Nina
@ninavanryn
Watercolour illustrations and urban sketching, children’s illustrations and just generally being creative and bringing some colour, joy and kindness into this world … 🌈 Based in Hamburg, Germany
Been wanting to do a concert sketch for the longest time… last Tuesday we spontaneously attended an organ concert at Notre Dame de Paris, … and what can I say, it was INTENSE! In the bestest of ways. Here’s my ink sketch ♥️ 🎶 . #urbansketch #concertsketch
Two days ago, early morning sketching in Paris before the sun started frying me 😉. Quick ink lines, no pencil sketch 😅. #urbansketching #watercolour #paris #workinprogress
About last week… road trip through Normandy. #urbansketch #timeout #directwatercolour
Sketching at Hamburg Rathaus (or as my husband likes to call it „rat-house“) today, where we got married four years ago ☺️. #urbansketching
Sketching at Hamburg Hafen City today. So much fun, and so relaxing after a busy couple of days ♥️. #urbansketching
Life’s waters are a bit choppy these days but today I finally had some creative energy left for some #urbansketching at Magellan-Terassen in Hamburg. Feeling so much better for it! ♥️
La Sagrada Família in Barcelona, sketch practise from photo taken a couple of weeks ago at the BarcelonaSketchFest ♥️. It is sooooooooooooooo much easier to sketch from a photo in the comfort of your home. (But also much less rewarding…😉) … #nourbansketch #watercolour
Konstanz, just one of the most beautiful spots I’ve ever been! #usk #urbansketchers #sketchonlocation
Here’s another one from the Barcelona SketchFest, what an awesome and inspiring experience! #urbansketching #usk
Sketching at Hamburg Binnenalster today, lots and lots of (friendly) people, very cold, but I did it! #urbansketching
Sketching at Hamburg Harbour today. First spring is over, apparently, so out come the gloves! #urbansketching #hamburg
Sketching in freezing cold Hamburg today. It was fun, and very challenging, frozen watercolour and all🥶. #urbansketching
Much needed catch-up with family, …child had long moved on with his life by the time I finished this sketch 😅. Have a good one, guys! ♥️ #urbansketch #peoplesketching #christmastime
Trying to keep up the sketching energy as winter approaches and the days get shorter and colder (and somehow busier?!?). Have a lovey evening, everyone! ♥️
Sketching with Urban Sketchers Hamburg today, single digit temperatures (hence the glove) but endless sunshine. Perfect! The location was Kampnagel, a local independent event space and theatre. #usk #uskhamburg
Went on a coffee date with a non sketcher friend who very graciously let me sketch her while we chatted… I did add much of the colour and the details later, as I wanted to focus on her and our conversation ♥️ #usk #coffeesketch #watercoloursketch
Much appreciated break from it all at the banks of the River Elbe in the middle of Hamburg. Gotta love this city! ♥️ #usk #urbansketching #watercolour #hamburg
In other news, I sketched at a coffeeplace yesterday, boomers on my right discussing life on a boat, fellow millennials on my left complaining about gentrification in Hamburg (see alt text for translation of speech bubbles) … we’ll be ok, right? …right?? #urbansketching #escapism
Moin guys! As I settle back into reality here’s a preliminary sketch I did in the reportage sketching workshop with Rita. See my last post for the more polished version. I think it’s super interesting to compare the two. What are your thoughts? #usk #poznan #usksymposium
Here’s a Reportage sketch I did at a workshop with Rita Sabler today. Just one of many sketches from the USK symposium in Poznań. As I’m heading home I’m digesting all the impressions, lessons, challenges from this amazing experience, and I’ll keep posting some of my sketches in the next few days. ♥️
Hi Guys, I’m currently in Poznań at the #usksymposium, and it’s the best! ♥️ #usk
Sketching at the beach last week, before it got hot … #urbansketching #shortbreak
Getting ready for the USK Symposium in Poznań… will I see you there ♥️🖌️? #usk #urbansketching #usksymposium