. Your works today are obviously much better. I wonder what your work will look like in an additional 16 years? -OkieSketcher1949
I like the word "naive" to describe our early drawings. Thank you for being vulnerable and transparent. And people, buy her book! It's fabulous.
Thanks Margaret!
You just proved the point of why drawing in sketchbooks makes sense and is very beneficial for seeing your own path in hindsight.
true!
I liked the sketch of you sketching...behind 2 coffee mugs! Great to see your eviolution.
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks for sharing! I loved seeing your beginning drawings. They are amazing! I go from sketchbooks to drawing paper, right now. Thanks for the reminder not to compare. I am part of a group of ladies that meet every Monday night. We use colored pencils for our drawings. They are so talented, sometimes I feel out of place. I have to remind myself that they went to art school and I did not. ❤
What a wonderful thing to look forward to each Monday!
I love this! So whimsical! I think you need to write that book! Thank you for sharing!
Thank You. I love the developments, workings out drawings and storybook.
Great to hear!
It's all wonderful! I've cringed at old work, but it reminds me of good memories too. My old sketchbooks are mostly from art classes so I cherish them. Thanks for sharing. I've enjoyed DTT for a couple of years now. Thanks for posting.🙂
Thank you for sharing! This was fun!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! I wish my "first" sketchbook looked like this!! SOOO GOOD!!
So grateful for this tour, Koosje, probably the best I've ever seen to be honest - although it may not feel the same to you - as it's given me enough motivation to keep drawing when I can. You should look back at it with fond memories and as a reminder indeed that every single one of these drawings have led you to where you are today. Loads of the drawings in that sketchbook are just awesome!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow..so cute to share this ...and what a huge difference...you improve so much .so much....congratulation
I actually love this and would love to be where you started! It’s wonderful! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing! Such fun to see your early sketches! You are always so inspiring, and encouraging!
Hello Koosje! Very inspiring and interesting to see how far you’ve come to become the talented artist that you are today. Thanks for sharing.💐
Thank you soooo much for sharing Koosje, you’ve given me the omph to keep going. The other day I drew a scene from a cafe I was at. I wasnt brave enough to sketch there but took a photo for reference and drew it at home. It turned out okay, Im back on track! 😊🥰xxx
Sounds great!
Oh wow...love those drawings. Thank you for sharing your beginnings! They give me courage to try drawing people especially the different postures. I knit too. ❤
I think I’m not going to add anything here but it is so inspiring to see your progress. You clearly had talent from the beginning but to see how much you have grown and the ease in the way you express your current work make these things seem possible! I’m so glad that I found your channel!
I'm glad too!
I love this so much, Koosje! And as a knitter, too, I adore your knitting-related sketches!
Very inspiring. I’ve been doing En Plein Air / oil painting off and on since 2004. Your sketch book ideas and inspirations has added a real spark back into my practice. I’ve enjoyed the wash and line experiments. I feel I’ve moved off of landscapes - and where it’s going .. is unsure but I’m following where the joy and excitement leads me. I am very grateful you’ve decided to be so disciplined and dedicated to your sketchbook drawing and sharing with us. I usually only used my sketch book to work out my pre-painting composition, value studies and work out color pallet. Now -- there is new life in them thanks to you.
That’s wonderful!
oh that is so sweet
I really love you early drawing style!
Very brave to share BUT still amazing results, inborn talent is for real and you got some of it.....that said, your continued work and curiosity over years have produced examples seeded encouraging growth possibilities for all of us.....
Lately...I have been painting with thread, instead! Embroidery is coming along nicely. I am also fixing my biker Honey's cut...which is a great honor. Doing leather work as well.
I have an itch to do pen & ink soon...I'm still drawing...but learning other inter-woven talents as well.
Thank you for sharing. Makes me feel not quite so bad about my progress as well. It's a journey, a process...& takes time. We should be doing what we love.
I'm still into sketching, drawing, etc.
Thank you for sharing. !!
My pleasure!
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Looking at those drawings seems to be a real challenge for you. Sure you've completely changed your approach to drawing and your style, too. But for me the drawings are at least respectable, very often also nice and lively. Why not "sketchy" since this was meant as a sketchbook, a space for experimenting, trial and error ?! Thank you for showing, and be proud of yourself for your dedication to drawing. ❤️
Not a real challenge, but just… from a long time ago. My style has changed and so have I. I never really look back much, I like looking forward. I guess that’s the cringy feeling the video shows.
If these are your first ones you wouldn’t want to see mine , i think they are good, my people seldom look as good
Just to clarify: they're not my first drawings, just the earliest sketchbook pages I actually kept.
It looks like you were inspired a little bit maybe by Dr Seuss
That might have been without knowing - i never had any books of them.
How old is that sketchbook?
She says in the video that its from around 2008 or 2009.
You have come a good ways forward. Your works today are obviously much better. I wonder what your work will look like in an additional 16 years? -OkieSketcher1949
I think it’s from 2010
That's why good to mark the date...
@@gigibenea3529 - That’s why I sign and date all of my completed works are signed and dated by me. -OkieSketcher1949