In English
Tekenstreken offers creative and fully catered for art courses in the Netherlands.
We take your creative input seriously but believe having a good time comes first.
Tekenstreken is an organisation consisting of artists and starting professionals. It was originally set up in the year 2000 offering catered drawing and painting courses in its unique location in the Netherlands. The drawing and painting courses are the main focus of Tekenstreken, however, recently initiatives have developed for further projects. For example, the organisation of expositions, the elaboration of courses by working with other professionals from the creative world and the development of professional trainings.
The courses are mostly given by Marloes Bomers.
Marloes studied fine arts at the Academy of Arts in Utrecht and at ‘ l’Accademia di belle Arti’ in Bologna (Italy). She graduated in 1997 and currently lives and works as an artist in Amsterdam.
The main goal of Tekenstreken is to let participants work intensively on the visual arts, at a high level of concentration, in an environment that is relaxing, free of disturbance and away from the worries of everyday life.
Week/weekend cursus; weekend or week long course on request
Workshops groepen; For anyone who wants to be creative in a relaxed environment with friends, colleagues or family, Tekenstreken offers the possibility of booking a course or workshop in a time frame and structure that suits you..
Art course (week and weekend)
Tekenstreken offers an elaborate week course as well as weekend courses. These week and weekend courses are referred to as ‘ Tekenstreken weeks and weekends’.
Certain other weekend courses that are planned are called ‘special’ weekends, meaning that these weekends have special themes or are taught in cooperation with different artists. Most of the time these weekends will be given a name so that they can be recognised, for example: Schrijversstreken.
Two important parts of the main Tekenstreken course are the technical and creative aspects of:
- working from perception;
- and working on what you can visualise/imagine.
Working on this contributes to the development of one’s style. Sharing knowledge and enjoyment while working, in conjunction to the above, are essential to the Tekenstreken course. Groups are kept small, which makes personal tutoring possible. Everyone works at his or her own level and pace.
Working from perception
Learning how to look closer and better, by working from perception. For example: portrait and model drawing, still life and landscape. In directed assignments, different facets of drawing and painting will come to the attention. For instance, style and character, set up, proportion, composition, form, material, depth perception, etc.
Drawing is a pure and direct visual stimulation of expression, which makes it suitable for exploring and developing one’s own style. The assignments therefore, start with drawing in order to create a good base for painting. During this part of the course ideas will be given for working from visualisation.
Working on what you can visualise
Many people do not know where to start or how they can improve their art work. They often get stuck in one style or one way of working. However, our memory is filled with pictures of events, thoughts, poems, music, stories, memories, photos, dreams, and so on. In the second part of the course, time is spent on how to work from this personal visual archive and how to use it as a starting point for drawings and paintings.
An example of a Tekenstreken week: Morning program
The classes start after breakfast around 10 a.m and last until the lunch at 1 p.m.
Monday first assignment
Briefing about the week and an explanation of the visual assignments
Tuesday Working from perception
Ideas and examples of how to work from visualisation
Wednesday Model drawing
Thursday Working from perception
Ideas and examples of how to work from visualisation
Friday Portrait drawing
Saturday Final assignment and closure
Afternoon program
In the afternoons everyone works freely. The studio is always available. The afternoons and evenings can be spent at one’s own wish. The Tekenstreken crew organise recreational activities or extra workshops depending on the interest of the group. Examples of activities organised in the past are: a visit to a neighbouring gallery and teagarden (www.huijsbastenasbeck.nl), attending concerts and drawing in the garden of a neighbouring castle (kasteel Ruurlo).
An example of a Tekenstreken weekend:
Friday - Lunch
- Explanation about the weekend and first assignment
- Dinner
Saturday - Breakfast
- Working from perception. For example; model/portrait drawing
- Lunch
- Working from visualisation
- Dinner
Sunday
- Final assignment
- Lunch
- Closure
- Light dinner
Art material
The core material needed for the course, pencils, ink, charcoal, gouache, acrylics, and paper, are included within the price. If someone wants to work with other art materials, like oil paint, this can be brought along. Painter canvas or cloth can also be brought along or can be purchased at a reasonable price at Tekenstreken.
Location & Accommodation
The Achterhoek (literally meaning the back corner of the Netherlands) is known for its wooded areas, alternated by arable land and fields with an occasional farm. In this spacious and peaceful environment lies the Saxon farmhouse of Tekenstreken.
The farmhouse is rebuilt in a modern fashion without diminishing its charm. It is spacious throughout, with the open set-up of the different rooms. The art studio is situated on the second floor and covers about 72 square meters. The living room contains a cosy lounge with fireplace, a large dinner and writing table as well as a place for reading or watching television. The farmhouse contains an open kitchen attached to the living room where food is prepared.
Participants of the course stay in one of the comfortable bedrooms. These rooms offer room for one or two people. Aside from the basic sanitary facilities there is a sauna which can be used at will.
The garden is large and has a great view over the fields. It is used (weather permitting) for drawing and painting. There is also a tennis court, on which people can release some energy and have a game. In the garden there is big bomb fire where everyone can enjoy the beautiful Achterhoek evenings.
The surroundings give plenty of walking and cycling opportunities, for example: the old church paths, a castle route, the woodlands of Ruurlo, Lochem and Barchem, fen areas of Vragender and ’t Zwilbroek. The well known book market of Bredevoort and nearby cheese farms and pancake houses are also worth visiting. Information about activities and recreation in the area is available at the farmhouse.
Route description
The farmhouse is located at the Koolsteeweg 4 in Mariënvelde, about 25 kilometers East of Doetinchem. The telephone number is: 00 31 (0)5443 51570.
To get to Tekenstreken, you have to follow the highway A18 from Doetinchem towards Enschede. At the end of the A18 you turn right onto the Twenteroute in the direction of Lichtenvoorde/Enschede. You continue to drive until the little town of Harreveld, here you turn left, go through the little town and follow the route until you see the sign: Mariënvelde and Ruurlo. At this sign you turn left and follow the road for about 2,5 kilometres. This road is called the Oude Ruurloseweg and will, after 2,5 kilometres, turn into the Koolsteeweg. The second house on the right will be the farmhouse of Tekenstreken!
Public transportation: Take the train to Ruurlo station and than make use of the region taxi which can be ordered two hours in advance (0900 0276). This taxi will bring you to the farmhouse at a cost of approximately four euro.
Food & Drinks
The Tekenstreken cuisine is healthy, varied, and tasty, with flavours from all parts of the world. Fresh products and herbs are used to serve healthy and tasty dishes each day. Barbecuing and eating outside happen when weather permits.
Breakfast and lunch are fresh and varied: tasty breads, fruits, eggs, juices, coffee and tea. Dinners are accompanied by rich salads and a glass of good wine and are concluded with a dessert.
During the whole art course, juices, coffee and tea, as the meals, are included within the price. An extra bottle of beer or wine, or other alcoholic drinks, can be purchased at a minimal price. Tekenstreken will take special dietary requirements into account where possible.
Dates, prices & registration
There is a choice of several week and weekend courses. Week courses start on Sunday night from 8 p.m onwards and last until Saturday afternoon 3 p.m.
Weekend courses start on Friday afternoon from 1 p.m and last until Sunday afternoon 5 p.m.
The planned courses are confirmed when there are at least six participants. Please note that the dates are not fixed till six participants register.
The price is 515 euro for a one week course and 275 euro for a weekend course per person. For certain special weekends, the fee may differ slightly since the programme may entail different materials and further tuition. Great effort is made to keep the price as low as possible.
For dates look at: http://www.tekenstreken.nl/data.php
Don’t wait too long to sign up!
Signing up for one of the Tekenstreken courses can be done by sending your personal information (name, date of birth, address, e-mailaddress and telephone-number) with the chosen week or weekend date to:
e-mail to: info@tekenstreken.nl
or:
Tekenstreken
Admiralengracht 48-II
1057 GA Amsterdam
the Netherlands
After receiving your application, you will be notified as soon as possible whether you can take part in the chosen course.
It is possible that the course is already full or lacks applications and may not go through. We will notify you of this as soon as possible and suggest taking part on a different Tekenstreken course.
For further questions and information you can send an e-mail to:
info@tekenstreken.nl
or call Marloes Bomers: (0031) (0) 20 - 6838786.
Reaching us during the course period can be done at: (0031) (0) 5443 51570
Paintings don't die
they just go to sleep
Paintings don't lie
they just cry wolf!
Tekenstreken: tekenen en schilderen, beeldhouwen, boetseren, schildercursus, tekencursus, beeldhouwcursus, creatieve workshops, schilderworkshops en tekenworkshops, creatieve weekenden, creatief schrijven, bedrijfsuitjes, teambuilding, zomercursus, model en portret, koeien schilderen
We take your creative input seriously but believe having a good time comes first.
Tekenstreken is an organisation consisting of artists and starting professionals. It was originally set up in the year 2000 offering catered drawing and painting courses in its unique location in the Netherlands. The drawing and painting courses are the main focus of Tekenstreken, however, recently initiatives have developed for further projects. For example, the organisation of expositions, the elaboration of courses by working with other professionals from the creative world and the development of professional trainings.
The courses are mostly given by Marloes Bomers.
Marloes studied fine arts at the Academy of Arts in Utrecht and at ‘ l’Accademia di belle Arti’ in Bologna (Italy). She graduated in 1997 and currently lives and works as an artist in Amsterdam.
The main goal of Tekenstreken is to let participants work intensively on the visual arts, at a high level of concentration, in an environment that is relaxing, free of disturbance and away from the worries of everyday life.
Week/weekend cursus; weekend or week long course on request
Workshops groepen; For anyone who wants to be creative in a relaxed environment with friends, colleagues or family, Tekenstreken offers the possibility of booking a course or workshop in a time frame and structure that suits you..
Art course (week and weekend)
Tekenstreken offers an elaborate week course as well as weekend courses. These week and weekend courses are referred to as ‘ Tekenstreken weeks and weekends’.
Certain other weekend courses that are planned are called ‘special’ weekends, meaning that these weekends have special themes or are taught in cooperation with different artists. Most of the time these weekends will be given a name so that they can be recognised, for example: Schrijversstreken.
Two important parts of the main Tekenstreken course are the technical and creative aspects of:
- working from perception;
- and working on what you can visualise/imagine.
Working on this contributes to the development of one’s style. Sharing knowledge and enjoyment while working, in conjunction to the above, are essential to the Tekenstreken course. Groups are kept small, which makes personal tutoring possible. Everyone works at his or her own level and pace.
Working from perception
Learning how to look closer and better, by working from perception. For example: portrait and model drawing, still life and landscape. In directed assignments, different facets of drawing and painting will come to the attention. For instance, style and character, set up, proportion, composition, form, material, depth perception, etc.
Drawing is a pure and direct visual stimulation of expression, which makes it suitable for exploring and developing one’s own style. The assignments therefore, start with drawing in order to create a good base for painting. During this part of the course ideas will be given for working from visualisation.
Working on what you can visualise
Many people do not know where to start or how they can improve their art work. They often get stuck in one style or one way of working. However, our memory is filled with pictures of events, thoughts, poems, music, stories, memories, photos, dreams, and so on. In the second part of the course, time is spent on how to work from this personal visual archive and how to use it as a starting point for drawings and paintings.
An example of a Tekenstreken week: Morning program
The classes start after breakfast around 10 a.m and last until the lunch at 1 p.m.
Monday first assignment
Briefing about the week and an explanation of the visual assignments
Tuesday Working from perception
Ideas and examples of how to work from visualisation
Wednesday Model drawing
Thursday Working from perception
Ideas and examples of how to work from visualisation
Friday Portrait drawing
Saturday Final assignment and closure
Afternoon program
In the afternoons everyone works freely. The studio is always available. The afternoons and evenings can be spent at one’s own wish. The Tekenstreken crew organise recreational activities or extra workshops depending on the interest of the group. Examples of activities organised in the past are: a visit to a neighbouring gallery and teagarden (www.huijsbastenasbeck.nl), attending concerts and drawing in the garden of a neighbouring castle (kasteel Ruurlo).
An example of a Tekenstreken weekend:
Friday - Lunch
- Explanation about the weekend and first assignment
- Dinner
Saturday - Breakfast
- Working from perception. For example; model/portrait drawing
- Lunch
- Working from visualisation
- Dinner
Sunday
- Final assignment
- Lunch
- Closure
- Light dinner
Art material
The core material needed for the course, pencils, ink, charcoal, gouache, acrylics, and paper, are included within the price. If someone wants to work with other art materials, like oil paint, this can be brought along. Painter canvas or cloth can also be brought along or can be purchased at a reasonable price at Tekenstreken.
Location & Accommodation
The Achterhoek (literally meaning the back corner of the Netherlands) is known for its wooded areas, alternated by arable land and fields with an occasional farm. In this spacious and peaceful environment lies the Saxon farmhouse of Tekenstreken.
The farmhouse is rebuilt in a modern fashion without diminishing its charm. It is spacious throughout, with the open set-up of the different rooms. The art studio is situated on the second floor and covers about 72 square meters. The living room contains a cosy lounge with fireplace, a large dinner and writing table as well as a place for reading or watching television. The farmhouse contains an open kitchen attached to the living room where food is prepared.
Participants of the course stay in one of the comfortable bedrooms. These rooms offer room for one or two people. Aside from the basic sanitary facilities there is a sauna which can be used at will.
The garden is large and has a great view over the fields. It is used (weather permitting) for drawing and painting. There is also a tennis court, on which people can release some energy and have a game. In the garden there is big bomb fire where everyone can enjoy the beautiful Achterhoek evenings.
The surroundings give plenty of walking and cycling opportunities, for example: the old church paths, a castle route, the woodlands of Ruurlo, Lochem and Barchem, fen areas of Vragender and ’t Zwilbroek. The well known book market of Bredevoort and nearby cheese farms and pancake houses are also worth visiting. Information about activities and recreation in the area is available at the farmhouse.
Route description
The farmhouse is located at the Koolsteeweg 4 in Mariënvelde, about 25 kilometers East of Doetinchem. The telephone number is: 00 31 (0)5443 51570.
To get to Tekenstreken, you have to follow the highway A18 from Doetinchem towards Enschede. At the end of the A18 you turn right onto the Twenteroute in the direction of Lichtenvoorde/Enschede. You continue to drive until the little town of Harreveld, here you turn left, go through the little town and follow the route until you see the sign: Mariënvelde and Ruurlo. At this sign you turn left and follow the road for about 2,5 kilometres. This road is called the Oude Ruurloseweg and will, after 2,5 kilometres, turn into the Koolsteeweg. The second house on the right will be the farmhouse of Tekenstreken!
Public transportation: Take the train to Ruurlo station and than make use of the region taxi which can be ordered two hours in advance (0900 0276). This taxi will bring you to the farmhouse at a cost of approximately four euro.
Food & Drinks
The Tekenstreken cuisine is healthy, varied, and tasty, with flavours from all parts of the world. Fresh products and herbs are used to serve healthy and tasty dishes each day. Barbecuing and eating outside happen when weather permits.
Breakfast and lunch are fresh and varied: tasty breads, fruits, eggs, juices, coffee and tea. Dinners are accompanied by rich salads and a glass of good wine and are concluded with a dessert.
During the whole art course, juices, coffee and tea, as the meals, are included within the price. An extra bottle of beer or wine, or other alcoholic drinks, can be purchased at a minimal price. Tekenstreken will take special dietary requirements into account where possible.
Dates, prices & registration
There is a choice of several week and weekend courses. Week courses start on Sunday night from 8 p.m onwards and last until Saturday afternoon 3 p.m.
Weekend courses start on Friday afternoon from 1 p.m and last until Sunday afternoon 5 p.m.
The planned courses are confirmed when there are at least six participants. Please note that the dates are not fixed till six participants register.
The price is 515 euro for a one week course and 275 euro for a weekend course per person. For certain special weekends, the fee may differ slightly since the programme may entail different materials and further tuition. Great effort is made to keep the price as low as possible.
For dates look at: http://www.tekenstreken.nl/data.php
Don’t wait too long to sign up!
Signing up for one of the Tekenstreken courses can be done by sending your personal information (name, date of birth, address, e-mailaddress and telephone-number) with the chosen week or weekend date to:
e-mail to: info@tekenstreken.nl
or:
Tekenstreken
Admiralengracht 48-II
1057 GA Amsterdam
the Netherlands
After receiving your application, you will be notified as soon as possible whether you can take part in the chosen course.
It is possible that the course is already full or lacks applications and may not go through. We will notify you of this as soon as possible and suggest taking part on a different Tekenstreken course.
For further questions and information you can send an e-mail to:
info@tekenstreken.nl
or call Marloes Bomers: (0031) (0) 20 - 6838786.
Reaching us during the course period can be done at: (0031) (0) 5443 51570
Paintings don't die
they just go to sleep
Paintings don't lie
they just cry wolf!
Tekenstreken: tekenen en schilderen, beeldhouwen, boetseren, schildercursus, tekencursus, beeldhouwcursus, creatieve workshops, schilderworkshops en tekenworkshops, creatieve weekenden, creatief schrijven, bedrijfsuitjes, teambuilding, zomercursus, model en portret, koeien schilderen