Kinderdijk

 

I had a Business meeting near Kinderdijk. It's one of the most iconic places in Holland. Very close to each other there are 19 authentic windmills (dating back to about 1750), to keep the water out of the lower terrains, the polders.

But I had never visited it. As I finished the meeting early, I thought I'd make a detour and eat my sandwiches there. But parking was not possible, so I parked randomly along a street nearby. There I saw this view between rows of houses. So I tool the opportunity.

Duke Confusius fude pen.

Car wrecks

The local Firebrigade excercises on real cars; to be able to tear cars apart in case the passengers get stuck after an accident. They have a few of these in their parking lot.

In cse you wonder: these were a Daihatsu Move and a Citroen C3. Just imagine: not so long ago a new owner were proud to recieve the keys of these cars. Well, these keys were still on the car.....
 

Nantrona

 Too busy to go out ans sketch this week. Thi is a quick one of a picture by Patrick Joust, of a house in Nantrona, somewhere in Pennsylvania.

Terborgh

Drawing this afternoon, on location again, the former mill at the castle of Terborgh in Schinnen. Brown ink, Noodlers flex fountain pen in a Moleskine A4.
 

Charcoal

 

Excercises in charcoal. Left the usual willow charcoal, right siberian compressed charcaol. Both wahsed out with water. I personnaly like the siberian charcoal better.