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Liv Hansen
Danish illustrator & actress
Studio Notes
A journal on acting, illustration, and quiet creative work.


Acting in Canada as an International Actor: What I Learned Working in Vancouver
Vancouver is often called “Hollywood North,” and while living and working in Canada, I had the chance to see that world up close. For many actors considering acting in Canada, Vancouver is often the first place they encounter, and as a Danish actress in a new country, the Canadian film industry initially felt both exciting and slightly mysterious. Can international actors work in Canada? Yes, international actors can work in Canada, but the path depends on your visa status a


Copenhagen Through the Eyes of a Danish Illustrator
Copenhagen is a city that reveals itself slowly. Not necessarily through the famous streets or landmarks, but in smaller details — the pattern of old tiles in a hallway, the glow of a kitchen window on a winter afternoon, or the brief moment when someone pauses by the water. As a Danish illustrator based in Copenhagen , I often begin my drawings with these small observations. I rarely set out to document a place directly. Instead, I notice fragments of a place — a gesture, a


Train Journeys, Coffee, and Sketchbook Notes from a Danish Train Ride
There’s something about a winter train ride that lends itself to reflection. I was traveling from Copenhagen to Aarhus — a familiar route, through the Danish countryside, but somehow it always feels a little different in winter. Winter landscape seen from a train between Copenhagen and Aarhus in Denmark. Outside the window, the Danish countryside blurred into soft whites and greys, small clusters of trees standing quietly against the snow-covered fields. As usual, I had broug
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