I figured at quite a young age that drawing at pre school was so much more fun than all the other classes like math and geography. I drew a lot as a kid. Mostly cartoons and drawings for classmates. Later on I rolled into graffiti — as I thought that was a cool thing to do ‘with drawing’. Later when I studied illustration in Rotterdam I learned I can make a living for myself doing what I love. That really set me off.

Everywhere around me, all of the time. I’m always looking around — some people call it day-dreaming however I consider it working 🤓

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I don’t really have creative blocks, as in, drawing is my job, and over the years I have learned how to get drawings done, how to approach assignments, how to translate ideas into visuals. It’s like asking a cab driver if he sometimes doesn't know where or how to drive... he knows. It's his job 🤗

I really like being outdoors. Having a dog means I am walking around outside a few times a day.

1. @scenic_simpsons

‍2. @alexandercoggin

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3. @Kunst_katalog

1. I absolutely love the beach no matter the weather.

2. I think the sculpture park at Kröller-Müller (De Hoge Veluwe) is great.
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3. Any bookshop.

There is this fashion designer called Jacquemus who I think is doing a really good job at the moment. Then perhaps the latest hexagonal paintings by David Hockney...

I am actually making a pretty epic level in Minecraft at the moment...

Try not to work for free. Don’t sit around and wait for work — try to create (and share online) exactly the kind of work that you wish to receive commissions for. Ask people that inspire you for tips. Make sure you are present online (and therefor discoverable). Find what truly excites you so you’ll never get bored. And remember; clients come and go, money comes and goes, but your portfolio stays! Once you have an portfolio no one can take that away from you. So keep producing!