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Mirjam Stoffels

@mjsurbansketch

🇳🇱 Dutch based lefty ✍🏼 Urban sketching ⚓️ Let's go on an adventure, because 'Drawing is the basis of art' ~Arshile Gorky

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28.11.2025 07:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners. A tree with a round crown, a triangular shaped pine tree and an asymmetrical tree. Each tree three times in a row, for excercise

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners. A tree with a round crown, a triangular shaped pine tree and an asymmetrical tree. Each tree three times in a row, for excercise

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners. An asymmetrical tree

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners. An asymmetrical tree

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners: a triangular shaped pine tree

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners: a triangular shaped pine tree

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners: a tree with a round crown

Some simple tree shapes in black, with Staedtler pigment liners: a tree with a round crown

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‘Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots’

Simple tree shapes with Staedtler pigment liners.

Back to the basics again w/ Daria Bogdanova @daribodrawing [IG]

#sketchbook #treeshapes #basiclinework #urbansketching #artyear

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27.11.2025 19:37 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Two cosy cottages, one from the front [on the left] and one from the side [on the right]. In line and wash, with Staedtler pigment liners and Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint. Red roofs, brown woodwork and flanked by green trees

Two cosy cottages, one from the front [on the left] and one from the side [on the right]. In line and wash, with Staedtler pigment liners and Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint. Red roofs, brown woodwork and flanked by green trees

Two cosy cottages, one from the front [on the left] and one from the side [on the right]. In line and wash, with Staedtler pigment liners and Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint. Red roofs, brown woodwork and flanked by green trees

Two cosy cottages, one from the front [on the left] and one from the side [on the right]. In line and wash, with Staedtler pigment liners and Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint. Red roofs, brown woodwork and flanked by green trees

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"Colors are the smiles of Nature" ~Leigh Hunt

Same cosy cottages in line and wash. Staedtler pigment liners and Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint.

Back to the basics

#sketchbook #lineandwash #basiclinework #urbansketching #artyear

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25.11.2025 18:45 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Same two cosy cottages, one from the front and one from te side. Surrounded by three pines, cone-shaped foliage. Drawn with Belius Plume fountain pen with intense black ink by Waterman.

Same two cosy cottages, one from the front and one from te side. Surrounded by three pines, cone-shaped foliage. Drawn with Belius Plume fountain pen with intense black ink by Waterman.

Same two cosy cottages, one from the front and one from te side. Surrounded by three pines, cone-shaped foliage. Drawn with Belius Plume fountain pen with intense black ink by Waterman.

Same two cosy cottages, one from the front and one from te side. Surrounded by three pines, cone-shaped foliage. Drawn with Belius Plume fountain pen with intense black ink by Waterman.

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‘Practice is the best of all instructors’

Same cosy cottages. Belius Plume fountain pen with intense black ink by Waterman

Back to basic. Tutorial: Daria Bogdanova @daribodrawing [IG] - now with cone-shaped foliage

#sketchbook #penandink #basiclinework #urbansketching #artyear

50/100-2025

22.11.2025 11:16 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two cosy cottages surrounded by trees and folliage. Drawn with fountain pen and intense black ink by Waterman, on cotton paper. Back to basic linework and hatching.

Two cosy cottages surrounded by trees and folliage. Drawn with fountain pen and intense black ink by Waterman, on cotton paper. Back to basic linework and hatching.

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‘Consistency beats intensity, if intensity isn’t consistent’

Two cosy cottages. Belius fountain pen w/ intense black ink by Waterman

Back to basics linework. Tutorial by Daria Bogdanova @daribodrawing [IG]

#sketchbook #fountainpen #basiclinework #urbansketching #artyear

49/100-2025

18.11.2025 19:45 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A little cottage in line and wash. Moody colors in blue, yellow and red. A tree on the right next to the cottage

A little cottage in line and wash. Moody colors in blue, yellow and red. A tree on the right next to the cottage

A little cottage in line and wash. Moody colors in blue, yellow and red. A tree on the right next to the cottage

A little cottage in line and wash. Moody colors in blue, yellow and red. A tree on the right next to the cottage

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Again a little cottage.

Belius fountain pen with
water soluble ink by Waterman and watercolors by Kuretake

#sketchbook #dippen #penandink #lineandwash #urbansketching #cottage #urbansketchers #artyear

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18.10.2025 13:05 👍 24 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow 🤩

17.10.2025 08:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Little red-roofed cottage. Dip pen, waterproof Carbon ink by Platinum and watercolors by @winsorandnewton

#sketchbook #dippen #penandink #lineandwash #urbansketching #cottage #urbansketchers #artyear

47/100-2025

16.10.2025 16:34 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Sketch of today
Inspired by Sophia Rodionov @canotstoppainting [IG]

Pen - Belius foutainpen
Ink - Waterman intense black
Watercolor - Kuretake art nouveau
Sketchbook - Action

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #penandink #urbansketch #architecture #linework #artyear

46/100-2025

15.10.2025 08:41 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷 View on one of the towers from inside Les Arénas de Arles, through one of the arches. In black and white with Belius fountainpen | Waterman intense black ink | Hahnemühle sketchbooklet

Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷 View on one of the towers from inside Les Arénas de Arles, through one of the arches. In black and white with Belius fountainpen | Waterman intense black ink | Hahnemühle sketchbooklet

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Sketch of today
Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷
View on one of the towers from inside Les Arénas de Arles

Belius fountainpen | Waterman intense black ink | Hahnemühle sketchbooklet

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #ountainpen #urbansketch #architecture #linework #artyear

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08.08.2025 10:15 👍 22 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

❤️ Strasbourg

05.08.2025 09:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sketch of today Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷 Les Arénas en Arles - the Roman Arena in Arles on the foreground right and some houses in the left background. In black and white, with fountainpen and black ink

Sketch of today Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷 Les Arénas en Arles - the Roman Arena in Arles on the foreground right and some houses in the left background. In black and white, with fountainpen and black ink

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Sketch of today
Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷
Les Arénas en Arles - the Arena in Arles

Belius foutainpen with Waterman intense black ink. Hahnemühle sketchbook 9x14

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #fountainpen #urbansketch #architecture #linework #penandink #artyear

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05.08.2025 06:25 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sketch of today. Sketching our holiday in France. View over the roods of Arles from the Arena. In black and white with fountainpen and ink.

Sketch of today. Sketching our holiday in France. View over the roods of Arles from the Arena. In black and white with fountainpen and ink.

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Sketch of today
Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷
View over Arles from the Arena

Foutainpen - Belius plume
Ink - Waterman intense black
Schetchbook - Hahnemühle 9x14

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #fountainpen #urbansketch #architecture #linework #penandink #artyear

43/100-2025

04.08.2025 06:40 👍 42 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Saw the wild, white horses of the Camargue [France] today…

03.08.2025 17:14 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷 Facade of a house in Arles with a bench in front and plants growing up the front. Windows with shutters. Foutainpen and black ink

Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷 Facade of a house in Arles with a bench in front and plants growing up the front. Windows with shutters. Foutainpen and black ink

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Sketch of today
Sketching our holiday in France 🇫🇷Facade of a house in Arles, on our way to the Arena

Foutainpen - Belius plume
Ink - Waterman intense black
Sketchbooklet - Hahnemühle 9x14

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #foutainpen #penandink #urbansketch #artyear

42/100-2025

03.08.2025 08:55 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sketch of today Sketching our holiday in France: a old front door on Arles, with a lion shaped door knocker. Fountainpen and Waterman intense black ink

Sketch of today Sketching our holiday in France: a old front door on Arles, with a lion shaped door knocker. Fountainpen and Waterman intense black ink

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Sketch of today
Sketching our holiday in France: a front door on Arles

Fountainpen - Belius plume
Ink - Waterman intense black
Sketchbooklet- Hahnemühle 9x14

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #foutainpen #penandink #urbansketch #architecture #doorsoftheworld #linework #artyear

41/100-2025

02.08.2025 07:50 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
. . . Sketch of today. Drawing our holiday in France. A sketch in fountainpen and black ink of our airbnb. A mediterrainian house with terracotta rooftop tiles and an olive tree in the foreground

. . . Sketch of today. Drawing our holiday in France. A sketch in fountainpen and black ink of our airbnb. A mediterrainian house with terracotta rooftop tiles and an olive tree in the foreground

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Sketch of today
Drawing our holiday in France 🇫🇷

Foutainpen - Belius plume
Ink - Waterman intense black
Sketchbook - Hahnemühle 9x14

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #fountainpen #penandink #urbansketch #architecture #linework #hatching #artyear

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01.08.2025 05:25 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for the repost @caymon5.bsky.social ❤️

31.07.2025 10:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sketching our holiday in the Provence, France. A sketch with black ink of our Airbnb in Arles. A mediterranian two story building with terracotta rooftop tiles, surrounded by plants

Sketching our holiday in the Provence, France. A sketch with black ink of our Airbnb in Arles. A mediterranian two story building with terracotta rooftop tiles, surrounded by plants

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Sketch of today. Drawing our holiday in Arles, France.

Foutain pen - Belius Plume
Ink - Waterman intense noir
Sketchbook - Hahnemühle

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #ballpointpen #urbansketch #architecture #linework #hatching #crosshatching #artyear

39/100-2025

31.07.2025 10:14 👍 28 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Sketch of today: Porto A tutorial by Ian Fennelly. A small town square with old houses. In blues and reds. With pen and black ink, waterbased markers and alcohol markers

Sketch of today: Porto A tutorial by Ian Fennelly. A small town square with old houses. In blues and reds. With pen and black ink, waterbased markers and alcohol markers

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Sketch of today: Porto
A tutorial by Ian Fennelly [@ianfennelly on IG]

Pen and ink Lumos - Tom’s Studio
Waterbased markers - Tombow
Alcohol markers - Winsor & Newton

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #penandink #urbansketch #architecture #linework #artyear

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22.07.2025 16:42 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for the repost @everciphe.bsky.social ❤️

21.07.2025 05:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you Derek!@dereksylvester.bsky.social

21.07.2025 05:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for the repost @pickfairy.bsky.social ❤️

20.07.2025 15:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Quick Sunday morning sketch from reference. BIC ballpoint pen on cheap sketchbook paper. A gardeners cottage surrounded by trees and hedges.

Quick Sunday morning sketch from reference. BIC ballpoint pen on cheap sketchbook paper. A gardeners cottage surrounded by trees and hedges.

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Sketch of today. Quick Sunday morning sketch from reference.

@bic_group BIC ballpoint pen on cheap sketchbook paper

#sketchbook #sketch #sketchoftheday #ballpointpen #urbansketch #architecture #linework #hatching #artyear

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20.07.2025 10:07 👍 21 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you @eliharlan.bsky.social 🤩

29.06.2025 18:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks for the repost Albert @housesketcher.nl ❤️

19.05.2025 17:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two green trees in watercolor and ink

Two green trees in watercolor and ink

watercolor and ink sketch of two trees in green and brown

watercolor and ink sketch of two trees in green and brown

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Trying different techniques: first the wash, then the lines.

Watercolor - Winsor and Newton
Dip pen - Platinum Carbon ink

#sketchbook #dippen #penandink #lineandwash #sketching #watercolor #artyear

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06.05.2025 18:35 👍 23 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow 🤩

02.05.2025 06:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you for the repost @caymon5.bsky.social ❤️

28.04.2025 11:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Sketch of a little cottage, trees and signs in the forground, and thee big, industrial towers in the baclground. Drawn with blue Bic ballpoint pen on watercolor paper.

Sketch of a little cottage, trees and signs in the forground, and thee big, industrial towers in the baclground. Drawn with blue Bic ballpoint pen on watercolor paper.

Sketch of today. Once again inspired by the artwork of Martin Lachmair - @lachmair.art [IG]

Bic ballpoint pen on cold pressed watercolor paper

#sketchbook #sketch #ballpointpen #urbansketching #architecture #linework #hatching #crosshatching #artyear

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27.04.2025 19:11 👍 40 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0