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Marjolein Bastin is considered the most important nature artist in all the Netherlands, and her
heart-felt work has elicited international acclaim. She first began to express her love of nature
through drawings she made as a young child. “I already loved nature so much,” she said. “I
just had to do something with my feelings of wonder and excitement.” When Bastin was only
ten, she created a sketchbook full of drawings. “They were little things that I thought of as my
treasures. That was the beginning of my painting, and I haven’t stopped since.”
Bastin pursued her love of the outdoors through art school in the Netherlands, but she felt her
true teacher was nature itself. Spending hours and days delightedly studying the world of
nature, Bastin’s drawings became well known through the Dutch women’s magazine Libelle,
which was soon publishing her work every week. The artist then branched out to books, often
featuring her most popular character, Vera the Mouse.
Bastin came to the attention of Hallmark Cards, Inc., and, since their first publication of her
Nature’s Sketchbook product in 1994, the collaboration has seen great popularity and
success—consistently ranking among Hallmark’s top products. Through her affiliation with
The Greenwich Workshop, her fans can now enjoy Bastin’s images as hand-signed and
numbered collectible works of art reproduced with the true fidelity and vitality of the original.
“With my drawings,” the artist concludes, “I try to show it’s our world. I think we all have the
same role in nature—we are part of nature. When you are outside, all things come to you—
you hear, touch, and smell, you discover so many wonderful things, both tiny and huge. And
you’re part of it all.”
heart-felt work has elicited international acclaim. She first began to express her love of nature
through drawings she made as a young child. “I already loved nature so much,” she said. “I
just had to do something with my feelings of wonder and excitement.” When Bastin was only
ten, she created a sketchbook full of drawings. “They were little things that I thought of as my
treasures. That was the beginning of my painting, and I haven’t stopped since.”
Bastin pursued her love of the outdoors through art school in the Netherlands, but she felt her
true teacher was nature itself. Spending hours and days delightedly studying the world of
nature, Bastin’s drawings became well known through the Dutch women’s magazine Libelle,
which was soon publishing her work every week. The artist then branched out to books, often
featuring her most popular character, Vera the Mouse.
Bastin came to the attention of Hallmark Cards, Inc., and, since their first publication of her
Nature’s Sketchbook product in 1994, the collaboration has seen great popularity and
success—consistently ranking among Hallmark’s top products. Through her affiliation with
The Greenwich Workshop, her fans can now enjoy Bastin’s images as hand-signed and
numbered collectible works of art reproduced with the true fidelity and vitality of the original.
“With my drawings,” the artist concludes, “I try to show it’s our world. I think we all have the
same role in nature—we are part of nature. When you are outside, all things come to you—
you hear, touch, and smell, you discover so many wonderful things, both tiny and huge. And
you’re part of it all.”
Marjolein Bastin
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