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Benjamin Leroy

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Take a blender. A very big one. Preferable a red one. Then collect every scrap of paper, photos old and new, scribbles, little sketches and paintings. Got them all? Ok.

Put it in the blender and press full throttle. Yes the biggest stand on the thing. Stir and blend for about a minute. And serve the most tasting smoothie you’ll ever taste.

That’s how I would describe Benjamin‘s work. A fantastic mix of materials, a very strong pen and pencil and, trying to describe it in 1 sentence, a dream made real on a piece of paper

Merel Eyckerman

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Merel has a website. But not just a website for her. But a shared site.With her husband Benjamin Leroy.

Both are distinguished illustrators. I had the privilege to have these 2 in the same school. I was a couple years below them. So it’s very special to watch them grow. See the evolution. Knowing were they came from.

Merel found a voice that has a soft, crispy-old paper, glowing feel. Very clear details, but colored in such a way that you can’t stop looking at it. Especially her use of patterns are just mind blowing beautiful. In each drawing you feel the love for the work she does.

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Jan de Kinder

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Time to talk about a very respected illustrator. Jan de Kinder is a very hard working illustrator, when not doing that he gives wonderful workshops.

But when I think about Jan, I think about a very young illustrator who was dumbstruck that Jan de Kinder read that illustrator’s first book on a exhibition. There I was, nervous, in front of a crowd, and preparing for a live drawing. But Jan’s calm voice pulled me through the ordeal.

And off course. When I look and talk about Jan’s work, I think about: red.

Jan has the power to make that colour the centerpieces of his work. Be sure to at least have 2 books of this man in your collection. And yes, you can choose which.

Stefanie de Graef

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Stefanie has a very distinct style. 

From afar you see a dark, brooding picture. You can even call it old. But if you come closer and closer, a whole world opens up. Tiny details, patterns, colour on different kind of paper (or so it may seem), photos. Every time there are new things to discovers. Off course, not all her work is dark. When she introduces light, it has a very ‘arabic’ feel.

A style to fall in love with.