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Marieke Nelissen

Marieke Nelissen

Marieke Nelissen - Netherlands based illustrator

Marieke Nelissen creates wonderfully intricate artwork that transports us back to the Golden Age of illustration. Her meticulous, hand-painted approach takes time and dedication, but the results are more than worth it. Whether she’s illustrating children’s books or commercial imagery, every painting draws you right into the scene and story.
Based in the Netherlands, Marieke lived in Mexico and Costa Rica when she was young, and her influences come from cultures all around the world. Ten years working in graphic design mean she knows how to deliver on a brief, and her clients always appreciate how she dives deep into each new project. She’s inspired by nature and creatives such as Edward Gorey, Lisbeth Zwerger, Shaun Tan, Tim Burton and Wes Anderson. Marieke has a degree in Visual Communication, specialising in Illustration, from Art School, ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

Approach

Natural media is key to Marieke’s individual style. By building up forms with layer upon layer of gouache she gives her images a sense of volume and physicality. Sometimes, she mixes in coloured pencils and ink for a looser style, or works spontaneously with a glass dipping pen for black and white linework.

Styles

Marieke’s art has all the charm and intricacy of traditional 19th century illustration, infused with drama, humour and narrative thanks to her unconventional compositions, use of light and shadow and small, whimsical details.

Client list

Some of Marieke’s clients include Lemniscaat, Luitingh-Sijthoff, Gottmer, De Fontein, Hoogland & van Klaveren, Lannoo, Van Holkema & Warendorf and Clavis.
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Illustration of Girl and her dog in a tornado.
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Dorothy meeting the monkey king
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hare
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Badger illustration on paper by Marieke Nelissen
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shadow
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woman
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flood
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painting
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girl
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birds
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wolf
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mountains
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jewelry
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mountain
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man
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sheep
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wolf
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wolf
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feet
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flowers
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Beastly Neighbors book about wild mammals
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spring
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frog
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Dorothy lifting the scarecrow from his pole.
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owl
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autumn
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temple
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shell
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fungus
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de tovenaar van oz book cover
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hawthorn
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classic
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tree
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statue
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spring
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autumn
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elderberry
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nest
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Japan
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"Toto in the dark forest
"forest
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parrot
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Travel
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"Hedgehog illustration between autumn leaves
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Dorothy and Toto sleeping in a field of poppies
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Captain
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folktales
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myth
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India
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trees
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ship
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India
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Mouse on the button of a dandelion.
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The Unicorn book front cover design
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museum
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Wolf in birch snow forest.
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pine
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Travel
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feather
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friendship
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Polecat in tree stump
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Old photograph of a family on the wall
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Main characters of the wizard of Oz in magical landscape
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painting
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Shrew on rocks for L.S
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Pinetree
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Marieke Nelissen creates Het Verlanges Van De Prins book cover
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Gouache illustration of porpoise in the sea
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Ermine in the snow
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grass
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skull
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prehistoric
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mango
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endangerd
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endangered
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pine
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endangered
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Squirrel in an oak tree
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Endangered
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ship
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museum
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Symbolism
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Gouache illustration of Raccoon in a tree.
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Museum
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Dwarf bat flying in the nightnight
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Portrait of a fox by Marieke Nelissen
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Beaver rat in the shallow water
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Flowerbed
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Mole under the ground
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Travel
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Tornado rushing over farmland
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Bald little men in magenta landscape
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Roe deer in a field
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endangered
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Gouache illustration of forester from the wizard of Oz.
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Lion roaring gouache illustration by Marieke Nelissen
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Gouache illustration of Hare in a field
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Mouse in the house
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Endangered
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The witch of the East for the wizard of Oz
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museum
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Tree marten in its layer
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Muskrat on the waterfront.
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Travel
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Heart made out of fabric
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extinct
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Reflection of characters from the wizard of Oz in an emerald stone
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The lion of the wizard of oz
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museum
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Loose line drawing of small wild animals.
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Mice in a berry bush.
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Bird on a branch of a pomegranate tree
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Bird on a cactus branch.
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Bat wearing sunglasses artwork by Marieke Nelissen
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Giant spider fighting with a lion
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Giant cup in a forest illustration by Marieke Nelissen
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Watercolor painting of blooming and a wilted rose
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Cockroach falling into a coffee cup
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Medically treated dog artwork
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Arrogant and chique poodle
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Cat with a pumpkin head
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Arrogant witch on a flying carpet
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pinecone
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Witch smoking a cigarette artwork by Marieke Nelissen
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Spanish dagger wearing a noh mask
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Meerkats in space suit illustration by Marieke Nelissen
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Toad holding a scythe and flowers
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Fantasy wolf portrait art
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Girl keeps boy at gunpoint with bow and arrow
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Bandits hiding behind trees in the forest
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King meeting dragon at the waterfront.illustration
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Girl in the sidecar of a motorcycle.
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Different characters of woman for a children's book by Marieke Nelissen
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Different characters of man for a children's book by Marieke Nelissen
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Character design for children's book by Marieke Nelissen
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funny
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funny
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Humpback whale lifting up a small rowing boat with a child in it
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Child sleeping in a rowing boat
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Child sleeping on a cloud
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