On sunday 8 december I will have a small christmas market at my studio.

There will not only be books and cards, but also handmade christmas ornaments, bags and loads more. There will be tea with a little something too.

Where:         prof. A. Mayerlaan 23, Utrecht

When:          sunday 8 december

What time:   13.00 till 17.00

Some drawings from the little diary I kept during our stay in Umbria.

Last month saw the publishing of an english translation of De kaarten van Madame Petrova: 'The curse of Madame Petrova'.

The American publisher chose a different cover, using one of my 'tarot'-cards. I rather like this one too.

Zebedeus starts his journey around the world today at Wilco printers in Amersfoort.

I am so sorry I seem to forget to update my website these days!

(I regularly post on Instagram though)

It just means I'm hard at work illustrating a 'new' book about Zebedia bear, where he goes in search of the end of the world. This story was first published some 30 years ago, and is now undergoing a remake to be published next spring as a prequel to this years book, roughly called Zebedia and the game of the goose, that had its second edition out, and was one of the books to get special attention at the Frankfurt bookfair last week.

Today I changed one of the walls in my studio, and hung only portraits this time.

Beside portraits I made earlier, in acrylics and in colour pencil, there are five 15 x 15 cm children's portraits in template print, from an ongoing series I am working on. There will certainly be more.

Ofcourse all work is for sale, please contact me if interested.

Don't forget to give your own email address so I can send an email back.

In the series small portraits: 'Girl'

I have started a new series of small printed portraits, each measuring 15 x 15 cm, in an edition of 9.

More portraits will follow.

It might not always be clear, as I am extremely bad at keeping up a webshop, but ofcourse I make all my work to sell. Please send me a message if interested.

The prints above are € 60,- each.

Today we were at the printers, Wilco in Amersfoort, with Monique from the publishers, to see our new book Zebedeus en het ganzenbord van Wisse being printed.

It is looking gorgeous, and will be for sale from May 26.

I love everything about the printers by the way, from the enormous machines to the stacks of paper and linens!

From 27 january till 2 april there is an exhibition of Dutch children's book illustrators in Bredevoort at cultuurcentrum De Koppelkerk.

There are works by 12 illustrators, including myself.

The exhibition is open friday to sunday, 11.00 till 17.00.

De Koppelkerk

Koppelstraat 35

7126 AG Bredevoort

the Netherlands