Anja's forest nook

Hi ✨

I’m Anja and I make paintings, illustrations, cross stitch designs and random crafts. I take inspiration from my time exploring nature while cycling or new places I travel to. Animals and plants have always been my interest as well as fantasy, so these elements are included in many of my artworks. 💖

My crafting blog: @anjascraftingnook

Traditional art portfolio

Digital pet portrait commissions

Prints

I worked on this busy casino scene as a commission of 7 pet guinea pigs. There’s lots of little details that client provided to make the illustration more meaningful and whimsical.

The most challenging part was coming up with a concept that included everything while still making sense, and the perspective. I also had no knowledge of how casinos work, now I still don’t but I know how things look like. I enjoyed gathering tons of references of old Disney movies so this illustration is a blend of few of them.

A new addition to the guinea pig family will be there and the client said I may end up adding him in the illustration at some point, which is so cute.

I adopted this little guy three weeks ago. He’s super smart and sweet and the best ever 💕 He is now 8 months old.