I was fortunate enough to find a houseboat to rent for a few days in the Jordaan area in Amsterdam. And it was Fall. And there were bicyclists everywhere. And I couldn't understand a single word of what they were saying. And it was fantastic.
It's an experience I would recommend to anyone: bicycling down the canals... eating a herring or stopping for a broodje (delicious sandwiches), checking out facades, spending a couple of hours at Rembrand's house....
I have more sketches from the same series and will upload them later on.
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breathtaking series
fantastic.
love these!
Wow! The lines are great, Patrick! Really love these sketches!
These are all great sketches- what size are they?
Really strong drawing, almost like woodcuts.
Lovely series of sketches. Beautiful brush work.
beautiful, simple, strong marks
Great drawings. Having lived in Amsterdam for a while, I really enjoyed these.
It would be a dream come true if I could live on a houseboat and then create memory pictures of the time there. Your sketches are full of the flavor of Amsterdam and I am looking forward to seeing the rest. Thank you for sharing these.
annie
I love your lively brushwork, Patrick! These are very appealing!
i only can dream of doing scetches of such a quality (i'm 60 and a not so gifted hobypainter!) and all this with a inkbrush. bravo and thank you for sharing this with us. even when i refind my place. i nevertheless pursue drawing and painting in my way.
regards
delfy
Thanks everyone for your feedback! I'll upload more sketches real soon.
Rob, to answer your question: I sketched those on a 6 x 12 sketch book. I wanted to take advantage of the landscape format of the sketch book. I feel I could have gone further though.
Deceptively economical. Beautiful drawings. Love your earlier work on U.S too
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