I almost always make the sketch on the spot, then work it out and I'm back in New Orleans. It was summer there, very hot and humid. You didn't see a tourist, only local passers-by who I got -so nice- interest from. Got to chat with New Orleans residents. And while sketching, got to enjoy the tall generous palm trees and the art deco buildings with retro posters reviving the old jazz times. The bricks are almost old Dutch. Everything breathes old times; french quarter, the business district, the wooden detached villas's with porches.
Drawing has been my passion and flight since childhood. After pabo and art school, I started working as a designer (including part-time with the Salvation Army) and as an illustrator with children's book publishers (Mistletoe, Kok Educatief and Ark Books). I also taught and teach part-time at a.. Read more…