Nina Johansson

After some trouble finding a better layout for the home office, I am back on track with scanning the sketchbook. My walk around Vegueta (see my previous post)…

While in Las Palmas, I spent a few hours walking around Vegueta, the oldest part of town. Stopped at Plaza Santa Ana to do some sketches from the…

Who knew Las Palmas had an antique car museum! Thanks to Pedro Villarrubia, local sketcher from Las Palmas, I had the opportunity to sketch a few old cars…

Of course a journey that includes flying has to include airport drawings. It´s a must. I had the opportunity to meet with local Urban sketchers Pedro Villarrubia and…

Sketching is a foolproof way to keep you from getting bored, even during a long flight with a wall in front of you. I´ve been on a one…

Noone walks all the way to the end of the platform at Saltsjöbanan, the eastbound train that starts from Slussen. The trains don´t reach all the way back…

I always liked this yellow staircase at Slussen. It´s got such a Yellow Brick Road feel to it. It takes you from the bus and train terminal at…

There is a saying in Swedish that goes “He who digs a hole for others, often falls in it himself”, meaning something like “the biter gets bitten”. Well,…

We are a few sketchers in Stockholm trying to meet up once a month to draw together, and last Sunday it was time again. We were happy to…

I have read about it here and there on the internet, and wanted to try it, but never got around to it until now – painting watercolours with…