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Dangerous water

Medium: gouache
Client: Luitingh-Sijthoff

Children's book about the terrible flood in 1953 in Zeeland in The Netherlands.

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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.
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