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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hamburg ♥️ Enjoy the weekend, everyone! #urbansketchers

Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

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

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Two days ago, early morning sketching in Paris before the sun started frying me 😉. Quick ink lines, no pencil sketch 😅. #urbansketching #watercolour #paris #workinprogress

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Sketching at Hamburg Rathaus (or as my husband likes to call it „rat-house“) today, where we got married four years ago ☺️. #urbansketching

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Sketching at Hamburg Hafen City today. So much fun, and so relaxing after a busy couple of days ♥️. #urbansketching

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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! ♥️

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Konstanz, just one of the most beautiful spots I’ve ever been! #usk #urbansketchers #sketchonlocation

Open sketchbook showing sketched seestrasse in Konstanz

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Details ♥️ #urbansketching Have a lovely day, folks!

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Here’s another one from the Barcelona SketchFest, what an awesome and inspiring experience! #urbansketching #usk

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Sketching at Hamburg Binnenalster today, lots and lots of (friendly) people, very cold, but I did it! #urbansketching

Sketchbook showing sketch of Hamburg Binnenalster

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Sketching at Hamburg Harbour today. First spring is over, apparently, so out come the gloves! #urbansketching #hamburg

Open Sketchbook showing sketch of Hamburg harbour

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Sketching in freezing cold Hamburg today. It was fun, and very challenging, frozen watercolour and all🥶. #urbansketching

Sketchbook showing watercolour sketch of a wintery Hamburg forest scene.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

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

Open sketchbook showing sketch of a child in the swimming pool

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Happy weekend, people of Bluesky! ♥️

Watercolour sketch of a twig of rose hips

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

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! ♥️

Autumny sketch of Hamburgs park Planten un Blomen.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

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

Sketchbook showing sketch of Kampnagel main entrance area

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

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

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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

Open sketchbook showing watercolour sketch of the Elbufer in Hamburg

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

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

Open sketchbook showing coffeehouse, cup of coffee in the foreground. Speech bubbles saying „it started in Schanze and then spilled over to Ottensen…“, and „I cook only Pasta in summer“, and „and then I took the scraper and sssssst… and then some dish soap …“

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Little garden sketch for you guys… have a good one! #usk #watercoloursketch

sketchbook showing sketch of garden plants, a little Buddha sculpture and a bamboo hedge

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Caught the post-symposium bug and spent the day on the couch 🤧. How are you all doing? …and yes, I’ll probably end up filling those sketched pages of the sketched sketchbook 😉 #usk

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Hi guys! Here’s an unfinished post-Symposium sketch of my studio quickly done today while waiting for my next student. …trying to keep the sketching momentum going and not be too picky about the perfect moment or the perfect time to sketch. Have a good week! ♥️ #usk

Unfinished Sketch of music room with piano in the foreground

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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

Sketchbook showing quick sketches of bakery

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

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. ♥️

Sketch of a local bakery in Poznan showing the process of a croissant being made.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Hi Guys, I’m currently in Poznań at the #usksymposium, and it’s the best! ♥️ #usk

Urban sketch of colourful buildings at Stary Rynek in Poznan

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Sketching at the beach last week, before it got hot … #urbansketching #shortbreak

Open sketchbook at the beach showing Andrea and Martha

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Getting ready for the USK Symposium in Poznań… will I see you there ♥️🖌️? #usk #urbansketching #usksymposium

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Beach sketch at Sunset, a moment of perfection when all else is left behind ♥️. Have a good weekend, peeps!

Open sketchbook lying on the beach sand showing a sketch of said beach, St Peter-Ording, North Sea

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Hi lovely people! How are you? I’m in a lull… after busy weeks with rehearsals, concerts, teaching I find it difficult to clear my mind, to not get pulled down by everyday doom, and am longing for a break… I managed to sneak in a sketch while lying under the cherry tree though… #urbansketching

Sketchbook showing sketch of a house front with some cherry tree leaves in the foreground

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Good morning, friends! Here’s a recent coffee house sketch which I had to finish at home because I got distracted by my cake. Happy Sunday! #urbansketching

Open sketchbook showing sketch of the inside of a coffee place,blueberry cake in the foreground, counter and people in the background.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Lovely fellow artists and urban sketchers, can you recommend a foldable chair for sketching outdoors? Not too heavy to carry but sturdy enough to feel comfortable? Thanks in advance! ♥️ #urbansketchers #pleinairpainting

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A recent commission for a dear friend. Have a good evening everyone!♥️

Watercolour painting of a house in a meadow and three children in the foreground

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Remember this one? I added the picture in a picture in a picture thing… there’s a name for that, isn’t there? Anyway, it screwed with my head a little too much 😅, I thought it would be easier. #urbansketching

Open sketchbook showing sketch of sketcher sketching in an open sketchbook showing sketch of a sketcher sketching…

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

In times like these, this is how I shut out the constant noise. Because sometimes you just have to, and I consider myself lucky to have the privilege to still be able to. Who knows for how long… Stay positive, people! And let me know how you do it! #urbansketching #peace

Sketchbook showing sketch of the sketcher holding a sketchbook sketching a sketch of the sketcher…

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It’s not unusual to see soldiers in German trains, especially at the weekend. Yet with everything that’s going on, and stupidity reigning supreme wherever you look, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of foreboding when sketching this fellow yesterday. Never again is now!!! #urbansketching #peace

Watercolour sketch of a German soldier looking at his phone while sitting in a train

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Had the immense pleasure to see this legend in concert in Berlin last week, what a joy, what inspiration, love and grace! Not to mention the musical genius that is Jon Batiste. ♥️ Absolute fantastic! #urbansketching

Sketch of concert hall, looking on the stage, Jon Batiste at the grand piano, programme leaflet in the foreground.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Train sketch, that’s what’s up! #urbansketch

Open sketchbook showing a sketch of a waterbottle and a miniature landscape

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Daily dose of something else coming up: I’m currently working on a friend‘s children’s story. Early stages, making up the world that the characters inhabit. Lovin‘ it! #escapism #watercolour

Watercolour sketch of a house by the forest.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Hello people! In other news, I added some cards to my shop. Check them out if you like to. …or don’t… In any case, be well! ♥️ ninavanrynart.etsy.com

Baptism Card with pink watercolour hearts

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Sketching with my niece this morning. 🥰 She sure moved a lot making it all a bit tricky,… I make myself sketch her whenever I get the chance even though sketching people (especially loved ones) scares me a bunch 😅… these sketches make the best memories! #urbansketching #practise

Watercolour sketch of a girl in pyjamas painting

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Little sneak peak of a commission I’m currently working on. This is a first draft to figure out the perspective, composition and colour palette. I often end up liking the first draft most because it has a spontaneity that you can’t replicate. Do you know what I mean? #urbansketching #watercolour

Watercolour sketch of a French farm building

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Im Laden gibt es nun auch diesen Druck vom Strand in St. Peter, schaut mal rein! ninavanrynart.etsy.com

Printed watercolour sketch of the beach in St. Peter-Ording in the North of Germany

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

It’s been a while but I finally got around to some sketching at Oberhafen yesterday. Have a good Sunday, people! #urbansketching

Open sketchbook showing watercolour sketch of the community garden at Oberhafen in Hamburg.

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Hey guys! How have you been? I’m just too busy these days… it’s finally warm enough for some #urbansketching and I just can’t find the time 😅. Here’s an oldie of a #strawberry plant in bloom. Have a good day! #artonbluesky

Close-up of Strawberry flower in Watercolour

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Uuuups, noch schnell das Muttertagsgeschäft mitnehmen… auch für Tanten und andere Lieblingsmenschen 😉… Why am I always late and short on time????? I guess I should start with my Christmas cards, like, right now! 😅 ninavanrynart.etsy.com

Set of cards with watercolour designs for Mother’s Day

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Here’s a sketch from Easter Monday. My little niece added my name in tiny writing (twice!) and a weird blue shadow. It’s these additions that make it perfect and turn a simple sketch into a memory that makes my heart sing ♥️. Do you know what I mean? #urbansketching

Watercolour sketch of a carrot cake decorated with little orange carrots

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Nina @ninavanryn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Spring is springing and I’m dreaming myself to Italy 😌. Have a good day, everyone! ♥️ ninavanrynart.etsy.com

Watercolour of Mediterranean housefront amidst green leaves

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