DownloadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2024

Maria van Bruggen Author & Illustrator

Maria van Bruggen is an artist, a designer and a published illustrator with several bestsellers in her name. Her art is full with colour and reflects her view on life – “life is full with miracles, and should be taken with grain of humour.” She is a very creative and a multi-talented person and is always busy with creating if not with pen, pencil, brush or any other media, then you will find her behind her computer and trusted Wacom board. She specializes in both traditional and digital techniques, and loves to mix in between them, to get to a more sharp look. In the rare cases that she is not working, she loves to travel to new places to expand her horizon and can be frequently found in China, Spain, Portugal or any other way the wind blows.