I got contacted by publisher Leopold asking me to complete the illustrations for a book written by Tonke Dragt about a pirate and his adventures: “de Schat van de Blauwe Boekanier”.

It contains a republished version of “de Blauwe Boekanier” (1963) and its never before published part two. Rewritten and modernised by Rindert Kromhout.

The original book contained Tonke Dragt’s illustrations, which are still included. I got the honour to illustrate the second part.

One of my sketches for the project received Tonke Dragt’s warm approval, and she even chose to keep it on her wall—a gesture that touched me deeply and is something I’ll always carry with me. She sadly passed away in July at the age of 93.

I’m very grateful to have been part of this project.

A couple of illustrations I made for “De schat van de blauwe Boekanier”: