Journal
Would you rather draw? Choose a quiet exercise.
17 August 2026
Colour is an invitation
I work in two steps: first the line, and sometimes watercolour later. That second part takes an hour — and it is not part of the ten minutes.
Read more →10 August 2026
Stopping before it's finished
Most of the drawings I have ruined, I ruined in the last five minutes.
Read more →3 August 2026
The day you skip
There will be a day when it simply doesn't happen. Nothing breaks here when it does, and that is not carelessness but the whole point.
Read more →27 July 2026
Draw whatever happens to be there
For years I waited for a subject worth drawing. That day almost never came, so I almost never drew.
Read more →20 July 2026
It doesn't have to be beautiful
The biggest hurdle to starting isn't time or talent. It's the fear that it'll be ugly. Let's clear that out of the way first.
Read more →13 July 2026
Drawing is slow looking
We look at things all day without seeing them. Drawing is the one thing that forces me to really look — and that's why it calms me.
Read more →6 July 2026
Why ten minutes is enough
I don't believe in grand resolutions. I believe in ten minutes, every day, without it having to lead anywhere.
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