This commissioned linocut print was designed for a birth announcement card. The image includes several aspects from the life of the parents, like their love for nature, music and board games.The block was printed with black ink on ivory coloured paper. The print was then scanned digitally and sized down to the size of the final card (A6). The size of the printed image is A5 (14.8cm x 21cm).

What if your houseplants had little houses between their leaves?And would there be houseplants inside these little houses too?This illustration was done in acrylic gouache,painted on black watercolour paper with the tiniest brushes I could find. 

Two young best friends are off on an adventure, unaware of anyone watching them...This illustration was done in acrylic gouache,painted on black watercolour paper with the tiniest brushes I could find.

A little story about a ghost coming out of a chimney, enjoying reading his book in the fresh forest air.This illustration was done in acrylic gouache,painted on black watercolour paper with the tiniest brushes I could find.

These two prints were commissioned by a mother, as a gift for her sons. They both have/had a special relationship with a cat, and these portraits are a celebration of them. Rob & Ellie The important elements that had to be included in this portrait are the tattoos and leaves of the Royal Poinciana tree. Ellie the cat was a rather special black cat, with big yellow eyes and a really long bent tail. Peter & Ziggy's Excellent Adventure  This print was about dreaming of going on an adventure, and how nice it would be to take Ziggy the cat along! Ziggy is quite the character, with a lovely grey coat and shiny golden eyes.

This linocut print was designed for a birth announcement card. The soon-to-be parents came up with several aspects of their life that they wanted to include in the image, such as their cat, a bike and pawns (because they're into boardgames). Other things they loved included a starry night and a small cottage surrounded by lots of nature.The block was printed with black ink, the colours were painted by hand with acrylic gouache paint. The size of the image is A5 (14.8cm x 21cm).

Illustrations for a story about two friends: Bear and Rabbit. These are both linocut prints, printed in one color (black) which I made scans of. The colours are added digitally, using Procreate and Photoshop.

These illustrations are drawn with nib pen and white acrylic ink, on black paper.

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