Carnet de voyage
Recollections of travels, mainly through France, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. They are a combination of sketches, photography, and handwritten notes.
Mexico 1986, my plein air sketch roots
While unpacking after moving between houses recently, I stumbled upon one of my first sketchbooks with plein air sketches. A pack of memories came back to me, together with the rediscovery of my roots of why I write and draw. I must have been around 19 years old at the time. Of course, I sketched… Continue reading
A commissioned travel journal
Almost without exception, my travel journals are for personal use. It does happen that an isolated drawing ends up as an illustration in an article or book. But then, it is out of his original context. So when the Deputy Creative Director of Road & Track (Hearst magazines) contacted me, I was challenged! If I… Continue reading
Ode to Lizzie Napoli
Créatrice of Carnets de Voyages avant la lettre. As such Lizzie Napoli should not be missing in my series about following in the footsteps of famous carnettistes. Continue reading
Roadsigns as a peoples heritage
It has been a long time since I wanted to write a piece about the mythical borne d’angle of Michelin. You can still find them here and there along French roads. Continue reading
Le guide avancé du Sketchnote
Some years ago I had the chance to contribute some sketchnotes in Mike Rhode’s books about sketchnoting. Continue reading
Hiking along the GR92 in Catalonia
Now that’s a camino! From Provence in France, it’s approximately a 4 to 5 hours drive depending on where you want to end up. Continue reading
About Me
World citizen with a notebook in hand to write, sketch and tell stories with all senses present.
