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Reasons to be cheerful

Medium: Acrylic on paper
Client: Reader's Digest

Illustration for the januari-issue of Reader's Digest. It illuminates the column 'Reasons to be Cheerful' by James Brown.

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Belgian artist Steven Van Hasten has a rich painterly style perfect for children’s book illustrations, advertising campaigns and editorial pieces that need something fresh and different. Using exaggerated and contrasting abstract forms, he expertly creates quirky worlds of adventure with shading and textures that draw the viewer in.
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