{"id":34226,"date":"2026-02-01T11:24:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/?p=34226"},"modified":"2026-02-02T06:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T05:41:48","slug":"mother-son-art-collaboration-in-the-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/mother-son-art-collaboration-in-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother &#038; son art collaboration: in the library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I blogged but yesterday was such a lovely day with my son that I wanted to share what we did with you all&#8230; you can probably tell by our faces that we had a good time together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nout-marit.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nout-marit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nout-marit.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nout-marit-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nout-marit-768x776.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In my region there is an active Urban Sketching Group that organizes monthly events. I know the founders and I taught a Leporello- workshop to a group of sketchers last september but only once joined a Sketchers-event (back in 2023, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/urban-portrait-sketching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this blogpost.)<\/a> Last month however, I noticed the next sketching event would be in the library in my town and I informed my son about it. Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice if he would come over and we would go sketch together? He was enthousiastic about it too and so he came to visit us and we went to go sketch together.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of sketchers (almost 20) gathered in the library and then spread out over different parts of the building to start drawing. I didn&#8217;t stay in one place but found different spots to draw. Here are my sketches<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookcases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-01.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A spot in the library with a small table and chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-02.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-02-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Again: chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-03.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-03-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-03-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A boy with headphone studying in a corner of the library<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-04.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Marit-bieb-04-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s what my son drew:<\/p>\n<p><strong>view of the town from the library window<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-uitzicht.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-uitzicht.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-uitzicht.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-uitzicht-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-02.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-02.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-02-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And again: view of the town<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-01.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next my son went to the big stairs and while he stood there I took a photo&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bij-de-trap-bieb-1.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bij-de-trap-bieb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bij-de-trap-bieb-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bij-de-trap-bieb-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8230; while he drew the stairs and added me in his drawing, walking downstairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-03.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-03.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-03-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another view on the stairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-04.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-04-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nout-bieb-04-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After two hours of drawing, the group gathered again to look at each other&#8217;s work and take photos. (My son and I are on the right.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-31-USKwalcheren-bie.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-31-USKwalcheren-bie.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-31-USKwalcheren-bie.jpg 903w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-31-USKwalcheren-bie-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-01-31-USKwalcheren-bie-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that, we picked up a lunch on our way home to my beloved. We spend the rest of the afternoon in my atelier and watching the women&#8217;s cyclocross world championships on tv before my son took a train back home again. It was such a lovely day, I&#8217;m still smiling thinking about it!<\/p>\n<p>I wish you a lovely Sunday,<br \/>\ngo do something nice,<br \/>\nbe creative,<br \/>\nmake a drawing,<br \/>\nkiss the ones you love and<br \/>\nenjoy life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I blogged but yesterday was such a lovely day with my son that I wanted to share what we did with you all&#8230; you can probably tell by our faces that we had a good time together. 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