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"Live Lines"

"Live Lines" is the umbrella for the live drawing projects of Dutch artist M.V. Baks. Whether streamed online, performed on stage, or created directly in the streets, each session unfolds in real time — a drawing emerging before your eyes. The work balances spontaneity, ritual, and the shared moment between artist and audience.

Online

Every two weeks, a new drawing is created live on stream. Objects and words are pulled from the mysterious Random Box, guiding the process while the audience joins in conversation and Q&A. Each finished work is auctioned through the artist’s webshop.

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Wendsday 29 of October @ 20:00

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On-Stage

Live drawing as performance: in cafés, clubs, or festivals, the act of creating becomes part of the show. Guests enjoy music, a drink, or a matcha while witnessing a work take shape in real time — entertainment and art fused into a unique experience.

On-Street (Grounded Truth)

Grounded Truth brings drawing into public space. Chalk lines, roots, and symbols spread across pavements and squares, inviting passersby to pause, reflect, and interact. These interventions carry personal and social references, turning the city itself into canvas.

"Live Lines - Online"

Live Lines Online is where it all began. Every two weeks, M.V. Baks opens his studio to the world through a live stream. From the very first line to the final detail, the audience witnesses the complete unfolding of a drawing in real time. The process is guided by the mysterious Random Box — filled with words and objects submitted by the community. Each draw from the box sets the direction, weaving unpredictability and play into the act of creation.

The stream is more than a window into the artist’s process; it is a conversation. Viewers engage through live Q&A moments, share thoughts and questions, and sometimes even shape the work itself by suggesting new words to enter the Random Box. This dialogue transforms the act of drawing into a shared ritual — a moment where art and audience meet.

Once the drawing is completed, it doesn’t end with the stream. Each original piece is placed for auction in the webshop, giving collectors and supporters the chance to carry a fragment of the live experience into their own world. By joining the auction — or by making a donation through the webshop — you directly support the continuation of "Live Lines" - Online and help keep the show alive. Every contribution, large or small, is deeply appreciated. Thank you for your consideration.

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Next Episode

Welcome to episode #6 of "Live Lines" — a free art livestream by M.V. Baks.

A new word. A single line. A drawing that grows in real time.

In this episode of Live Lines, we’ll be drawing around the theme of coffee and tea. Let’s see what kind of lines will shape our next story.

✍️ One hour of live drawing
🎲 A new word drawn from the Random Box

🗓 Tuesday, June 11
🕗 20:00 (NL time)
📺 Livestream on YouTube

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Latest Episode

In the last two episodes (#4 and #5), we worked on a color pencil drawing featuring two cones, a mushroom, a claw, and a donut.
Expect:

  • – Around 1 hour of real-time drawing
  • – One random word pulled from the Random Box
  • – Space for reflection, calm, and creativity

Epidode #5


Epidode #4

🌀 What is the random Box?

It begins like a whisper — a word drawn blindly from a box that holds the voices of others. No theme, no rules, just a single spark offered by someone who took the time to add a whisper to the fire. Sometimes it's a feather, sometimes a thunderclap. That word lands in my hand and guides the first line. And from there, the unknown begins to speak.

🎥 Why draw live?

There's something intimate in the quiet rhythm of a pencil moving across paper while someone — somewhere — watches. No edits. No rehearsals. Just now. Every breath I take, every pause I make, you share it with me. It's a moment suspended in graphite. And maybe, in that moment, you find your own stillness too.

✍️ What does drawing mean to me?

Drawing is where I go when words fall short. It's not always about understanding — sometimes it's just about feeling. The weight of the line, the curve of a shadow, the way an image leans into silence. Drawing is how I hold the world gently enough to see it clearly. It's how I return to myself.

Get involved

There is a temporaly stop because of a upcoming new website. Your new words are welcome soon. Thank you 🙏

All Episodes

# Title Duration Date Link
#16 The Art of Perspective – Drawing Something Random 29 October 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#15 Drawing Something Random – Inktober special 54:55 October 15 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#14 Drawing Something Random 59:11 October 1 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#13 Drawing Something Random 1:02:50 September 17 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#12 Drawing Something Random 54:30 September 3 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#11 Drawing Something Random 56:41 August 20 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#10 Drawing Something 53:41 August 6 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#9 Drawing Something Random 54:58 July 23 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#8 Drawing Something Random 1:08:02 July 9 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#7 Drawing Something Random 1:05:57 June 25 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#6 Drawing Something Random 00:00 June 11 2025 (20:00) Lives only in my memory
#5 New Lines from Random Words – Continuing the Drawing: Mushroom, Cone in Color 1:02:30 May 28 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#4 Drawing Something Random – The Start of Something New 1:00:19 May 14 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#3 Drawing Something Random 1:36:34 April 30 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#2 Drawing Something Random 1:19:34 April 16 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
#1 Drawing Something Random 1:57:50 April 2 2025 (20:00) Bekijk
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