MACHERSHAUS
View the program of Drawing in the Wild 2026 here: three wonderful days of drawing, relaxing, and enjoying the unparalleled surroundings of the Eifel.
mONDAY JUNE 15TH
18:00 – 19:30
The doors are open, the beds are made, a soup is ready.
20:30
Welcome tour and introduction led by Koosje.
TUESDAY JUNE 16tH
09:00 / Breakfast
Delicious breakfast with crispy German bread, yogurt, fruit and freshly made granola.
10:00 / Workshop 1: Shape
We start with quick exercises and techniques to loosen up and warm up. Then we will look at form, capturing it, and how the eye can be guided across the page, based on a still life on the table
12:00 / Own time
Everyone goes their own way. We have set out beautiful walks, or you can relax in or around the house. A do-it-yourself lunch is ready in the kitchen.
16:00 / Workshop 2: zooming in on form
Let’s apply this morning’s techniques to capture this place. What we learned this morning, we take outside, and we take it a step further.
17:30 / Drinks
Let’s chat about today with a drink in the Rozentuin. Optional: Portrait Party!
19:00 / Dinner
The table is set. When the weather is nice, we eat outside, by the fire bowl and the setting sun.
21:00 / Relax time
Spend the evening as you wish. We make a big campfire in the garden. Marshmallows and sticks are ready. But you can also go to the Finnish sauna, in the hot tub or read a book.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 17TH
09:00 uur / Breakfast
Delicious breakfast with crispy German bread, yogurt, fruit and freshly made granola.
10:00 / Workshop 3: Game
We’re in the wild here, so let’s draw that. In a drawing demo, Koosje shows different ways of drawing greenery and nature. You will mix colors with your watercolor set, and get started with drawing in the forest yourself.
12:00 / Own time
Everyone goes their own way. We have set out beautiful walks, or you can relax in or around the house. A do-it-yourself lunch is ready in the kitchen.
16:00 / Workshop 4: ‘Looser and wilder’
This morning we drew in the wild, now we’re going even wilder – or well, we’re going to see how we can work more freely and loosely in our sketchbook.
17:30 / Drinks
Let’s chat about today with a drink in the Rozentuin.
19:00 / Dinner
The table is set. When the weather is nice, we eat outside, by the fire bowl and the setting sun.
21:00 / Relax time
Spend the evening as you wish. We make a big campfire in the garden. Marshmallows and sticks are ready. But you can also go to the Finnish sauna, in the hot tub or read a book.
Thursday june 18TH
0900 uur / Breakfast
Wake up with a healthy breakfast.
10:00 / Workshop 5: Image and text
We are in a beautiful area. Capture it! If you draw, the memory only gets stronger. Koosje shows you a way to describe your surroundings in pictures without feeling overwhelmed.
12:00 / Show & tell
What did you find most fun, hardest or where were your a-ha moments? We look at each other’s sketchbooks – you’d be surprised how much you can learn from each other.
13:00 / End lunch
The last homemade lunch, inside or outside.
14:00 / Departure
We are going back home with a well-filled sketchbook!
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