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Welcome! Thank you for taking a look at my work! Scrolling down you will find a selection of recent projects and illustrations that represent my current work the most. I love working with vibrant colors, textures, lines mixed with bold slaps of color, collage and many more. I will be adding more work to this page as time goes on, so come by anytime you want. Feel free to aks me more about anything! 

Trouw: de Verdieping

2025

Illustration for newspaper Trouw Annemieke Pels (66) was al een jaar overleden toen haar familie dat hoorde. Hoe kon daar zoveel tijd overheen gaan en waar zijn haar spullen gebleven? Hebben instanties gefaald Annemieke Pels (66) had already died a year ago when her family heard this. How could it take so much time and where did her things go? Have agencies failed? 

Sketches in Procreate | final illustrations in Adobe Illustrator

Valid8Food

2024-2025

Alongside illustrator and designer Lara Nuij I make visuals for the website and platform of Valid8Food. With a limited color palette and simple lines and forms I try to capture different aspects of the platform in a bright and light-hearted way.

Het Eindhovens Dagblad

2023

Tenants who commit drug offenses are evicted without hesitation.

Trouw: de Verdieping

2022

Learning to live with the Corona virus

Trouw: de Verdieping

2025

Illustration for newspaper Trouw about how the Netherlands are not going to reach it’s climate goals and why 

Pedagogiek in Praktijk (PIP Magazine)

2022-2024

Cover illustrations for PIP Magazine (1: embracing differences 2: climate change and how children feel about it 3: children participate in decisionmaking, for example about designing a playground)

Trouw: de Verdieping

2024

Illustration for newspaper Trouw about ‘drug-trends’ this spring. 

Trouw: de Verdieping

2025

Illustration for newspaper Trouw about The battle between traditional and new Tolkien fans 

Personal

2024

“Bla Bla Bla” A personal work as a part of the exhibition for New Colors Collective. 

Pedagogiek in Praktijk (PIP Magazine)

2025

We leven in een neoliberale keuzemaatschappij . Vandaag worden jong en oud geacht om eigen keuzes te maken. Je leven hangt af van wat je wilt en wie je wilt zijn. Intussen zijn er talloze omstandigheden die onze keuzebiografie beïnvloeden. Hoe kunnen jongeren in deze omstandigheden goede keuzes maken en eigenaar worden van hun leerproces en hoe kunnen we hen daarbij helpen?

Muurtekening Gemeente Helmond

2023-2024

Commissioned by Gemeente Helmond I made a 60-meter-long coloring-page style mural in the receptioncenter for Ukrainian refugees in the old Dr. Knippenberg College building. The children that live there can color the walls, by coloring in the linedrawings or using their own imagination by adding their own creations. Read more.

Het Financieele Dagblad

2024

Illustrations for Het Financieel Dagblad about young people VS traditional media such as newspapers.

Het Eindhovens Dagblad

2024

Illustrations for Het Eindhovens Dagblad about the discovery of a drug lab

Personal

2024

“Het komt goed” A personal work as a part of the exhibition for New Colors Collective.

Het Financieele Dagblad

2025

Illustrations for Het Financieel Dagblad (2025) about PFAS.

Strip de BTW

2024

Illustration for the campaign ‘Strip de BTW’ in protest against the increasing VAT on newspapers & magazines in the Netherlands. Follow it here.

Collection 2022

2022

Collection of many illustration assignments for Dagblad Trouw, het Eindhovens Dagblad, De Morgen, PiP Magazine and more. 

Trouw: de Verdieping

2023

Problems in Disneyland

Trouw

2025

Illustration for newspaper Trouw about ‘Brainrot’

TIJDGEEST

2024

Cover illustrations for TIJDGEEST