Video: Sketching on the Heath

One of my favorite places on earth is actually pretty close to home: de Bussumerheide. Or the Bussum Heath. I can’t really explain why, but the place feels quiet and peaceful to me, in a similar manner to the way the world feels after fresh snow has covered streets and houses. Like time is standing still. The Bussumerheide actually has a very long history, with evidence of people living there, conducting (burial) rituals there, and grazing their cattle. I like to think it’s been a special place to many people throughout history, but I don’t really know. It’s special to us. No matter what the circumstances or weather, every day we’ve spent there has been special. On one of these special days in September, I took my sketchbook with me, and drew a bit. Quick sketches that I then finished at home.

Materials:

• Sketchbooks: small square Seawhite of Brighton travel sketchbook, large A4 Pith sketchbook.

• Pens & Pencils: Molotow acrylic pens, Caran d'Ache Luminance coloured pencils

Music: Spanish Moss by Chris Haugen