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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.
Badger illustration on paper by Marieke Nelissen
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boat
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"Toto in the dark forest
"forest
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mountains
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de tovenaar van oz book cover
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spring
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classic
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woman
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museum
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shadow
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hare
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frog
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sheep
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flood
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folktales
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painting
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girl
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wolf
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jewelry
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mountain
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man
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sheep
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flowers
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Beastly Neighbors book about wild mammals
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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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wolf
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shell
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fungus
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hawthorn
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Dorothy meeting the monkey king
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tree
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statue
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nest
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Japan
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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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elderberry
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folktales
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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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Wolf in birch snow forest.
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feather
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friendship
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Polecat in tree stump
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Marieke Nelissen creates Het Verlanges Van De Prins book cover
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Ermine in the snow
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prehistoric
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endangered
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Squirrel in an oak tree
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Endangered
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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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Travel
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Bald little men in magenta landscape
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Mouse in the house
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Tree marten in its layer
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Travel
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Heart made out of fabric
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Reflection of characters from the wizard of Oz in an emerald stone
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museum
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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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Giant spider fighting with a lion
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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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ship
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endangered
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The witch of the East for the wizard of Oz
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pinecone
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Toad holding a scythe and flowers
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