Iris van Dijck

Hi There! My name is Iris van Dijck and I am a Dutch illustrator. I grew up in a tiny village in the south of Holland, nearby Belgium. I painted, drew and fantasized for as long as I can remember. I noticed at a young age that my vision of the world was different from the others surrounding me. Devious things in nature, small insects hiding, birds far away and hidden, sounds, feelings…. I appear to see, hear and feel them all very clearly.

All that I was forced to learn, just would stick, but when it had my interest it would glue to my mind forever, in every tiny detail. Memories don’t feel like memories. They feel like going back in time for a moment, and be at the exact same place and inner state as before.

Drawing was a simple way of expressing myself and the only thing that concreted my thoughts.

After a bumpy road to maturity and several studies later, I was afraid of choosing a creative job, scared to fall endlessly. I choose to work in the commercial sector for years. Till on…