I draw houses.
The Treasury is the name of my studio, where I draw houses, treasure maps and the occasional campervan. If you're looking for a bespoke drawing of your house, your street or your workplace, you've come to the right place.
In my shop you can also buy fine art prints of drawings I made earlier.
Het Mirakel van Amsterdam
Spread across Amsterdam I've hidden 3 silver crosses. With this book you can find them.
'The Miracle of Amsterdam' is an armchair treasure hunt, with real treasure.
Latest drawings (Instagram)
Titiaanstraat, Amsterdam
Classic Plan Zuid Amsterdamse School. I couldn't find the architect, but looking at the sculpted chimneys and diamond-shaped window frames it could be Co Franswa... (@wendingen anyone?)
Thanks Marlo for the commission!
.
#amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #planzuid #architecture #amsterdamseschool #archisketch #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #housesketch #urbansketcher
Krom Boomssloot, Amsterdam
More than 400 years ago this area just east of Nieuwmarkt was still 'out of town' and belonged to a certain Cornelis Boom, a shipbuilder. The canals used to be his ditches and are still named after him 'Recht Boomssloot' (Boom's straight ditch) and 'Krom Boomssloot' (Boom's crooked ditch) and the alley next to the canalhouse is called 'Zakslootje' (the sinking ditch?)
Thanks Niki for the commission!
.
#lastage #nieuwmarkt #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #canalhouse #amsterdamcanals #urbansketcher
Chris standing in the doorway of his Boulangerie Chris @boulangerie_chris
.
I know Chris from my days in advertising. He became a village baker and in doing so, he's one of the people who inspired me to change my path as well. It's the kind of inspiration that comes from positive jealously: I want that too!
So due to Chris' baguettes and focaccia I'm now an artist who draws houses, and bakers.
Thanks Chris!
And if you happen to drive on the A2 between Amsterdam and Utrecht - it's worth the detour
.
#boulangerie #loenenaandevecht #bakkerij #desembrood #penart #urbansketcher #housesketch #huisportret
De Grote Beer (Great Bear, Ursa Major) in Rotterdam
Drawn not just once, but twice!
Thanks Fleur/Vesteda for the commission!
.
Designed by @klunderarchitecten
Developed and built by @duravermeer
.
#grotebeer #rotterdamalexander #rotterdam #rotterdamcity #architecture #housingdevelopment #prefab #archisketch #penart #housesketch #huisportret #urbansketcher
Daniel Stalpertstraat, Amsterdam
The street is named after (one of) the designer(s) of the typical belt-shape of the Amsterdam canals
30x40cm
Thanks Diemer for the commission!
.
#depijp #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #amsterdamart #penart #huisportret #housesketch #houseportrait #drawing #urbansketcher #canalsofamsterdam
16 E52nd, New York, New York
I've shared the reel etc, but not the final drawing
A 100-year old skyscraper designed by Schwartz & Gross - who also designed the Ghostbusters building
Thanks Brandon for the commission!
.
#52ndstreet #midtown #manhattan #newyorknewyork #skyscraper #ghostbusters #architectureart #architecture #archisketc #housesketch #houseportrait #urbansketchers
Jacob van Lennepkade, Amsterdam
I don't often make birth announcements, but now it was for my neighbours from right across the canal
I even used some colour...
Merci Emma & Marc for the commission, welcome Elise!
.
#oudwest #amsterdamwest #amsterdam #birthannouncement #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #urbansketchers
A life between Utrecht and Portland, with a little bit of France
This pendrawing shows 9 houses in a frame of 100x35 cm
Thanks Rolien for the commission!
.
#utrecht #zeist #portlandoregon #huisterheide #laren #dordogne #penart #huisportret #houseportrait #pendrawing #archisketch #culdesac #urbansketchers
Huize Glory @landgoedhuizeglory high up on the 'Russenduin' (Dune of Russians) in Bergen aan Zee
Built in 1916 as an estate, turned into a holiday colony for poor children, later used by the Nazis as a radio tower and now a beautiful hotel-restaurant
Thanks Kees for the commission!
.
#huizeglory #bergenaanzee #bergennh #penart #commissionedart #architecture #archisketch #hotelsofinstagram #urbansketchers
Strandeilandlaan, IJburg, Amsterdam
It's been a while since I drew this (2023), and at the time this building was at the far edge of town, where the city is creating new land
Thanks Machteld for the commission!
.
#strandeiland #ijburg #amsterdamoost #amsterdam #newlybuilt #nieuwbouw #architecture #archisketch #huisportret #urbansketcher
A row of canalhouses on Prinsengracht, with a canalboat in front
People actually live here
Thanks Ben for the commission!
.
#prinsengracht #grachtengordel #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #canalhouses #grachtenpand #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #commissionedart #houseboat #woonboot #urbansketchers
The NautaDutilh building on Beethovenstraat again - now from an different angle than the one I posted 3 weeks ago (NE vs SE)
Part of a set with yesterday's drawing (both 18x24cm)
Design by @unstudio_architecture
Thanks Alexander for the commission!
.
#zuidas #buitenveldert #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #nautadutilh #skyscraper #architecture #archisketch #penart #benvanberkel #unstudio #urbansketcher
1 Rock, New York, New York
Part of Rockefeller Plaza and home to the lawyers of @werkenbijnautadutilh
Also known as the (first) Time & Life Building and General Dynamics Building
Thanks Alexander for the commission!
.
#manhattan #rockefellercenter #newyork #newyorkcity #skyscraper #highrise #houseportrait #penart #architecture #archisketc #housesketch #pensketch #urbansketcher
Hidden behind a thick wall of conifers in Nieuw-Haamstede I found this little paradise
Now a holiday home it was originally built as temporary housing for the people who lost their homes in the devastating Watersnoodramp (North Sea Floods) of 1953
Thanks Bernard for the commission!
.
#nieuwhaamstede #burghhaamstede #schouwenduiveland #holidayhome #vakantiehuis #penart #pensketch #inkart #huisportret #houseportrait #urbansketchers
Boston & Seattle - on the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam
Design by Van Dongen-Koschuch @koschuch_architects
Developed by @synchroonontwikkelaars
Part of a 30x40 set, together with the Amstel Tower I posted a couple of days ago.
Thanks Stefanie, Nadine & Patrick for the commission!
.
#kopvanzuid #wilhelminakade #rotterdamzuid #rotterdam #rotterdamcity #urbansketcher #penart #skyscraper #architecture #architecturesketch #pensketch
Beulingstraat, Amsterdam
Corner of Herengracht/Leidsegracht. What we're looking at here is the side of the building that's facing the Herengracht. On the left you see the back of the classic 'klokgevel' (clock facade)
In case you're interested: I made a 6-minute reel to show the complete drawing process
.
#herengracht #grachtengordel #amsterdamcanals #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #canalhouses #grachtenpand #huisportret #urbansketchers
Amstel Tower, next to Amstel Station, next to the Amstel river
30x40 cm
One of the new towers in this area, designed by @powerhousecompany
In the back is the outline of the Rembrandt Tower, the first of them. 30 years ago, when it had just been built, I worked there on the 18th floor as an office clerk and *almost* became an actuary... 😅
Thanks Stefanie, Nadine & Patrick for the commission!
.
#amsteltower #amstel #amstelriver #rembrandttoren #amsterdamoost #amsterdamamstel #amsterdam #amsterdamart #huisportret #houseportrait #housesketch #archisketch #architecture #skyscraper #penart #urbansketchers
Beethovenstraat, Amsterdam (Zuidas)
The office of NautaDutilh lawyers, designed by @unstudio_architecture of @ben_van_berkel
When drawing large buildings, there's usually a geometric logic - not in this case. Even the vanishing points are all over the place. That makes this building different from every angle at every moment of the day 👏
Thanks Bianca for the commission!
.
Based on a photo by @luuk.kramer
.
#nautadutilh #unstudio #zuidas #buitenveldert #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #benvanberkel #architect #architecture #architecturesketch #archisketch #urbansketchers #penart #pendrawing
Zoutkeetsgracht, Amsterdam
The 'Westelijke Eilanden', Bickerseiland and Prinseneiland, were docklands originally. In the 1970/80s it was up for redevelopment. Some parts remained (thanks to rebellious inhabitants) and other were replaced with new housing
Great lifting beams on top!
Check the reel for the 'making of'
🤜 Ed
.
#prinseneiland #bickerseiland #zeeheldenbuurt #westelijkeeilanden #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #huisportret #houseportrait #archisketch #urbansketchers
Prinses Marijkestraat, Amsterdam
Just north of the flashy skyscrapers of the Zuidas (the financial district) is a small neighbourhood with modest villas from the 1960s that still feels like the suburban dream it once was
Thanks Marlo for the commission!
.
#zuidas #prinsesirenebuurt #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #amsterdamart #penart #huisportret #houseportrait #housesketch #vintagevillage #archisketch #urbansketchers
Keizersgracht, Amsterdam
Some of the canalhouses are black. They are oiled to make the facade water-resistant and hide reparations in brickwork
The thing is, they're not pitch black. I add lines between the lines and then lines between those lines etc to make sure you still see the shadows, brick patterns and the metal anchors
Thanks Ab for the commission!
.
#keizersgracht #amsterdamcentrum #grachtengordel #amsterdam #amsterdamcanals #canalhouses #penart #amsterdamart #brickwork #archisketch #urbansketchers
Lomanstraat, Amsterdam
One of the most photographed streets in the city, for its beautiful angled trees.
You see them reflected in the upper windows. In front a typical collection of family bikes
Thanks Carrie for the commission!
.
#lomanstraat #oudzuid #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #penart #amsterdamart #commissions #huisportret #houseportrait #housesketch #archisketch #urbansketchers
SALE FOR GOOD 🇺🇦
Original 24x18cm drawings of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Kyiv
€50,- for each - DM to buy
.
It's almost 3 years ago since I made these. This insane war had just begun and streetview was still available. No idea what it looks like now...
.
All the money will go to @frankyandcoen the Frying Dutchmen who bake fries on the frontlines
AMOR VINCIT - love wins - it says at the top of this huge old warehouse belonging to a former sugar refinery on Bloemgracht.
The building is actually called 'De Jonge Saayer' (the young sower?), illustrated by the plaque above the door on the left.
Thanks Meral for the commission!
.
#bloemgracht #jordaan #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #canalhouse #canalhouses #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #archisketch #housesketch #amsterdamcanals #sugarrefinery #amorvincit
Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen/Leidseplein
Including:
Latest addition to Amsterdam architecture, The Diamond by Roberto Meyer @mvsa_architects
Monument for assassinated journalist Peter R. de Vries by @rinihurkmans
Mural about equal opportunities by @jdlstreetart
Plus City cinema, Paradiso @paradisoadam and the Hirsch building with the Apple Store
Lots of stories for these few square centimeters
The square is actually named after the actress Maria Kleine-Gartman, I never knew!
Thanks Martijn & RINO for the commission!
.
#kleinegartmanplantsoen #leidseplein #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #urbansketchers #penart #squares #urbanlandscape #peterrdevries #paradiso #architecture #archisketch
Sluisstraat, Amsterdam
I usually draw bits of the neighbouring building too to give a house some context, but in this case the special request was not to - also possible!
Thanks Julia for the commission!
.
#schinkelbuurt #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #archisketch #urbansketchers #housesketch
A view from the old apartment onto Staringplein and Lutherhof, a 'hofje' with 66 small apartments around an inner courtyard
Behind the tree on the right is the @wackersacademie where I refound my love for drawing a couple of years ago
Thanks Mila for the commission!
.
#lutherhof #helmersbuurt #oudwest #amsterdamwest #amsterdam #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #archisketch #square #playground #urbansketchers
Ik teken je huis - I draw your house
🏡✍️
Niet alleen monumentale grachtenpanden, maar juist jóuw huis… Als cadeau of aandenken voor jezelf
Origineel en uniek!
Inkt op papier
Vanaf €375 inclusief lijst
Kijk op m’n website voor meer voorbeelden (link in bio) of stuur me een DM
.
#huisportret #houseportrait #giftideas #penartwork #archisketcher #urbansketcher #housesketch
Tesselschadekerk, Hilversum, redeveloped to an office space
Notice the brickwork. Although the beauty of the colourful stained glass windows can't be see from the outside, I drew a little hint of the pattern (this was actually a special request from the people who work inside and look at it every day 😉)
Thanks Ineth for the commission!
.
#hilversum #tgooi #church #redevelopment #herbestemming #stainedglass #belltower #amsterdamseschool #architecture #archisketch #penart #pensketch #urbansketcher
The Elandsgracht (Moose Canal, for the hides that were tanned here - hasn't been a canal since 1891) is one of the busiest streets in De Jordaan. I'm cycling by here almost every day.
This canalhouse looks like a canalhouse, but as you see it was built in 2005. Right next to it is the most-famously-named snackbar of Amsterdam 'Stoot-je-hoofd-niet'. Don't Bump your head. Notice how low the door is compared to the center building...
Thanks Josianne for the commission!
.
#elandsgracht #jordaan #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #grachtenpand #canalhouse #houseportrait #snackbar #housesketch #penart #urbansketcher
2024, what a year! Thank you for all the commissions, orders, likes and comments.
This year I made it into two museums, have drawn abroad and the three silver crosses are still out there for everyone to find...
The adventure continues - join the ride!
.
#artvsartist2024 #penart #houseportrait #urbansketchers
A still-to-be-redeveloped building on Laan van NOI in The Hague
I had to draw it from a scale model, located inside the completely stripped building. A first!
Swipe right to see the model
Thanks Puck & team ERED for the commission and the adventure!
.
#laanvannoi #denhaag #thehague #penart #redevelopment #herbestemming #vastgoed #realestate #scalemodel #architecture #archisketch #urbansketcher #architecturescalemodels #maquette #maquettearchitecture
‘De Werf bij de Sluis in Muiden’ (The wharf at the Locks in Muiden’), currently being built.
Can’t wait to be the one in that canoe 🛶 and enjoy the view @muiderslot on a warm summer evening…
50x25cm
Thanks Puck & team ERED for the commission!
.
Sorry for the darkness of the images - app does it automatically, fixes don’t work…🤷
.
#muiden #muiderslot #muidencastle #vecht #werfbijdesluismuiden #werf #wharf #redevelopment #herontwikkeling #penart #urbansketcher #huisportret #archisketch #aerial
Bellamystraat, one of the most beautiful streets in Amsterdam, with lots of trees in front yards
It’s also one of the lowest points in the city. When they built the Kinkerbuurt around 1900 and raised the land (it used to be polder pasture, just above water level) this street was already built up and inhabited, so they left it at its lower level. If it rains, the water flows here…
Thanks Talena for the commission!
.
#bellamybuurt #kinkerbuurt #tenkatemarkt #oudwest #amsterdamoudwest #amsterdamwest #kinkerstraat #penart #huisportret #houseportrait #urbansketcher #archisketch #amsterdam #streetsofamsterdam #stratenvanamsterdam
Van Breestraat, Amsterdam
There actually was a big tree right in front, obscuring my view on some details at the top. Luckily an almost similar house a bit further up the street helped me to fill in the gaps
Thanks Bramiene for the commission!
.
#oudzuid #amsterdamzuid #amsterdam #penart #commissionedart #archisketch #housesketch #huisportret #houseportrait #urbansketcher
Beacon Street, Boston
Sometimes people ask me to cross the Atlantic and draw something in the US - in this case a great art-deco apartment building not far from the Charles River
Thanks Tim for the commission!
.
#backbay #backbayboston #boston #massachusetts #unitedstates #houseportrait #artdecobuilding #archisketch #architecture #penart #huisportret #apartmentbuilding #housesketch #bostonart
Santa’s home, Pole Circle, Rovaniemi, Finland 🎅
Looking for an original X-mas present? Let me draw your home, your parents’ house or the place you hang out together
🎄🏘️🏡✍️
Send me a DM or check the link in bio
.
#santavillage #rovaniemi #finland #santa #santaclaus #santaclausvillage #santaclausiscomingtotown #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #uniquegift #christmasgifts #xmasgifts #giftinspo #urbansketcher #housesketch
‘Gezicht op Amestelledamme Anno 1275’
What did Amsterdam look like 750 years ago, when it was first mentioned in history? It always bothered me there was no proper visual, so I made it myself.
It’s now for sale on my website, check the link in my bio.
€50,- for a 50x50cm b/w signed art print
.
#amsterdam #amsterdamhistory #geschiedenis #penart #mapart #mapartist #landkaart #amsterdam750 #historicalmaps #history #historylovers #historynerd
Grachtenmuseum / Canal Museum @grachtenmuseum on Herengracht
Designed by Philips Vingboons in 1663 and a must-see when you’re interested in the history of Amsterdam
.
#herengracht #9straatjes #negenstraatjes #grachtengordel #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdamcanals #canalhouses #canalhouse #grachtenpand #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #urbansketcher #archisketch #architecture #amsterdamart #amsterdamlife
Cafe Zondag @zondagmaastricht exterior is now on their daytime menu
If you cross the Servaasbrug - the oldest bridge in The Netherlands - into Wyck you can’t miss it
Thanks Willem!
.
#wyck #maastricht #cafesofinstagram #restaurant #shopfront #menucarddesign #menu #urbansketcher #archisketch #architecture #penart #houseportrait #huisportret
Admiraal de Ruijterweg, Amsterdam
This house (right next to the delicious @hannahsamsterdam - same type of building) was built when the area still belonged to the village of Sloten, along a long forgotten tramway to Haarlem
For a minute I thought the black above the shop was marble, but it was just peeling paint… 😉
Thanks Sanne for the commission!
.
#debaarsjes #amsterdamwest #amsterdam #houseportrait #huisportret #urbansketcher #archisketch #architecture #penart #benu #shopfront #apothecary #apotheek
Sjoerd @sjoerdbakehouse started his pastry business from this anonymous garage in Amstelveen. A memory to the humble beginnings of a hopefully successful baking adverture!
Thanks Pol for the commission!
.
#shopwindow #shopfront #pastrylife #pastryshop #pastrycheflife #amstelveen #garagedoors #houseportrait #huisportret #urbansketcher
Nieuwendammerdijk, Amsterdam
Along the old sea dike to the north of Amsterdam you see a lot of these little wooden houses - if they would have been built from stone they would’ve sunk into the swampy ground
Thanks Merel for the commission!
.
#nieuwendammerdijk #nieuwendam #amsterdamnoord #amsterdam #woodenhouse #houtenhuis #dijkhuis #dike #penart #huisportret #houseportrait #urbansketcher #amsterdamlife
The other NEW side of men’s clothing store Broekman @broekman.store in Utrecht
They paid special attention to the brickwork 🧱, to match the Amsterdamse School style of the old building to the left 👌🏻
Design by @thomaskemmearchitecten
40x30cm
Thanks Pauline for the commission!
.
#broekmanmode #mannenmode #clothingstore #fashionstore #mensfashion #storefront #amsterdamseschool #brickwork #penart #huisportret #winkel #houseportrait #archisketch #urbansketcher
Men’s clothing store Broekman @broekman.store in Utrecht
1 of 2 drawings - the other one will follow in the next post
40x30 cm
Thanks Pauline for the commission!
.
#broekmanmode #utrecht #utrechtcity #clothingstore #storefront #fashionstore #clothingshop #menclothingstore #mensfashion #mannenmode #penart #houseportrait #huisportret #urbansketcher
The Miracle of Amsterdam
Now available in English - limited edition!
.
It’s been a year since I hid 3 silver crosses in Amsterdam and published a book for people to find them. They’re still there… If you walk through the city, you might just be passing them unnoticed.
A few treasure hunters asked for an international version, so here it is. Translated by Erica Moore at The Language Girl in amazing Shakespearean English!
.
For sale on my website - check link in bio - 25 copies only, so they might go fast!
.
#amsterdam #amsterdamcentrum #schatzoeken #geocaching #treasurehunting #treasurehunt #treasuremap #amsterdamadventures #urbansketcher #penart
The little watchtower next to @strandpaviljoen_paal10 and @knrm_ouddorp along the wide beach in Ouddorp
In colour for a change, to celebrate the end of a great summer
For sale tomorrow at my annual exhibition @brunaouddorp
.
#ouddorp #goereeoverflakkee #watchtower #beachlife #baywatch #penart #urbansketcher #strand
The top of lighthouse ‘Het Westhoofd’ in the dunes of Ouddorp on the island of Goeree-Overflakkee
Still operational and manned
At night it shines its light (three long strokes) on our summerhouse
On display and for sale from this Monday at @brunaouddorp
.
#westhoofd #vuurtorenouddorp #vuurtoren #ouddorp #goereeoverflakkee #lighthouse #lighthouses_around_the_world #penart #lighthouseart #urbansketcher #pentekening
‘Stopera’ on the Amstel river - it’s the Amsterdam city hall and (the part you see here) home to the National Opera & Ballet @nationaleoperaballet
Designed by @cees_dam (among others)
Thanks Roos for the commission!
.
#stopera #amsterdam #waterlooplein #amstel #amstelriver #nationaleoperaballet #architecture #archisketch #postmodernarchitecture #houseboat
#urbansketcher
The ‘South Africa house’ aka De Dubbele Arend (double eagle) on Keizersgracht, Amsterdam
When googling the house I stumbled on (and bought) a book @boekhandel_de_slegte about the history of the house and all of its inhabitants, down to the man who owned a farm here before it was turned into a part of the city
How cool is that?!
Thanks Emily for the commission!
.
#keizersgracht #grachtengordel #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #amsterdamcanals #canalhouse #southafrica #huisportret #grachtenpand #penart #urbansketcher
Memories to a wedding: from St Catharina Cathedral, Utrecht, to Centraal Museum @centraalmuseum , Utrecht (with Nicolaï Church in the back), to a forest in Doorn
Thanks Puck for the commission!
.
#utrecht #doorn #centraalmuseum #catharinakathedraal #cathedral #weddinggift #weddinginspiration #penart #urbansketcher
Rentmeesterslaan, Amstelveen
Just south of Amsterdam lies the Amstelveen neighbourhood Randwijck - built in the 1930’s when it was just all farms and polder up to Olympic stadium
Thanks Benjamin for the commission!
.
#amstelveen #buitenveldert #jaren30huis #amsterdam #huisportret #houseportrait #penart #urbansketcher
Tweede Anjeliersdwarsstraat
The Jordaan neighbourhood is great for street names, as this translates as ‘second carnation cross street’
It looks old, but it was newly built just 50 years ago
Thanks Ben for the commission!
.
#jordaan #jordaanamsterdam #amsterdamcentrum #amsterdam #huisportret #penart #architecture #retroarchitecture #amsterdamart
Meer bekijken