Gardening (2)

The original drawing for my ‘Gardening’ project is ready! Next step is to translate this drawing into a glass painted version, but I will also use parts of colored pencil in this definite version. To be continued 😉

Gardening

Since we moved to our new home in Bunnik (it’s a house with a lovely garden) I’m suddenly into gardening. I LOVE gardening and although the garden is already very pretty there is much work to do to change the character of the garden from ornamental into a more natural garden that is useful for insects and birds. So I decide to illustrate a gardening scene, and the sketch is now ready.

Spring Girl

Here is Spring Girl, my most recent piece. I had the idea to make a seasonal set for a long time after I made Autumn Girl. And because Spring season is coming I suddenly felt the urge to create a Spring version of Autumn Girl. Last week I asked a shop owner of a stationery store near my house if she would be interested to sell some of my postcards. I’m lucky because she likes my work and she had the idea of selling four of my cards, and Spring Girl will be one of them, next to Autumn Girl, Coffee Please and one of the Vintage Swimming cards. I’m so excited that my cards will be available in the shop soon.

A family portrait

The family portrait I was working on is finished! The portrait is located at the beautiful centre of Utrecht: Janskerkhof. It’s known for the flower market on saturday’s. I like to tell a story as simple as possible. So there is a lot of negative space in my work, even though some of the elements are quite realistic and detailed. The Dom tower, which is also shown in this family portrait is the most recognizable building for the city of Utrecht.

Merry Christmas (1)

Sketchbook idea. For this drawing I was inspired by my 5 year old, so now you know how our Christmas tree looks like. One of the things I try to keep in mind to make Christmas less stressful – and I guess this drawing is a way to share this thought – is that Christmas is not about perfection.

Birth announcement card autumn boy

I was asked to illustrate a birth announcement card for a sweet little boy who was born in november. His mother saw the birthcard I made for my youngest daughter (born in october 2017) and she asked me to create a boy version of the same idea. I even used the exact same autumn leave 😉

She sent me a card and this is the result. I removed the name for privacy reasons; the name is placed below on the right side of the illustration.