Hi, I’m
Sabra
Good to see you here! I’m an artist and instructor living in the Netherlands. Here, you can find my works, courses and free community. If you’d like an easy way to stay updated on what’s happening, make sure to join my newsletter!
January
“Flow”
Every once in a while I struggle with the motivation to sit down and do what I love. A first world problem in it’s purest form. But since I live in a first world country, here we are. Scrolling through my bloated mobile phone photo archive, I see shots of works I once made without really thinking too much about it. Just make for the sake of making. Flow.
Read more about this month’s schedule and how you can participate
Learning from the heart
Online classes designed to support your creativity
Learning basic and advanced art skills doesn’t have to be tedious or uninspiring. I love teaching people how to work on their goals by combining technical exercises with creative, dynamic projects. Art is more than just a skill; it’s a healing mindset.
I have both shorter workshops and extensive courses available; whatever suits your creative need right now. I give feedback and support in my safe, private Facebook group!
figure drawing sessions in zeist!
Every first Wednesday of the month
Every month I host a live (nude) figure drawing session at LabLou in Zeist. Check out the page below for more info and tickets.
Foundations I
Mixed Emotions
My art journal
Thoughts, happenings and community
I love sharing my thoughts, studio and projects in something less fleeting than social media. You’ll also find a bunch of free resources such as videos and reference images here. Your feedback always makes me feel good so leave a comment if you’d like.
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Cleaning oil paint brushes without solvents
Many of my students who would like to work with oil paint, are concerned about the toxicity of solvents. And you’re right to be! Here’s a new video for you, showing you how I clean my brushes without nasty solvents.There’s no need to soak or wash your brushes in terpenoids or mineral spirits. It’s bad
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Painting an eye in Golden Open acrylics
Thank you everyone SO much for supporting me during my first ever live stream! I had a wonderful time and I hope you did as well. Here’s to a few more live streams in the future. 🙂 All live streams will be available for you to watch in the replay. I’ll post the stream and
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Studio hours #5
I continued with yesterday’s panel, for a few short layers. I’d like to see what it takes to build some layers of textural paint, without applying very thick layers. With acrylics, this was a lot easier because of the way it dries. This process might take several weeks, so I’ll keep posting updates, and then
