Hi friends!
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It’s been a while — we’re in the middle of a big move! Not just moving houses, no, but re-locating to another country! It’s all happening soooo fast, and I’m running out of time!
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For the last 10 years we lhave ived in a really spacious house with an attic and a cellar, and plenty of storage! It was convenient, and felt just right for the time being, but I’m now learning it the hard way: DO NOT KEEP ALL YOUR MEMORIES!
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That’s what I did. I kept children’s drawings and toys, all the photographs and their schoolbooks, their favorite books and first spoons, their yearbooks and their graduation hats — and so much more!
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On top of that, when my father died, I also inherited and kept some of his memories — photo albums, more books, his memoir (!) and more than one-thousand slides, …. I’ll stop here.
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Letting go of these things scares the hell out of me. I feel great sadness as I must reduce it to a fraction. I worry that by loosing that object, I also get detached from all the nice memories, and I might forget over time. At the same time, as I work through the process, one item at a time, I feel like inside a time-machine. My entire life seems to have enrolled in front of me once again. And I get a sense of closure.
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Maybe you understand why I have not been able to draw or write very much, but I started to ache for my sketchbook habit. So this morning, despite the messy and cluttered desk, I pulled out my sketchbook and a pencil, and did this sketch.
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I was so relaxed afterwards. Now it’s back to sorting, packing and distributing. Only two more weeks. Wish me luck, please!
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Vi ses i Denmark 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
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#movinghome #simplify #declutteryourmind #sketchbookdrawing #imstillhere ...

I didn’t like the colour palette I used in yesterday’s illustration, and because of that I couldn’t sleep last night. I was wondering whether I should do some edits in Photoshop, but I’m not very good at that ….
Loooooong story short — I re-drew the whole sketch!
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I used more muted colours, and left more while (floor) in order for the whole composition to breathe … and now I spent an entire day just to fix this …. But now I’m happy!
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What I like is that I added the missing cat (can you find her)? And also I had a few other learning experiences I want to use in my next sketch! Maybe I’ll draw the bedroom. Or maybe the kitchen?!!
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I hope it’s not been too boring! Have a great afternoon, lovelies!
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#gouache #gouachemylove #newlove #livingroomsketch #sketchmyhome ...

Hi friends, I’ve been quieter than usual, and that’s because life is pretty busy right now! We’re only 6 weeks away from our move to Denmark, and as you can imagine, there’s so much to organise and downsize!
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Today, suddenly the most obvious idea popped into my head: I could sketch every room in our house as a memory and a way to say goodbye and thank you! So I started with the most obvious room, the one I probably spend most of my time in — my studio.
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I have just recently treated myself to a brand new set of gouache, the HIMI set of 48 colours, and I gave them a try. I only used a limited colour palette of 5 colours, adding some Karisma Tuscan Red and my all time favorite Caran d’Ache Luminance indigo blue!
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As so often, I went through a very “ugly” phase where I was close to ripping up the page, but then I carried on and found my rhythm again. Can you relate?
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Swipe through to see what my (already half packed up!!) studio still looks like, and before you ask — yes, I need all this! 😉
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Have a great start into the weekend — I hope you can still find joy in the snow 💙⛄️💙
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#acrylicpainting #interiorillustration #illustratinglife #mystudio #childrensillustration ...