modern version of Caspar David Friedrich – NFO
STORM – selected for 4 animation festivals – more
Joker – Geert Wilders
pet hostage – more – domestic abuse – NRC Handelsblad
journalist researching… – svdj
HOBO
HOBO
HOBO
HOBO
hobo – alternative guide through Amsterdam – Parool
child of an inmate – more – NRC Handelsblad
gabber prints for sale – webshop
toxic theatre – unsafe work environment – NRC Handelsblad
one haircut party – Geert Wilders – Volkskrant
baby writer – born in a literary family – NRC Handelsblad
how to deal with your depressed child… – NRC Handelsblad
RIP Erwin Olaf – Financieel Dagblad
BUB
BUB
BUB
BUB
jacuzzi – celebrity gossip – Parool
vision on journalism – svdj
Wanto – leader and logo for chefs knives enthusiast
juvenile stabber – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
STORM – animation project with Simon Bus and Bardo Camp – full version here
Matthijs van Nieuwkerk – fallen media Icon – more – Parool
cocaine fever – SWAT team raids drugs barn – NRC Handelsblad
David – youth vs death – part of theatre backdrop animation – The Ruggeds
mental healthcare bureaucracy – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
Derprem – charity print for victims of earthquake in Turkey – order here
fallen icon – musical sellout Eddie Vedder – NRC Handelsblad
angry lawyer – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
bad jokes – online humor (rejected) – OneWorld
Kingsday in Amsterdam – Parool
Mark Rutte as King TOTO – Parool
GOAT – Muhammad Ali tribute print – shop
Mike Tyson – more – drawing for mural at USC Boxing gym – thanks to De Module
Gabber – more to come..
Red Bike Gang – sabotage of yuppie bikes in Amsterdam – NRC Handelsblad
too old for holiday with parents – more – NRC Handelsblad
Gerrit Zalm – financial tricks named after characters from Lion King- Follow The Money
BBB – more – Dutch farmer party cultural program – NRC Handelsblad
random Rambo
battle bird – survival tactics of the Grutto (rejected) – Vogelbescherming
protecting kids for explicit online content – NRC Handelsblad
deepfake – more – porn featuring celebrities – NRC Handelsblad
OpenAI – robots replacing human brain – NRC Handelsblad
RIP MF DOOM – more – tribute print available in shop
STORM – animation project with dancer Simon Bus – more to come..
Telfar Clemens – weekly portrait for de Morgen
domestic gay – more – NRC Handelsblad
Tinder tongue – more – male profile pictures – Volkskrant
life on Mars – Martians exploring NASA rover – Washington Post Magazine
Joost Prinsen – more – retirement – AD Magazine
poverty disguise – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
Vic Swerts – weekly portrait for de Morgen
juvenile detention fail – NRC Handelsblad
civil servant soccer wall – Follow The Money
junior terrorist locked up – Parool
Kylian Mbappé – de Morgen
Novak Djokovic – weekly portrait for de Morgen
angry dad – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
floral reality – grandma at Cherry Blossom Festival – Washington Post Magazine
Keira Knightley – de Morgen
office monkeys – Parool
Marcus Rashford – weekly portrait for de Morgen
comedians – Volkskrant
Megan Thee Stallion – weekly portrait for de Morgen
Lewis Hamilton – de Morgen
band bus – NRC Handelsblad
Bob Dylan – weekly portrait for de Morgen
dogs return to White House – Washington Post Magazine
rapper Dikke – de Morgen
festival nostalgia – NRC Handelsblad
vaccine flight – National Geographic
OMT – covid experts scrutinized – NRC Handelsblad
moving neglected household – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
Mick Shumacher – de Morgen
toilet smoking – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
Steen – portrait for Infected Records
WEBSHOP – more – prints and books – SALE !!
STORM – animation project with dancer Simon Bus – more and more to come..
Kanye West – weekly portrait for de Morgen
RICO
RICO
RICO
Rico de Chileen – top criminal public arrest – NRC Handelsblad
KERMIS
KERMIS
KERMIS
KERMIS
KERMIS
justice fail – violence at fun fair – NRC Handelsblad
JDJD
JD
Johhny Depp – weekly portrait for de Morgen
REBEL
FAKE
REBEL
fake literary rebels – NRC Handelsblad
BOEF
BOEF
BOEF
rapper Boef – weekly portrait for de Morgen
FRED
FRED
FRED
lock down – concept illustration for lamp design by Studio Molen
MAHLER
Gustav Mahler – classical composer – old and young
low key money laundering – Parool
Rundskop – Belgium film exhibition – Filmfestival Oostende
tearjerker karaoke – Parool
KING
Juan Carlos retired king of Spain – weekly portrait for de Morgen
senior healthcare fail – Zorg + Welzijn magazine
B
C
C
C
corona jail – justice problems – Parool
dandy tourist – new characters for Volkshotel homepage
T
N
Nafi Thiam – weekly portrait for de Morgen
J
Jane Fonda – protesting – weekly portrait for de Morgen
filmmaker Vitali Manski about Russia – in Europa – more – VPRO
BOOM
BOOM
mourning for cut down trees in Amsterdam – Parool
T
B
T
Thierry Baudet – shirtless politics behind piano – Trouw
rise – collapse
mental healthcare neglect – more – NRC Handelsblad
terror cliënt – narcissist – Zorg+Welzijn Magazine
terror cliënt – suicidal – Zorg+Welzijn Magazine
WAPO
WAPO
WAPO
WAPO
political workout – more – The Washington Post
old friends – AD Magazine
Billie Eilish – weekly portrait – De Morgen
Paper Trail of Happiness – record cover – Charlie & the lesbians – Bottom Shelf Records
NYE
NYE
NYE
NYE
NYE – sober january – De Morgen
terror cliënt – mental healthcare – Zorg+Welzijn Magazine
dangerous mind – more – Carl Schmitt – Filosofie Magazine
John Bercow – weekly portrait – De Morgen
top 20 columnists – HP/De Tijd
PARIS
PARIS
les gilets jaunes – more – populisme vs elite – Filosofie Magazine
UN
UN
UN
Arnon Grunberg in Libanon – more – NRC Handelsblad
real estate con man – Het Parool
terror cliënt – mental healthcare – Zorg+Welzijn Magazine
Rihanna – weekly portrait – De Morgen
cocaine baron – more – mocro maffia – NRC Handelsblad
NOFFEL
NOFFEL
mocro maffia – hitman – NRC Handelsblad
HENK
Henk van Straten – Brabants Boek Present – Tilt
Fredzilla – Studio Molen – Venice Biennale – Carpenters Workshop Gallery
BIT – government IT check – NRC Handelsblad
Louis van Gaal – weekly portrait – De Morgen
5
5
Big 5 – more – Volkshotel 5 year aniversary
Volkshotel 5 year aniversary
PLAZA – my new book about shopping malls out now !! – order here
how to quit smoking – more – NRC Handelsblad
right wing chasing left wing – Belgian politics – De Morgen
characters of writer Arnon Grunberg – more – NRC Handelsblad
return of the tie – more – style icons – De Morgen
angry all inclusive tourist – Parool
psychology of the goalkeeper – more – series for book by therapist Renny de Bruyn
Bijlmer biker – upcomming book about shopping malls
personal trainer – more – NRC Handelsblad
ghosting – online dating risk – AD Magazine
shepherd Friedrich Nietzsche – more – NRC Handelsblad
Fanny Blankers Koen – coin design – more – KNM
Vince Staples – Blue Suede – alternative record cover – Illustratie Biënnale
live drawing at Illustratie Biënnale
fashion meditation – Stella McCartney – De Morgen
kimono – Korenmaat
PC doktor- Parool
Dautzenberg – books in shadow of personality – more – NRC Handelsblad
neighbour nuisance – Parool
Mark Zuckerberg – rejected
lumberjack – smoking kills trees – Vrij Nederland
Christmas animation – Volkshotel
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump having fun at Christmas diner – De Morgen
PLAZA – seniors in shopping mall
The National – more – Matt Berninger drowning in his lyrics – De Morgen
designers pile – more – exhibition at Van Abbe Museum
Brussels – EU playground – NRC Handelsblad
mutti – Angela Merkel mother of Europe – more – De Morgen
PLAZA – shopping mall
V
V
V
autumn animation – Volkshotel
Moroccan soccer players struggle in Dutch competition – more – Vrij Nederland
wolf in sheeps clothing – Parool
narcos – Javier Peña – Vrij Nederland
PLAZA – rehab – series about shopping malls
summer animation – Volkshotel
tv critic Hans Beerekamp retiring – NRC Handelsblad
Bart de Wever – more – series of portraits mayor of Antwerp – De Morgen
robot replace cashier – UWV
PLAZA – lonely grandma having coffee – series about shopping malls
dude – BNO magazine – interview – more – win a portrait !! – more
Mark Rutte trying to get hold of ‘normal man’ vote – NRC Handelsblad
cycling types – more – NRC Handelsblad
live drawing at ITEF festival Istanbul – modern fairytales – more
street music festival – Volkshotel
mothers dilemma – more – sexual education – Opzij
awkward cinema – NRC Handelsblad
RUTTE
RUTTE
RUTTE
Mark Rutte – Dutch elections – Parool
headquarters syndrome – boss vs manager – UWV
Georg Philipp Telemann – composer in shadow of Bach – Volkskrant
boot trip – Volkshotel
rightwing tourists- Vrij Nederland
DJ Kluun – Parool
David Bowie RIP – more dead legends of 2016 – NRC Handelsblad
Eurosonic Noorderslag – more – Volkskrant
Merry Christmas
smoke – Amsterdam tourist
Amsterdam landscape
queen Juliana – more – year of the woman – NRC Handelsblad
dance
poetry collector Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer – NRC Handelsblad
soccer player confused – more – de Correspondent
neighbourhood conflict mediation – more – Vrij Nederland
zwarte piet – pietje op, pietje af
psychiatrist – more – politics obstruct mental heathcare – NRC Handelsblad
Donald Trump sleeping over – more – Vrij Nederland
OSDORP
OSDORP
Amsterdam Osdorp – more – shopping mall – Vrij Nederland
Out of Sight – more – VR project
ADE animation – Volkshotel
Peter Buwalda – more – writers – Literatuurmuseum
classy bum – poverty magazine – Quiet 500
Maarten Baas makes time – Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Yue Minjun and some more China illustrations – Financieel Dagblad
freedom – more – WWII memorial day – Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei
stresstest – Wendy magazine
runners – more – Run Baby Run
IT rockstar – NRC Next
summer animation – Volkshotel
running as cure for burnout – NRC Handelsblad
the women of Paul Verhoeven – Vrij Nederland
baby boss conflict – Opzij
drawing people at Mode Fabriek
depressed teachers – more – Vrij Nederland
cool detective vs. stupid cops – more – Dutch police series – Vrij Nederland
agressive biker – Parool
pension planning – Parool
prince selfie – more – dating 2.0 – Wendy magazine
drawing people at Amsterdam Denim Days
sports mentality at the office – NRC Handelsblad
PKK school – more – Vrij Nederland
Kurdish journalist – more – working in warzone – Vrij Nederland
Donald Trump – more – Frankenstein – NRC Handelsblad
Maask – EP artwork
lobbyist Ben Bot – NRC Handelsblad
art data – more – van Gogh replaced by Nijntje – Vrij Nederland
Kedi – more – film about Istanbul streetcats – trailer
faded glory of the plug-in hybrid car – NRC Handelsblad
extravagant – sober clubscene – DJbroadcast
dishwasher – NRC Handelsblad
Nice people – IDFA – Somali refugees playing ice hockey – more
criminal son-in-law – more – discrimination – Vrij Nederland
Romanian thugs – more and more – Rabobank land grab – de Correspondent
Amos Oz – more – Judas – NRC Handelsblad
secret service making list of terrorists – Vrij Nederland
Hank Moody – Californication superman – Volkskrant Magazine
how to get rid of expensive image… – Financieel Dagblad
nachtdieren – illustrations for theater poster – Likeminds – design by the great Baster
people pile – poster for ADE Framed expo at Melkweg
young burnout – BEAM magazine
F-side – Ajax hardcore – Parool
sport summer without Dutch soccer – Volkskrant
CEO in doubt – Financieel Dagblad
Nobelprize winner Svetlana Alexievich – NRC Handelsblad
bored of Scandinavian thrillers – Parool
plofklas – overcrowded classroom – Parool
creative community – VERS
CEO doesn’t know – Financieel Dagblad
immigration test fail – Parool
grandpa – social security abuse and some more random illustrations – Parool
the boss – mean and ugly – UWV
artschool affaire – Vrij Nederland
TC Boyle – more – NRC Handelsblad
Bibeb – reporter – shrink – Vrij Nederland
back 2 school – laptop vs pc – NRC Handelsblad
milkshake – police under attack – Parool
girl crowd – Parool
aerobics – Parool
police brutality – headlock – police acting like Hulk Hogan – Parool
tour de Congo – more to come…
CEO retiring – more – family business – Financieel Dagblad
finally finished my 7 floor mural at Volkshotel – better pictures comming soon
waterbike – family holiday – Parool
Saul Bellow – more – NRC Handelsblad
police plagues – more – de Correspondent
juvenile delinquent – Vrij Nederland
summer camp (rejected) – Parool
festival damage Amsterdam park – Parool
Rwanda refugee – Vrij Nederland
nervous pedestrian and some more random illustrations for Parool
husband – power woman – more – NRC Handelsblad
Barcelona chair – design classics – Canoof
EU jungle – more – de Correspondent
refugees – Parool
beat up railway personnel – Parool
homeless audition and some more random illustrations for Parool
drawing people at Amsterdam Denim Days
Dutch vs. German lab – more – de Correspondent
Nigel Farage – more European troublemakers – NRC Handelsblad
Pixel award for Volkshotel website – Your Majesty
Wang Shouying – Chinese country fashionista
China – internet culture – Parool
runner taking a break – NRC Handelsblad
young writer – madness – boekenweek special – Vrij Nederland
Daan Roosegaarde – more – provo special – Parool
CO2 bubble burst – One World Magazine
identity crisis – more – prejudice – Vrij Nederland
pikey, birds, protest and some more illustrations for – Parool
European troublemakers – controversial politicians – more – NRC Handelsblad
rapper Appa – Vrij Nederland
fear – Parool
phubbing – more – Parool
winterdip – more – Parool
RIP Willem Witteveen – MH17 – NRC Handelsblad
failing elderly care – more – de Correspondent
stereo types – more – Financieel Dagblad
merry christmas and a happy new year !! – Parool
public transport chipcard fail – Financieel Dagblad
orphan – rats – terrorist – kroket and some more random illustrations – Parool
Oscar Pistorius – NRC Handelsblad
collage of men – Volkskrant Magazine
wealthy family – Financieel Dagblad
Dick Bruna
dancing scull – death by drugs at ADE – Parool
tension in Turkish teahouse – schilderswijk the Hague – Volkskrant
handicap rebel – failing participation law- more – de Correspondent
painted shutters at Volkshotel
criminal housing – ghost citizens Amsterdam- Parool
Daydreamer – more – Ian McEwan – illustrated book out now – order here
my work is selected for the inktspotprijs – more and more
Roteb – unemployment law fails – more – de Correspondent
ripped off by budgetcoach – more – Parool
office humor – privacy abuse – Suwinet information system – more – de Correspondent
Amsterdam restaurants try to introduce the doggy bag – Parool
chopstick fail – Dutch entrepreneurs abroad – more – Financieel Dagblad
tag – graffiti writer – Parool
The Shell – linocut – poster – Studio 80
selfie – Vers Magazine
don’t trust your sportwatch – more – NRC Handelsblad
Başıboş review – here – by Levent Cantek – Arka Kapak
toxic paint – more – same product different rules… international TTIP pact – de Correspondent
Dutch football supporter – more – worldcup Brazil 2014 – Parool
screaming maid – opening invitation – Volkshotel
senior couple ripped off – more – Financieel Dagblad
straight jacket – climate change – women football and some more illustrations for Parool
random price airline tickets – more – NRC Handelsblad
Aisha Zeijpveld for Frame Magazine – more portraits here
The Shell – poster – Studio 80
data zombies – more – de Correspondent
EEEU
EU elections – series of politicians – Financieel Dagblad
hair – animation test – more – Volkshotel
airdrummer – Parool
prayer – here – Parool
RTRTRT
sad waiter – restaurant terror – more – Parool
holy grail – more – money vs happiness – Financieel Dagblad
spring – more illustrations for Parool
st. Patricksday – here – Parool
hair – animation test – more to come…
Dutch Ambassy – Istanbul – kingsday invitation
high rent – elite social housing – Parool
boat party – here – promotion stunt – R*CK Istanbul – Natwerk
some more illustrations for Parool
merger – Financieel Dagblad
Carl Lewis – artwork for athlete’s house – Rio 2016 Olympics – NOC*NSF
fare dodgers – free tram ride – Amsterdam – Parool
neighbours fighting – here – Parool
research budget – Financieel Dagblad
drunken fashionistas – more – TON TON club – I love fake – Warsteiner
Fredzilla – design process – Studio Molen
Istanbul redrawn – here – nice review about my book Başıboş – Cornucopia Magazine
smartphone privacy – secret service – here – de Correspondent
linotype pattern – Volkshotel – more to come…
Daydreamer – Ian McEwan – illustrated book coming this year – de Harmonie
happy new year !! and some more illustrations for Parool
Holy Mary watching over kittens – Christmas story by Theodor Holman – Parool
Volkshotel – past Volkskrant office lady meet future tourists – more to come…
follow me on Instagram
happy chef and some more illustrations for Parool
Fred – Studio Molen – more to come…
banking supervision – Financieel Dagblad
Seasick Steve – nice type and doodles by Spielerei – Effenaar
black pete and some more illustrations for Parool
Amsterdam fashion week – more – Volkskrant Magazine
prayer – religious conscience – more – Volkskrant
how to connect with your local hoodlums… Parool
Volkshotel – past Volkskrant editors meet future tourists – more to come…
IDIOT
IDIOT
IDIOT
drunk – idiot – Parool
swimming lesson – Parool
tourist – Parool
more tourist characters – NRC Next
Volkshotel – past Volkskrant editors meet future tourists – more to come…
brats – here – tourist characters – NRC Next
gay pride – Parool
sad trucker – wrongful death – only victims – one more –Parool
sweating man – here – heatwave – hot city – Parool
TROMPET
TROMPET
TROMPET
street musician – Parool
office characters – final – more – NRC Next
houseparty fail – here – teenage alcohol abuse – Parool
smoker – hier & daar – Parool
the fired colleague – here – office characters – NRC Next
Fauser #8 – more – comic for Wintertuin with Alma Mathijsen
it’s a miracle! – exhibition pictures – here
Anthon Beeke – silkscreen print for ‘it’s a miracle!’ exhibition – more info
the invisible colleague – here – office characters – NRC Next
construction site camping – here – hier & daar – Parool
Gezi Park – Istanbul riots – full size here
agressive taxi driver – hier & daar – Parool
security guard – hier & daar – Parool
more office characters – NRC Next
overweight kids – fighting obesity – Parool
Amsterdam terrace test – here – Parool
the counselor – office characters – more – NRC Next
my book – Başıboş – shortlisted for the Association of Illustrators Awards 2013 !!!
happy biker – hier & daar – more – Amsterdam no.1 bike city worldwide – Parool
the bitch – office characters – more – NRC Next
Ajax champion hooligans – queensday pattern – here – Parool
mexican party – Parool
new office characters – here – NRC Next
hier & daar – here – weekly illustration for Parool
tribal mask – silkscreen prints – graphic festival at Kapitaal Utrecht
family terrorising neighbourhood – here – Volkskrant
reggae Queen – poster for Queensdays Amsterdam Roest – final version here
the nasty colleague – here – office characters – NRC Next
depression – one more – Parool
child abuse aftershock – men discriminated at daycare – Parool
the pathetic colleague – here – office characters – NRC Next
born to bike – more – cycling in Amsterdam – A-mag
Mr. Sunshine – here – office characters – NRC Next
the dinosaur – office characters – NRC Next
Ome Ad – here – kermisbaas
single mother struggling – here – Parool
the born leader – office characters – more – NRC Next
MONSTERS
MONSTERS
MONSTERS
MONSTERS
kids are cute, but can be monsters – more – Vrij Nederland
the powerlady – office characters – NRC Next
the office flirt – more – weekly illustration for NRC Next
Başıboş exhibition pictures – here and here – at LhGWR The Hague and DEPO Istanbul
runner misses old shoes – Vrij Nederland
I love art – illustration for Beelddragers
Bulgarian workers getting paid in kebab – Parool
religous gap – Moroccan generation conflict – Volkskrant
priming – here – Volkskrant
retirement – more – Parool
father shelter – here – Parool
complaining – more – Vrij Nederland
mayan apocalypse ? – Parool
corporate spirituality – here – Parool
Başıboş – book about my Turkish adventures – out now !! order here
senior citizens getting ripped off – more – Parool
Skrillex about to become nr.1 in DJ top 100 ? – DJbroadcast ADE special – more
Bosporus – Istanbul landscape
Başıboş – new book about my Turkish adventures comming soon…
check out a preview at my new FB page – here
crowdfunding – Volkskrant
Boomhutten Fest – here – Mysteryland
crash – more – interview with Victor Muller – former CEO of Saab and Spyker – Playboy
huisjesmelkers – here – corrupt landlords – Parool
drugs history – more – cocaine in the 80’s – Parool
junky rat – drugstest in sewer – Parool
overcrowded Amsterdam canels – Vrij Nederland
Turkish underwear salesman
Gerard Joling – here – likes to be in the magazines – Parool
Lieke van Lexmond likes prison – Parool
Turkish man posing
rapper Dio likes poetry – Parool
Dennis van de Ven – here – likes soccer – Parool
fired – more – new law making it easy to fire older employees – Parool
Carlos Lens – here – likes Max Payne – Parool
characters – NYMFO – album cover – more – order here
Daan Heerma van Voss – here – likes battlestar galactica – Parool
Janne Schra – here – likes truffle – Parool
James Worthy likes gardening – Parool
thriller and detective special – Vrij Nederland – more
sneaker canvas – here – EIGHT magazine
Vieze Fur likes te land ter zee en in de lucht – Parool
grandma tattoo – old Turkish bedouin woman
Charlie Chan Dagelet – here – likes snow – Parool
Jan Jaap van der Wal likes TV Oranje – Parool
Robert M – child abuse – court illustration – here – Volkskrant
Roosbeef – here – likes country music – Parool
rapper Sef likes Bob Ross – Parool
Hong Kong
Rob Malasch likes zebrabirds – here – Parool
NYMFO
NYMFO
NYMFO!!
NYMFO
NYMFO
Nymfo – Characters – album sampler – more – more to come…
chihuahua – here – mural at De Fabriek Eindhoven – exhibition opening march 23rd
Han Peekel – here – likes knights – Parool
monkey writer – Adriaan van Dis – having an argument with Maarten ‘t Hart – Vrij Nederland
Goedele Liekens likes church celebrations – here – Parool
street kids – more – article about Toms – Volkskrant magazine
malnutrition – here – illustrations for Philips healthcare poster – more
Jack van Gelder likes his iPad – here – Parool
Joris Linssen likes Julio Iglesias – one more – crocodile hunter – Parool
it’s official, Gijs Kast has a new agent: Unit – check out more of their creatives – here
older posts – here