"In the Netherlands it rains a lot. A lot. And I love it, whenever I see, hear of feel
rain
it makes me feel so at home, wherever I am."
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About Wies ...
I’m from the Netherlands. I used
to live near Amsterdam growing up, then moved all the way up north to study art
in Groningen and moved all the way back down to live in hearty Den Bosch with
my boyfriend Joost and our cat Bommel. Here is where we’ve been living the last
two years after I graduated from art school and have been working as a
freelance illustrator.
About beginings
...
After I graduated from
high-school there was this moment where I really didn’t know what I was going
to do. I heard a lot of friends around me planning on studying law, psychology
etc. And I remember only knowing that that wasn’t enough for me. I’ve always
had a huge passion for creating, drawing and painting and noticed that I wasn’t
that bad either. So I took a gap year as it is called. I worked that summer and
went of to Italy, Florence and spent 9 months learning the language, studying
art and followed all sorts of painting classes. And it was there and then I
knew it was no longer a hobby and wanted to pursuit going to the art academy.
About Wies's day ...
My routine isn’t strict, at all. I chose the right profession, choosing my own hours. I am not a morning person, but I always make sure I sit behind me desk ready at 9.30, 9.45 max. I take one break and take my laptop with me to my local coffee place, get a coffee, for free, because I draw their sign outside of the door each week. There I write e-mails (this interview) and do most of my paperwork. Than I go back and work until dinner. Often I go back after dinner and work for some time and then go to bed. Sometimes I even work until deep in the night, the silence and knowing everyone around me is asleep makes me focussed and serene. (All of my illustrating I do, I do with Bones, the Mentalist or any other ‘whodunnit’ tv-series on the background.)
About inspiration,
idols, blogs ...
I try not to let myself look too
much at other illustrators, since I’m very impressionable and try to stay true
to myself and my own style. I do admire the work of Icinori and Nicolas
Stevenson. Quite opposite the two, but the way they tell stories inspires
me.
I look a lot at Angela
Dallinger’s website from time to time and the artist I mentioned earlier.
Dalingers work is amazing, the stories she tells with her work is great. On a
daily basis I love to visit all sorts of cooking and food blogs. Since its my
second greatest passion.
About Wies's style ...
My work is very vibrant, clear
and fresh. The subjects often are about people, animals (dogs), a lot about
food. But I also illustrate the big and scary things in life. My graduation
project was about Anders Behring Breivik (the Utoya attacks in 22-07-11). I’m
quite capable of telling big stories and breaking them into manageable pieces.
But my passion lies more with the mundane subjects. I think this also describes
me and the way I dress, eat and live.
Favourite season ...
My favorite season by far is
autumn. Because of the rain. In the Netherlands it rains a lot. A lot. And I
love it, whenever I see, hear of feel rain it makes me feel so at home,
wherever I am. And this combined with autumn and some heavy winds...Im truly
happy!
About Wies's
favourite object ...
My favorite object is my big
blue ceramic pot on my desk. It’s made by my late grandfather and it holds my
favorite pens, pencils, brushes etc.
Bucketlist wishes ...
My major wish on my bucket list
is to write and illustrate a children’s book with my father. He’s brilliant
with rhyme and telling stories. That would truly be a dream. And I would love
to write and illustrate my own cookbook.
About plans and
future ...
I have truly no idea … but I hope
and suspect that I’ve maybe published multiple cookbooks and childrensbooks.
Have a few children walking around myself and living with my family, cat and
black dog in a big house. They say you should visualize what you want, so there
it is.
Life advice ...
If I would have advice it would
be; find out what you are passionate about and just dive in. You never truly
work if you do what you love (you also never have a day off).
-her favourite song
-
Hvala Wies!/Thank you Wies!
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