Austentation is delighted to introduce a new artist with considerable talent! Below are a few samples of her work. Carolina de Bruijn has a wonderful eye for detail and considerable expertise when it comes to drawing and painting Jane Austen's heroines. She is currently taking custom orders for paintings, watercolours and many other items such as notecards and bookmarks. Prices vary between £5 and £10 for drawings and between £30 and £170 for large paintings (the exact price will be established beforehand by the client and Carolina).
Use the following email address to contact Carolina directly with questions about her prices and work: carolinadebruijn@hotmail.com
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sample
pictures for an enlarged view
The two right still life paintings are still available for purchase.
Carolina
de Bruijn (Dordrecht, Holland, 1981) discovered her love for painting and
drawing at a very early age. As a child she made beautiful sketches and when her
parents discovered her talent, they send her to a local art school where she
studied art for several years.
At the age of 21, she started studying English at Leiden University where she discovered her love for English literature, especially her love for Romantic novels. It was then that she began making various illustrations for her own amusement of Jane Austen’s novels (which are her favourites) and other romantic novels.
Today, she
is the cartoonist of the “The Angler”, a magazine published by the English
faculty of Leiden, where she draws a monthly comic. She sells painting and
drawings to clients from all over Europe.
Carolina uses many techniques for her drawings and paintings, but prefers watercolours. She accepts commissions from clients who wish to purchase a special gift for friends or family, as well as drawing for her own amusement.
She makes illustrations of scenes from novels or any other illustration or painting a client wants. She is also adept at replicating fine art for the home. Special gifts can be commissioned such as custom designed note cards, framed pictures and drawings, painted bookmarkers, etc.
