The Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Roumania, illustrated by Edmund Dulac. First edition, Hodder & Stoughton 1916.
An enchanting volume, luminous from the very cover. The illustrations are as evocative as the story itself.
It is a tale of a court painter who paints for the King. In the portrait he is creating, only the Queen’s eyes are missing. In a dream, he beholds a woman’s face with eyes he can never forget. Frustrated, he is haunted by the knowledge that he cannot paint those eyes unless he sees them in reality.
He sets out on a dreamlike quest to seek her out.
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Illustrated caps from Samlade Sagor by Richard Gustafsson 1882. Illustrated by C. Larsson and Victor Andrén. Drop caps increased usability by highliting themes and guiding readers into the text.

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Passend zum PrideMonat Juni gibt es im Arche Märchenkalender ein norwegisches Märchen, in dem eine Prinzessin auszieht, Abenteuer erlebt und zum Schluss die Prinzessin heiratet - ich habe das Kalenderblatt mit dem allergrößten Vergnügen illustriert. Gefragt wurde ich von @neele_boesche und das hat mich so so sehr gefreut. Danke Neele.
Wenn Ihr swiped, seht Ihr zwei Skizzen, eine ganz frühe im Skizzenbuch und eine digital etwas ausgearbeiteter in Farbe.

Very fitting with the Pride month June, the Arche fairytale calendar features a Norwegian fairytale in which a princess moves out, has adventures and finally marries the princess - I illustrated the calendar page with the greatest pleasure. I was asked by @neele_boesche and that made me soooo happy. Thank you Neele.
If you swipe, you can see two sketches, one very early on in the sketchbook and one more detailed and in colour done digitally.

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For the current issue of Reihe 5 magazine by Staatstheater Stuttgart I worked on a mythical wilderness to surround the Fairy Queen opera announcement 🧚‍♀️🌺🪲🍄🧚🏼
I love building little worlds and details for the viewer to discover!

AD by Bureau Johannes Erler

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Turning objects into spirits! Dried rose into a fairy.
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#littleredridinghood befriended the #wolf , and they went #dancing through the #woods .
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