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. It’s 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
Workshops
2025 Workshop with John Muir Laws
In April 2025, at the invitation of John Muir Laws, I held an online workshop/demonstration on drawing in and under water. The emphasis was on snorkeling and drawing. The goal was to show how accessible it is to apply nature journaling while snorkeling.Here is the recording of this demo.
Vlogs
2025 Why this website?
I have written about it before in my blog Wetnotes. Because I think it is an important goal, I repeat it regularly. I want more people to appreciate the water world (The Wetlife). Of course because of the beauty that is there. But also because this environment may save or… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Snorkel full face mask (FFM)
In 2024 I started looking into snorkel full face masks. Until then I had been snorkeling for 30 years with diving goggles and a separate snorkel. In itself fine to do, otherwise I would not have kept it up for 30 years. But I saw more and more people snorkeling… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Cold water snorkeling 4
You might think by now that I’ve only done failed sessions. But nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve already tested so much. I know where I don’t need to snorkel in my own environment in the winter. I also know that underwater life only really comes to the… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Cold water snorkeling 3
Following the previous experiences in ‘my’ lake, I decided to investigate whether the IJsselmeer was more suitable for snorkeling and drawing. I was hoping for both more depth and underwater life. I recorded a few timelapses at that location in the IJsselmeer. There was no underwater life visible. And then… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Cold water snorkeling 2
In a previous blog I showed you what preparations I make when I go snorkeling in cold water. I also showed that sometimes you have to make the decision to cancel a snorkeling session. If you missed that blog, look here.But of course it is much more fun to see… Read more
Vlogs
2025 Cold water snorkeling 1
Yes Mandy. It’s great that you can go to Lanzarote in the winter, but how do you snorkel and draw in the Netherlands when it’s a bit colder? Because I’m a diver, I have equipment for cold water. I wear a wetsuit or drysuit in colder water. I realize that… Read more