Hi I’m Andrea, and I’m so glad you’re here!
My preferred style is loose and spontaneous, but with an eye for the essentials. This is how I give my creatures character and a certain sense of humor. My sketchbook is my happy place, and paints and brushes are my preferred tools.
If required, I transfer my analogue sketches into Procreate or Photoshop, where I further process them digitally. It is important to me that they remain true to their authentic and “handmade” appearance which is why I make the corresponding brushes, backgrounds and textures myself, thereby making second use of the “happy accidents” of my sketchbooks. I can hardly wait to bring your ideas and concepts to life!
Vision
When I sketch or paint, I usually relax my thinking mind and work from a place of childlike innocence and joy. Initially I allow myself to be led by intuition only, always paying close attention to the negative space, from which I then start defining shape and color until the image gradually emerges and feels complete to me.
Mission
Whatever I create, I never try to mimic reality. My intention instead is to capture the “spirit” of what caught my attention in the first place, and finding ways to express that by accumulating paint and lines, inspiring the viewer to interact by filling the gaps with their own interpretation of what they observe and feel.
Get a glimpse of my daily work
Swimming with jellyfish 🐙🐙🐙
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I’m so scared of these creatures, and still — nothing is going to stop me! 😎
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Truth is, there are a few of the red ones, but more of the blue and clear ones, and the water is crystal clear and so lovely!
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Have you ever been stung by a jellyfish? How bad was it? 🫣
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#jellyfish #swimming #swimmingwithjellyfish #acrylicpainting #sketchbookdrawing
I am enjoying working abstract, mixing colours, and experimenting with composition and negative space.
Surprisingly it’s a slow process, even though when sketching I tend to work fast. I apply layer on top of layer, and sometimes I sit for a long while doing nothing and just looking at the page …
Don’t ask me what I’m thinking when making this. It’s totally intuitive, and I have no result in mind. I might add something else on top tomorrow, but for now I’m quite happy with this sketchbook spread.
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What do you think?
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#collage #collageonpaper #abstract #gouache #mixedmediacollage
Another page experimenting with mixing colours (thanks to the wonderful, creative artist and teacher @2lilowlsart) and collage in my sketchbook.
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I’m loving the process of intuitively filling a page with the mixed colours, and then creating something figuratively on top.
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This scene was not planned beforehand, but simply “happened” somewhere along the way.
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I hope you enjoy the blues 💙🐟🐠👖🧞♂️🐳🦕🩵
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#gouache #acrylicgouache #blue #colourmixingfun #childrensbookillustration
Just another day in my sketchbook (actually, two).
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I hope you enjoy seeing my sketchbook pages. I wondered — would you like to see my latest sketchbook, page by page?
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I’d love to hear what you think! 🐠🖍️🎨⛵️⛴️💙
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#sketchbook #collage #mixedmediacollage #behindthescene #sketchbookpages
Remember yesterday’s sketchbook pages I showed you, and how I enjoyed mixing colours and creating interesting palettes?
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Today I picked one of the swatch pages, and drew this girl on top of it, again only using the very same colours (coral red, Neapel’s yellow and lilac).
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Usually I would have never come up with this particular colour range for a girl in a swim suit, but I got to say I like the atmosphere it creates.
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Somehow it makes me feel the gentle warmth of the summer sun on my skin.
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What do you think of? Thanks for sharing! ☺️☀️🐠🐟🖍️❤️
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#colourpalette #limitedcolours #gouache #gouachpainting #sketchbookart
Haha, I got to say I had a lot of fun today, filling a few pages in my sketchbook and experimenting with new art supplies!
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I am totally in love with my gouache, as you might know, and recently I started mixing colours heavily. I was always shy when I came to creating my own colour palettes, but I found a way how it’s really simple:
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I only pick two colours, and white and black. Then I try creating as many different colours from those as possible!
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It’s surprising and a lot of fun! I then add crayons and pencil in the same colour range on top, and it somehow ties it all together nicely.
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Anyway, sometimes the result is not as expected, but I can reuse those pages by cutting them up, or drawing on top of them.
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The sketchbook spread you see here was a result of many accidents, but I really love the expressiveness of these characters, especially the angry lady pointing at ….
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What do you think she is pointing at? Share your ideas with me — I might add it to the page 😊😁😃
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I hope this inspires you today! Thanks for reading, and thanks for the music!!
I hope I won’t get sued ☺️🫢
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#sketchbookdrawing #sketchbookart #happyaccidents #cartoon #becreative
I went back there today with my best buddy (and husband) to have this picture taken of me, holding the sketchbook.
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I thought you might enjoy seeing some real life pictures of Ålbæk havn — it’s almost too good to be true 💙
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Vi ses 👋👋👋
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#ålbæk #ålbækhavn #ships #harbour #boats
#aalbæk #aalbaekhavn #gouache #goiachepainting #sketchbook
Hi everyone!
If you missed seeing me here — here`s a few reasons why 😉
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Creating this series of illustrations made me happy as I gained some insights about my mental state. Let`s be honest, moving houses is stressful. Moving into a new country adds some extra spice ... So does learning a new language. ... And we got a new puppy!
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He`s truly gorgeous! And as he`s an Irish Wolfhound, well — he`s so huge! But inside this enormous creature resides a playful, clumsy, sometimes silly puppy who still has to learn so much!
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My life has changed on so many different levels! I love it all, and sometimes it`s a bit overwhelming. So is this constantly changing platform. I`m sure you`ve heard about the issue with adding music to business account?
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Anyway, I have decided to leave this post without adding music to it. If you`re like me, you might have it muted anyway. I hope you`d still like what you see.
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If you do, please feel free to let me know 🙂
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Thank you xx
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#denmark #newhome #newpuppy #irishwolfhoundpuppy #havnebad
