A 150m mural for Copenhagen’s yearly rock/metal music festival.

This was painted over a short five day period just before the start of the festival. I collaborated with Claude Wit, (another fantastic artist) who usually takes on this monumental task with his team. Though we were only two artists this year.

Personally, this is the largest illustration I’ve done so far, and I was challenged by the sheer scale of the piece to say the least. Yet the part I’m most proud of is the fact that the entire composition was improvised on the spot. Nothing had been planned or drawn before arriving on the festival grounds. Claude and I must have sat a maximum of 30 minutes together on the first day, sketching a few simple shapes, when he suddenly got up and tossed me a first paint can and said “ let’s get started” !

We were in great flow and had fantastic communication, so the art came effortlessly.

I learned a lot about this new spray painting medium that I had used only once before.

Thanks Claude and see you next year for out next mural.

Here’s one of a few reproductions I made copying Pascal Campion’s original work.

This is a personal project of mine to improve my digital art skills. Pascal has a remarkable use of colors and lighting in his compositions, I’ve admired that for years and wanted to finally work towards integrating this into my own work.

Lighting is everything in a scene and immediately sets the mood and the story into place. It’s a real challenge impersonating someone else’s art, using different color palettes, different techniques, different curves and textures etc… What better way to learn than to “steal” from the greats !

“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Pablo Picasso

Here’s one of a few reproductions I made copying Pascal Campion’s original work.

This is a personal project of mine to improve my digital art skills. Pascal has a remarkable use of colors and lighting in his compositions, I’ve admired that for years and wanted to finally work towards integrating this into my own work.

Lighting is everything in a scene and immediately sets the mood and the story into place. It’s a real challenge impersonating someone else’s art, using different color palettes, different techniques, different curves and textures etc… What better way to learn than to “steal” from the greats !

“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” Pablo Picasso

This A4 pen & marker is the second of a short series strongly inspired by a wonderful Norwegian artist named Aurora. Her music is joyful, melancholic, powerful, gentle and dark at the same time and I wanted to illustrate exactly that….

Somehow, oddly naturally, I also added a bit of the Princess Mononoke character into her as well, feeling like the two women could easily merge in personalities and in graphic style.

This A4 pen & marker is the first of a short series strongly inspired by a wonderful Norwegian artist named Aurora. Her music is joyful, melancholic, powerful, gentle and dark at the same time and I wanted to illustrate exactly that….

Somehow, oddly naturally, I also added a bit of the Princess Mononoke character into her as well, feeling like the two women could easily merge in personalities and in graphic style.

This A4 pen & marker is the third of a short series strongly inspired by a wonderful Norwegian artist named Aurora. Her music is joyful, melancholic, powerful, gentle and dark at the same time and I wanted to illustrate exactly that…

Somehow, oddly naturally, I also added a bit of the Princess Mononoke character into her as well, feeling like the two women could easily merge in personalities and in graphic style.

This A4 pen & marker is the first of a short series strongly inspired by a wonderful Norwegian artist named Aurora. Her music is joyful, melancholic, powerful, gentle and dark at the same time and I wanted to illustrate exactly that….

Somehow, oddly naturally, I also added a bit of the Princess Mononoke character into her as well, feeling like the two women could easily merge in personalities and in graphic style.

Underground Washing is a rather old illustration I made back in 2011. This watercolor on A3 was actually one of my university assignment back in the days.

The task was to explore the medium and experiment with colors. I took this to another level by experimenting with very dark pigments and high contrasts in my composition. For those of you who work with Aquarelle (watercolors) you will know the challenges of obtaining such dark colors and transitioning/blending that to near white, almost pigment-less paper.

When traditionally using Aquarelle, there is no white pigment to paint with. All white and or bright colors are actually the absence of pigment, meaning the paper itself. Very fun medium.

Inspired by an antique cambodian statue found in the middle of the jungle. An abandoned site that turned out to be the capital of the Khmer Empire, one of Southeast Asia’s largest empire of it’s time (802-1203)

I couldn’t help imagining this old statue suddenly coming to life as sunlight touched her rocky skin again for the first time in centuries. Opening her eyes and revealing secrets from her and our common past.

Acrylic on Kraft paper 90x250 cm

Just like Terry Pratchett’s renown “Death” character I worked on my own version of a character contemplating his own fate. Here he is between the freezing cold atmosphere and the warm pink sunrise. In this contrast of cold and warm, movement and stillness, our character finds peace and bliss in front of the sheer beauty of the world waking up.

Acrylic on Kraft paper. Another challenge here was the size… Working on a bigger piece is always more challenging as it’s harder to see the bigger picture and the proportions of what you’re drawing when you’re focused on up close details.

I also wanted to keep the original brown of the paper for the cloth, which meant I only had one take with my paintbrush. Adds a bit of fun to this challenge.

Calligraphy work for Copenhagen’s metal festival this year, it was a lot of fun. Worked on very large gothic letters to give this coffee stand a gloomy appearance and give it’s coffee extra dark flavors.

Big thanks to Claude Wit thanks and his team for letting me join in on this epic mural ! Until next year !

Here’s a series that comes from the heart and soul. Art is also about expressing things without filters and letting emotions flow from you, through the pen and onto the page.

Though rather dark, this collection is very precious to me and I cherish it dearly, as it accompanied me through personal tough times. Maybe some of you can relate.

This environment watercolor is a rather old illustration I made back in 2011. So old, I don’t even have “making of” pictures. This watercolor on A3 was actually one of my university assignment back in the days.

The task was to explore the medium and experiment with colors… so I made the mines of Moria from Lord of the Rings… what else ? :)

The use of dark, opaque colors and high contrasts were the main challenge here. For those of you who work with Aquarelle (watercolors) you will know the challenges of obtaining such dark colors and transitioning/blending that to near white, almost pigment-less paper.

If you like this one, have a look at my other watercolor work

This piece was made using the cross hatching technique to create depth, transparency, and superposition in this composition. Pen on A3.

Presenting a collection back from 2016 that illustrated my Masters’s thesis : History & Story

In the french language “history” and “story” are one and the same word. An oddity considering the difference in meaning of these two words.

”History”, (though written by the victors) tries to be as accurate as possible. Archeological digs are organized, DNA is analyses, clues are meticulously put together to scientifically reconstruct a “universal” past. Science and historical artifacts are key.
On the other hand, “Stories”, tales, legends, myths involve fantasy, magic, strange creatures and faraway lands. Elves, fairies, dragons, gnomes, jætter, witches…fantasy, cultures and moral are key.

This thesis studies the link between these two words…and so did the illustrations. Pen on transparent paper.

Acrylic on wood - The entrance to the Mines of Moria
55x100cm

Revelations come best in an isolated space when you inner voice is loudest and clearest.

Here’s probably the largest cephalopod i’ve ever painted! almost 4.5m long and 2.5m high painted directly on the wall. Used Wall paint as the base color and Acrylics for shadows and highlights. It took roughly 25h to finish.

The hardest part of this project was its scale, constantly moving back and forth from your painting to verify the scale and proportions. When you’re close up painting the wall, it’s nearly impossible to see what you are doing… until you take a step back.

Very fun project. Can’t wait for my next wall.

This 1.50x2 m Acrylic painting was made on brown kraft packing paper in Dublin 2018. Strongly influenced by the classic “Princess Mononoke” watched that previous evening, I wanted to make my own take of a half woman, half woodland creature character.

Another challenge here was the size. Working on a bigger piece is always more challenging as it’s harder to see the bigger picture and the proportions of what you’re drawing when you’re focused on up close details.