These are illustrations I did for the third part of the 'Krukel' books. ( published in English with the title: " Urchin of the riding stars" -with other cover illustrations -. The script has been sold to Miramax, so maybe there will be a film of the book) The illustrations are for the Dutch publication of the book.
I wanted to capture an adventurous atmosphere, of squirrels sneeking out in the dead of the night, and others exploring caves underground.
The third picture is an illustration for the back of the book, so text will be put over the clouds.
The last picture is just an idea of what the layout will be.
Noor and her runaway parents, that's the translated title of a dutch book I've been doing illustrations for. It was a lot of fun, making illustrations about a girl whose parents instantly left one day, leaving a small note and some money.
Here's a sketch of Santana. I want to do a painting of it, maybe in oils. I hope I can find the time, since I am really busy doing children's book illustrations and book covers. I'll post them later on.
I am doing a book cover that includes the caricatures of some of Hollands most famous writers. this is one of the sketches: W.F. Hermans
This is a bookcover I recently painted. It's a funny about Noor, whose parents ran away, which drives her mad...
This is a book cover for a book about Mata Haris daughter. I wanted to create an early 20th century feel, using art nouveau elements. Also I wanted it to have an adventurous look, so I created a collage in the tradition of Drew Struzans movieposters. The result became a bit slick, but good for its purpose.
This is a caricature of my good friend and colleague artist, the Artoonator. Check out his work:
