Francien can rightfully be called THE cat illustrator of The Netherlands. With her precise color pencil technique, she manages not only to capture the cats’ appearance accurately, but also their character. Francien grew up in an artistic family. As a child, she loved nothing more than drawing — and that hasn’t changed. ‘Drawing is as important to me as eating and drinking. It is my life’, she says. After graduating from the Rietveld Academy, Francien regularly worked for many magazines. For almost 15 years she wrote and illustrated a weekly column about her adventures with cats for Margriet, one of the best-selling women’s magazines in The Netherlands. She also drew for the German weekly Bild der Frau, the English cat magazine Your Cat and the Danish weekly Hjemmet. Francien’s cat illustrations appear on calendars, greeting cards, stationery, jigsaw puzzles, postal stamps, textiles, hobby products and so on. Her famous Cat Diary has been among the top three best-selling diaries for more than 25 years. Franciens Kittens & Poppies - Francien van Westering 7
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