Courtroom art for media outlets
As a Dutch courtroom sketch artist I am right in the middle of current affairs. Violent cases, matters that make an impact on society, that concern our sense of justice and security. Public access to justice is a great asset; in this way we as a society can check whether everyone has a fair trial. Everybody is innocent until proven guilty, and anyone (yes, even you) can end up having to appear before a judge.
I'm part of the press that reports from those cases, to inform the general public.
By drawing live, I practice visual journalism. I am a member of the NVJ, the Dutch association of journalists, own a press card, and have been sketching in courtrooms since 2016. Most of the time, the media outlets are my clients - like Dutch newspapers and television programmes: Algemeen Dagblad, RTL Boulevard, Het Financieele Dagblad, Omroep Brabant, Volkskrant. I travel to and draw at the courts upon request of these outlets, but I am an independent visual journalist.
In 2020, I also got to make fictional courtroom sketches for the Netflix-series Undercover.
I'm part of the press that reports from those cases, to inform the general public.
By drawing live, I practice visual journalism. I am a member of the NVJ, the Dutch association of journalists, own a press card, and have been sketching in courtrooms since 2016. Most of the time, the media outlets are my clients - like Dutch newspapers and television programmes: Algemeen Dagblad, RTL Boulevard, Het Financieele Dagblad, Omroep Brabant, Volkskrant. I travel to and draw at the courts upon request of these outlets, but I am an independent visual journalist.
In 2020, I also got to make fictional courtroom sketches for the Netflix-series Undercover.
If you are curious, would like to know more about this specific field, and how I've landed in it, I've answered the most frequently asked questions about courtroom art in a blog.
Photos by Jeroen Wetzels (RTL).
Photo by Joost Dijkman (SBS).
