InkingCopenhagen

34th International SketchCrawl

2012-01-23T01:17:00.000-08:00

Because of the weather we went to the Post & Tele Museum.

I haven't got a clue what the mashine does, but it looks cool. The stairs leads up to the musseum café, which have probably the greatest view of any restaurante in Copenhagen - and the most expensive cola.

Den gule villa

2012-01-06T04:07:00.000-08:00

First sketch of the year. At some point I hope I will learn that, even when the sun is up, it is probably damn cold in January in Denmark. But it was great to be out again, and next time I will wear three layers of clothing.
Den gule villa (the Yellow Villa) is for some kind of cultural activity - or maybe something els, I not sure what's going on in there, but it's a nice yellow house.

Svendborg

2011-11-28T00:44:00.001-08:00

A couple of our closest friends, who used to live about a 150 meters away from us, moved to Svendborg to Svendborg in july, a town about 357.000 km away form us.
Svendborg is a great town, with a harbour, lots of old, but well preserved, buildings, definitely a place to sketch when it gets a bit warmer.

Any way a fantastic weekend in Svendborg, with great friends, nice beer, good food, time to do a sketch, what more can you ask for.

Entré

2011-11-21T07:50:00.001-08:00

A short break was turned into a sketch of our hallway -and then back to the drawing table.

Winter

2011-11-15T05:54:00.001-08:00

Winter is slowly approaching Copenhagen, so I will not be doing too much urban sketching for the next couple of months. Instead I have found an evening class in life drawing, which I will be attending. It's pretty different to urban sketching, especially because the model is changing pose every bloody 2 minuts. Pretty stressful but a lot of fun too.

Here's a sketch from last weeks life drawing class.

Frederiksvej

2011-11-01T08:47:00.000-07:00

Not far from my flat you'll find Frederiksvej. It's just another quiet back street of Copenhagen, but this street got some of the most beautiful Jugendstil inspired doorways you'll find in Copenhagen. So what els to do, than draw it. So here you have it; a little piece of beautiful Frederiksvej, go visit the street if you're in the area

Playground at Uppsalahus

2011-10-31T15:45:00.000-07:00

Just a quick sketch from the playground just out side my flat

Sunday in October

2011-10-23T14:29:00.000-07:00

I love Autumn, the light, the colours and the temperature, even though it was pretty cold today. But then the warm chocolate waiting at home is that much nicer.

Roskildevej

2011-10-17T06:39:00.001-07:00

Drawing from outside the Aldi supermarket at Roskilde vej on another beautiful autumn day. I love drawing these industrial buildings. Some people find these areas unfriendly and cold, but not me, I find them very inspiring - small peaceful places on empty sundays

33. World Sketchcrawl - Frederiksberg Allé

2011-10-17T06:20:00.000-07:00

33. World Wide Sketchcrawl at Frederiksberg Allé in absolutly gorgeous weather and in great company.
I love these days, sketching with a lot of cool people, sharing drawings at the end, drinking nice beer - what a wonderfull day.

Wien - Vienna

2011-10-10T07:22:00.000-07:00

My wife had a business meeting to attend in Vienna, and I got the chance to tag along. So while she was sweating in meetings I enjoyed Vienna, walking my feet of, so I did a bit of work too. We where there for 4 days, one sunny and three raining days. But who cares when you're walking around in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
I have never seen any city like this one. No matter where you look, youl'll see the beautiful marks of Art Nouveau. Obviously we visited Belvedere, the museums Quartier, Hundertwasser Haus. I saw a special exhibition on Egon Schiele (one of my all time favorites), StephansDom, Klimt (obviously), MuMoK (Modern art), Karlskirche, Karlsplatz, The Opera, Naschmarkt, The Wagner building, Heldenplatz ... And I can go on and on. I'm not finished with this city yet....

Pantheonsgade, Odense

2011-10-05T06:49:00.000-07:00

I was asked by the peoples university (Folkeuniversitetet) to give a talk on visual storytelling. I was quite excited and it went very well. Before the talk I had some hours in Odense to kill, so I found this hous to sketch

Fanø

2011-09-26T04:13:00.000-07:00

We spend the weekend on Fanø, a small island west of the danish west coast. A charming little place with not a lot to do than drawing, so that's what I did

Indiakaj

2011-09-18T10:19:00.000-07:00

Sketching at Indiakaj.
Indiakaj is a couple of old ware houses stuck in the middle of new buildings. For once the architects have actually manage to make the two type of architectural styles work together in harmony, though it is the older buildings I find most fascinating and interesting to draw - most definitely an area to come back to

Vesterbrogade 202

2011-09-11T10:39:00.000-07:00

Vesterbrogade is by far my favorite street in Copenhagen, there's always something interesting to find, including Jesper Larsen Antik shop.

Everytime I have walked by this shop I have thought to myself that I should be drawing it. Well finally I did it.

Summer holiday in Denmark

2011-08-14T08:59:00.001-07:00

This years summer holiday was mainly spend on biking through Denmark, from Copenhagen to Svendborg, Fåborg, Jordløse, Fredericia, Esberg, Vedersø, Viborg and enden in Skagen. We rode about 400 km on our bicycles the rest was done by train and by bus. It has with out a doubt been the best holiday I've had in Denmark. We saw just about anything worth seeing, and the rest have to wait untill next time we jump on our bikes, 'cause this is not the last time we will be cycling around Denmark.
The last sketch (Vila Klitbo) was of our summer house in Skagen. What a tourist hell and at the same time, what a beautiful place. I can definitely understand why it attracts tourist like flypaper, the place is great!

Viborg

2011-07-04T05:19:00.000-07:00

My brother and his family has moved to the other side of the moon - Viborg. Which in fact is a very nice and historically interesting place. I spend this weekend with him, where he guided me around this great town and between raindrops I got the chance to do this sketch. This weekend has been dreadfull and eventhough it rained as lot in Viborg it was nothing compared to what was waiting for back in Copenhagen. A flooded basement! We lost a pair of great speakers, a computer, lots of artbooks, comics, pictureframes etc. I really feel sorry for the people who really lost a lot this wet weekend in Copenhagen

Carlsberg Portvagt

2011-06-25T07:11:00.000-07:00

A quick saturday sketch at Carlsberg Brewery.
Some years ago I used the Elephant-entrance in an illustration for Carlsberg. There are some really nice motives to find at ther brewery, definitely a place worth visiting

Lichfield

2011-06-14T14:03:00.000-07:00

We went to Lichfield, Coventry and Birmingham over the weekend to visit good friends.
Lichfield is such a nice place and me and Martin got the chance to do a quick sketch as Hanne strolled around enjoying this charming city.

Nyholm

2011-06-05T13:20:00.000-07:00

I got sun burned. I go from pale white to bright red and back, I never get a nice tan only a lobster tan. But who need a nice sun tan when you're at Nyholm with you best drawing mate and a sketchbook. What a great place to spend a sunny sunday in Copenhagen, among warships and supmarines (both museums, open for turists from dawn till dusk) and lazy military police in cool sunglasses

Ribe

2011-04-25T07:10:00.000-07:00

I have never been to Ribe before, but what an amazingly interesting little city that is. They got a cathedral which as far as I know makes Ribe a city. An old city full of old well preserved houses, which just demands to be drawn. I hope I get the chance to go back there one day.

Manhattan, New York

2011-04-22T11:11:00.000-07:00

As you probably allready know, New York is fantastic. My wife and I have just spend 12 days in The City, And wow there's a lot of cars. They are all over the place, in fact I don't think it's possible to find a parking space without someone driving off first. And there are large beautiful buildings, interesting shops, green trees, gray squirrels, inspiring galleries, dusty streets, friendly people, or just the world - pretty much

My Sisters Garden

2011-03-28T12:28:00.001-07:00

It was suppose to be an ordinary birthday party at my sisters house but, turned out to be a surprise wedding - what a fantastic surprise . I sneaked out of the party for ½ an-hour to do a quick drawing of this tree, which is standing in the back of my sisters house

Vesterbrogade

2011-03-22T15:21:00.001-07:00

Depressing signs of a long long winter - damn I'm rusty. But that's not going to stop me. I think I'm entering a stage of drawing doorways. Years ago I had a long period of sketching trees, I almost became manic, and did sketches of every tree in the center of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry I came across. Sometimes I would do several sketches of the same tree if I couldn't find a tree I had not been drawing. -Now time has come for doorways of Copenhagen

Dalgas Boulevard

2011-03-20T11:22:00.000-07:00

This is a doorway at Dalgas Boulevard, a very nice one - I think I have to do more sketches of doorways

Chair and lamp

2011-03-20T11:19:00.000-07:00

It seems like winter doesn't want to go away, so I did some quick indoor sketches

Landbo Højskolens Have

2011-03-06T08:00:00.001-08:00

Finalely and at last spring is finding its way to Copenhagen - Well the temperatures has risen a couple of degrees above freezing-my-butt-off. So my girlfriend and I went to the lovely garden of Landbo Højskolen, ate our lunch and did a bit of drawing fairytale trees, but mostly, enjoyed the sun

Cafe Barsil, Peter Bangs vej

2011-01-23T07:46:00.000-08:00

A quick sunday sketch from Peter Bangs Vej, Copenhagen

30th World Wide SketchCrawl !!!

2011-01-23T07:25:00.001-08:00

The year's first sketch crawl went to DR Byen (Danish National TV and Radio) And finished in Field's (a shopping center). DR Byen is brand new, the architecture is as modern as architecture gets. In my opinion the worst architecture you'll find in Copenhagen.
Any way I came with good spirit, found a ticketmachine, a run down tractor and a box on stilts, I have no idea of what it is. Not bad at all. It's great when you're forced out of your normal choice of motifs and into to areas you'll never usually venture.

After 2½ hours of drawing I was frozen solid, even my pen gave up, (today I had to change the ink cartridge) and left DR Byen for Field's. I love the way the entrance doors to shopping centers blast hot air at you, so to get warm I did a couple of rounds in the swing doors, before I met up with the rest of the group for some last café drawings.

A very nice day

Moster Olga In The Cold

2011-01-16T08:19:00.001-08:00

First day of sketching in 2011. The snow has retreated to big piles by the pavement, the temperature is around 6 degrees - But it's still bloody cold sitting still for ½ an hour sketching. But it's so good to be back out there looking for motives to sketch.
Moster Olga is a cool antique shop in Valby, Copenhagen. It's full of small and bigger treasures. We bought our duck there along with a cool salt tray from around the 1960's. Definitely a place to come back to

Landemærket

2010-12-22T02:06:00.001-08:00

Eventhough I love this cold and snowy weather we got right now, I'm really looking forward for just a couple of plus degrees, so I can get out and draw

50 best drawing blogs

2010-12-16T16:15:00.001-08:00

This blog has just been put on the Guide To Art Schools list of best drawing blogs - Cool!!

Fredericiahavn

2010-10-31T12:53:00.001-07:00

På familiebesøg i Fredericia og en tur i havnen.
I følge min søsters mand er de ved at lukke Fredericia værft, på trods af at det driver en overskudsforretning. Det er jo ikke til at forstå. Og ud over det sørgelige faktum, at en masse mennesker vil miste deres job, mister os tegnerer en masse fantastisk inspiration - Jeg må en tur i Nordhavn inden det bliver alt for koldt!

29th World Wide SketchCrawl Copenhagen - 2 Års Jubilæum

2010-10-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

Finally I got the chance to particispate in Copenhagen SketchCrawl. We met at Thorvaldsens Museum, where I drew the Lion. After the break everybody continued drawing statues, I decided to draw another street.

A great day, which enden at Sørens for a couple of rounds of beer.
And I'm allready looking forward for the next crawl

That's me

2010-10-14T14:45:00.001-07:00

Yep! That's me sketching in Amsterdam earlier this year.

Gravør Lind på Peter Bangs Vej

2010-10-14T00:40:00.000-07:00

Jeg er lige flyttet og derfor cykler jeg nye veje rundt i byen, og på mine ture køre jeg blandt andet forbi Gravør Lind på Peter Bangs vej. Fantastisk hus klemt inde mellem nyt byggeri - som man så tit ser i København

Regensen

2010-10-14T00:38:00.001-07:00

Regensen set fra 1. sal fra Landemærket

Church

2010-09-21T11:24:00.001-07:00

My girlfriend went to buy yarn, but luckely there was a church near by - though I must admit I like churches better from the outside

Amsterdam

2010-08-23T13:53:00.001-07:00

My girlfriend and I have just spend a truely fantastic time in Amsterdam - what a beautiful city that is. We spend most of our time just walking around looking at houses, canals, people and more houses and more canals. But it was worth 6 days of walking and sore feet in the evenings

I got a new sketch book too. Yes a Moleskin, but I must say,I'm not overly impressed. The paper has a nice weight, but it's a bit too smooth compared to my old sketchbook from by Holbein. And I think it's over priced. But it fits in my bag and I'm allready looking forward draw in it again - soon

Family trip to Viborg

2010-08-02T12:01:00.001-07:00

I spend last weekend with my girlfriends family in Viborg. A very enjoyable weekend with a bunch of very enjoyable people and some extra time to do a couple of sketches

Steinerstrasse in Bamberg, Germany

2010-06-07T09:43:00.001-07:00

If you like beer, you should go to Bamberg in south Germany, known for their Rauch Beer, a very smokey beer. They brew an incredible number of different beers, I would say that the Trunk beer from the Vierzehnheiligen Brewery is one of my new favourit beers, it taste a bit like the danish Ale nr. 16 which is the best danish beer.

Bamberg city is beautiful, with a lot of nice motifs for your sketchbook, but with all that beer, you gotta make a choise of what to do with you time in Bamberg.

Easter Break in Reersø

2010-04-06T12:46:00.001-07:00

My girlfriend and I spend easter in a small cold wooden cottage in Reersø - Don't ask, that's far away. But non the less, it was a great windy easter, no chocolate eggs, but red wine and lots of fresh fish

Brad Mehldau

2010-03-30T13:23:00.000-07:00

Brad Mehldau visited Denmark in march and gave an incredible concert. This is his piano

Alges Between Showers

2010-01-12T04:18:00.001-08:00

My girlfriend and I spend a great last week of 2009 in Lissabon. Unfortunately it rained a lot, but between raindrops I got the chance to do this sketch of Alges train station

Going West

2009-11-30T05:49:00.000-08:00

I spent last weekend in Esbjerg. I've never been there before, a nice town, especially the habour, which I'm going to draw when ever the weather allows me to.

The weather was absolutely dreadful, but in between showers, I did get the chance to draw the locale church, Sæddinge kirke.

Godthåbsvej

2009-11-09T00:11:00.001-08:00

Sunday walk, checking backyards, looking for something interesting

Stranded Halfway

2009-10-06T06:25:00.000-07:00

On my way to my nephews birthday I stranded halfway, luckely there was a toilet

Holiday on Bornholm

2009-08-28T05:48:00.001-07:00

Last time I visited Bornholm, About 30 years ago, I met with an electric fench for the first time. As I didn't know any better I peed on it - Well take it from some who knows, don't do that. This time around I decided to do a bit of drawing instead

Bayswater

2009-08-10T07:59:00.001-07:00

Summer holiday in London. But too hot to draw

Trinitatis Church

2009-05-19T10:25:00.000-07:00

Trinitatis Church in the middle of Copenhagen. Seen from my "second home"

My best freind's neighbor

2009-05-19T10:22:00.000-07:00

My best freind and his wife has bought a house out side Copenhagen. This is their neighbor seen from his garden

Rooftops

2009-05-19T10:21:00.001-07:00

Roof seen from my balcony

In my Neighborhood

2009-04-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

Not far from my apartment you'll find this little enclave of old shacks and run down mobile homes. This house is hanging over the canal standing on stilts

Landemærket 5

2009-04-26T07:49:00.001-07:00

This is the backyard of Landemærkdet 5

Behind The House

2009-03-24T12:31:00.001-07:00

It's always more interesting behind the house

Gl. Jernbanegade

2009-02-01T06:46:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure i want what they are selling in there. But still, it looks interesting

Laundry

2009-01-26T06:39:00.000-08:00

If you ever go down Vester Fælledvej in Copenhagen, you should chech out this beautiful laundry. When the weather allows it, I will go back and draw it again

My Parents House

2009-01-26T06:35:00.001-08:00

I went to see my parents the other week. We were going to celebrate my sister who's just become a doctor. A great weekend with the family and even though it was pretty cold, I still got the chance to draw they house

Tartinisvej 28

2009-01-12T12:57:00.000-08:00

It happens that I choose a sublect to draw and when I've finished the drawing I just don't know why i found it interesting in the first place. This is one of these times, 'cause I haven't got the slightest clue why I decided to draw this. maybe it was the doorway, how knows, but it was freezing cold

SketchBook

2009-01-10T16:02:00.000-08:00

I love my sketchbook. I'm not sure why, the paper is of very poor quality, but I just love it

Garage

2009-01-10T15:57:00.000-08:00

I love these kind of places, they're messy, noisy and a bit suspicious. You'll find this garage right behind Enghave Station on Sdr. Boulevard - Go check it out, it's beautiful

A very Interesting Round House

2009-01-10T15:53:00.000-08:00

I have always found this house very intriguing. I know that it's somekind of business or organization, I just haven't got a clue of what they're doing in there - But I know that something is going down in there

Chest Of Drawers

2009-01-10T15:49:00.000-08:00

The weather in this country is not always suited for a lot of outside sketching. So here's a bit of my apartment

Shop Facade

2009-01-10T15:48:00.000-08:00

Drawing from walking around in Copenhagen

EliasKirken

2009-01-10T15:46:00.000-08:00

Church seen from Eskildsgade

Eskildsgade

2009-01-10T15:45:00.000-08:00

Seen from the third floor

Backyard

2009-01-10T15:43:00.000-08:00

Between Eskildsgade and Absolonsgade

Danish Pub

2009-01-10T15:42:00.002-08:00

Where the beer isn't cheap

House

2009-01-10T15:42:00.001-08:00

Some House Somewhere I Can't Remember

2009-01-10T15:41:00.000-08:00

Cheap Beer Too

2009-01-10T15:40:00.000-08:00

An English pub

Shop

2009-01-10T15:38:00.000-08:00

Run down corner shop, cheap beer

Trees

2009-01-10T15:35:00.000-08:00

This tree belongs to my best mate Martin, That was when he lived in Walsall. By the way he's an excellent photographer, he's blog is called Rawpixels, go check him out

Trees

2009-01-10T15:34:00.000-08:00

This tree is staning in a forest right next to where my parents live

Trees

2009-01-10T15:33:00.001-08:00

And another tree for my nerves

Trees

2009-01-10T15:30:00.001-08:00

For many years drawing trees calmed me down