We are relocating!
In the coming weeks we will be occupied with packing and moving our internet store inventory. The entire collection needs to be transferred from Leidschendam to Oegstgeest, and this will take some time.
If all goes according to plan, we will be fully operational again on November 21st, but until then, it may happen that we are unable to immediately assist you with your order. We ask for your understanding, but as soon as possible, your order will be fulfilled with the utmost speed.
Marjolein Bastin-uit den Bogaard (1943) is a Dutch illustrator and artist, renowned for her depictions of nature, including animals and plants. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem, where she met her husband Gaston Bastin. From 1960-1965, she worked for various advertising agencies and publishers. Marjolein and Gaston Bastin have a daughter, Sanna, born in 1973, and a son, Mischa, born in 1974. She has two granddaughters: Merel and Roos. Marjolein Bastin has lived in various places, such as Missouri, the Cayman Islands, the Veluwe, Ameland, and Switzerland, all of which have been sources of inspiration for her work. She currently resides in Wekerom.
Since 1974, Marjolein Bastin has been working for the weekly magazine Libelle, where she had her own nature page from 1980 onwards, accompanied by her character ‘Vera de Muis.’ She also creates watercolors. Her drawings appear in books and on various products, such as calendars, agendas, cards, pottery, and embroidery kits, among others, for the American company Hallmark. She has also contributed to various nature books. In 1993, her beautiful drawing of lungwort graced the cover of a thesis by her namesake, Marjolein Drent.
She has created drawings of ducklings for the ild care foundation (‘i love ducklings’), which launched a new campaign in 2011. The foundation hopes to gain more recognition with her support.
Her original works have been exhibited, among others, at the Nature Center Ameland and the Noord Brabants Museum in Den Bosch. For the artist, the exhibition was a moment of recognition. ‘The pinnacle of my work. Very touching and unexpected.www.ftn-books.com has a large selection of books by Marjolein Bastin.
