Not everyone has the opportunity to go snorkeling or diving to draw at any time of year. It might also be your first time snorkelingāor the first time youāve tried both snorkeling and drawing. As a calm alternative, you could look for a pond or swimming pool where you can… Read more
Blogs
2025 Welcome to wetnotes
Welcome to my website. Please take some time to browse around.The site is still in the construction phase. What are wetnotes?Wetnotes are notebooks with waterproof paper that are used in water sports. It is standard equipment for technical divers. For example, they have noted tables and procedures in them. Or… Read more
Blogs, Scuba diving, Vlogs
2026 Scuba diving and drawing warm water
Last September, I planned to spend my week-long vacation on Bonaire focusing more on diving and drawing. I was going to make some fun videos and post them on this website. Unfortunately, this plan was thwarted when I contracted pneumonia, which took my breath away. I was fortunate enough to… Read more
Blogs, Scuba diving, Vlogs
2025 Scuba diving and drawing cold water
Scuba diving and drawing So far, I’ve mainly focused on demonstrating drawing while snorkeling. The idea was to make this accessible to as many people as possible. However, my personal preference is drawing while diving. I’m often able to get closer to my subject and observe them for longer periods…. Read more
Blogs, Miscellaneous
2025 World Clean Up Day
You might find my blogs a bit haphazard. In the middle of my series of experiences with drawing in and under water, I’m posting a vlog about a restaurant. And now, another blog about World Clean Up Day. The blog about the restaurant came about because I was so enamored… Read more
Vlogs
2025 A special person
The image shows the use of liquid salt. This is sprinkled over raw fish. The salt forms crystals, which release heat, which cooks the raw fish. A new kind of ceviche, developed by Ćngel LeĆ³n. In a previous vlog, I drew attention to the film “Ocean,” narrated by Sir David… Read more
Blogs, Miscellaneous
2025 My book is going to be published!
Yes, it’s just going to happen. I have often been asked to publish a book following my holiday and diving blogs. However, I couldn’t imagine that others, other than my family and friends, would be interested in that. This is different with this subject. I think discussing the topic of… Read more
Vlogs
2025 A Few Firsts
I try to include something new in every blog, vlog, or flog. So it’s not always the same, or seems the same. This time, a few firsts:ā¢ Inge Koetzier van Hooff snorkels and draws in Dutch waters for the first time.ā¢ She draws on stone paper for the first time.ā¢… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Just snorkeling
As promised in an earlier vlog, I would also share a video where I am just snorkeling and drawing. This is in the end of June (2025) in Vinkeveen. Itās on a Saturday, so you have to be there early, otherwise there are a lot of other divers. The water… Read more
Flogs
2025 Location with water
On my business card there are some basic supplies mentioned to be able to draw in the water. Obviously of course is natural water. Yeah duh, you may have said when you read that (or is Duh no longer a fashion word?). But not every water is suitable. Especially in… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Nothing to see?
There is a widespread misconception that there is nothing to see in Dutch waters. Or for other dark waters for that matter. Nothing could be further from the truth. Below is an example of various snorkeling and scuba diving sessions in the Vinkeveense plassen in The Netherlands. Here I filmed… Read more