Studio Notes

There is a moment in voiceover work that never quite stops feeling strange. The red light comes on, everything falls silent, and a line that may last only three seconds suddenly requires your complete attention. No faces, no blocking, and no one else to move the scene forward—just breath, timing, and the microphone. During a recent session in Copenhagen, I recorded commercial voiceover and ADR for a character speaking from a child’s bedroom. One line needed several takes. Not

My interest in vintage design in Copenhagen usually starts with something ordinary: a kitchen cupboard, a patterned curtain, or a coffee pot someone used every morning. I’m a Danish illustrator based in Copenhagen, and much of my work draws on older Danish interiors and everyday life, particularly from the 1920s through the 1970s. Museums, antique shops, and historical paintings give me references for the rooms and objects I draw. Sometimes it’s a particular color combination

Living in Copenhagen, I have a mixture of places I return to: galleries, art supply shops, gardens, museums, and cafés where I can sit with a notebook. Some visits are deliberately about looking at art. Others are errands or walks that happen to provide something useful for a drawing—a color combination, an old shop sign, or a piece of furniture in a secondhand shop. Landscape winter illustration inspired by Nordic nature and seasonal atmosphere. My illustrations often draw o

In my Copenhagen studio, no two days look the same. I might spend the morning working through a drawing, then switch to a self-tape, voiceover work, or the practical business of illustration. Some days are mostly drawing. Others are divided between several things. Liv Hansen sketching at her desk in Copenhagen. When I sit down to work, I usually have a sketchbook nearby and something playing on the radio. It might be classical music, jazz, country, or bluegrass, depending on