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The Big Ol’ Fancy Pants Art Show is almost here!! (In fact the VIP preview starts TODAY!)

Check with Illustrate It and Mel Amman over at insta for more info. I’ll be showing some new art ⭐️🌈🛼

#artshow #fancypants #illustration

An art poster by the Swedish illustrator Vendela Vrensk. It’s has very colorful flared pants with star shaped pockets, teamed with a pair of roller skates with rainbows on them, and the text: the Big Ol’ Fancy Pants Art Show

September 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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When I’m happy, or sad, or curious, or hungry (!) I like to draw. When I’m stressed too. Or confused, it makes things clearer (sometimes).
Or, when I am longing for something.

I put on some music, make myself a big cup of coffee and colors comes swooshing out of my pen.

#selfportrait #colorful

June 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM

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Can you believe it’s JUNE already? Time to bloom!

#vendelavrensk #june #timetobloom #flowering

June 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM

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Happy #kidlitartpostcardday !

I am Vendela Vrensk, a Swedish illustrator living in Spain and I am looking for an agent and/or fun project within pb, mg, covers!

Humour, textures and a delicious color palette is my jam!

www.vendelavrensk.com
@vendelavrensk on all my socials.
Drop me a DM!

April 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM

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My entry for the third prompt of #vintagebookweek25 - Jack and Jill!
I adore this yearly Instagram drawing challenge, because the lovely hosts always manage to find the best retro book covers!

More info over at Insta ☔️

vintagebookweek25 #vendelavrensk #dtiys

March 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM

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And we have gave a nine year old in the house 🎉🙌 This year she wanted space and tigers as the theme for her celebration, and I made an illustration and put it on our digital screen, cookies and even a tshirt. Love ya lil space tiger ❤️❤️❤️🐯👩‍🚀

#kidlit #mumlife #illustratir #space #tigers

March 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM

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We lift ourselves by lifting others up.

Forever grateful for those who fought for my rights!

And I wish that 8M would be an unnecessary day. But unfortunately we’re still very far from gender equality.

#8m #díadelamujer #internationalwomensday

March 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM

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Hello! I’m Vendela Vrensk, a Swedish kidlit illustrator living in Spain.

I love a gorgeous color palette, strong lines great characters!!

I am available for PB, middle grade and book covers! DM me!

www.vendelavrensk.com for more of my work💛

#kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitartpostcard2025

March 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM

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Drew a Swedish semla, a beloved pastry that is consumed in springtime in Sweden, traditionally before lent. Have you tried it?

#semla #swedish #lent

March 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM

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My kid chose to dress up as Hilma af Klint for the school carnival today. The theme was Art and Artists. Hilma af Klint was born in Sweden 1862. A unique and very modern artist ❤️🥰

hilmaafklint #carnival #antroxu #dressup

February 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM

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When you’re shortsighted like me, the glasses really changes my face because of how much smaller my eyes look with them on… it’s almost like I have two faces. So here is a self portrait, with, or without glasses 👓💚
#selfportrait #illustrator

February 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM

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So yesterday my association APIAST had a presentation and art exhibition at lovely Museo Barjola in Gijón!! Fifty of the members showed an art piece (will stay until end of February), there were workshops and speeches and so much love and positive energy in the air!

#artexpo #gijón #asturias

Photo of the illustrator Vendela Vrensk in a shiny graphic coat and colorful clothes, standing in front of her blue and yellow artwork. The artwork is depicting a fictional character from Barcelona, Maria La Néta.

The illustrator, Isabel Muñez, showing the artwork of 50 of the members from the association APIAST to Vanessa Gutiérrez Consejera de Cultura del Principado de Asturias, Montserrat López Moro aconséjala de Cultura Ayuntamiento Gijón and Antón García Director General de Acción Cultural del Principado, and other lovers of illustraton at Museo Barjola in Gijón.

January 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM

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Inspired by the #hilmaafklint expo I saw at @guggenheim.bsky.social this weekend I made some abstract art searching for tasty color combinations. These is a collage too.

January 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM

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Wishing you all the best for 2025!

Love, peace, joy, health, bewilderment! And lots more 💛✨🌟

#vendelavrensk #happynewyear

January 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM

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QRP with your 💛✨🍌🌻🐥 yellow art!

#vendelavrensk #kidlit #triangle #geometric

January 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM

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Hi, hej, ¡hola!
Today is #PortfolioDay and I am Vendela Vrensk - a Swedish kidlit and editorial illustrator living in Asturias in northern Spain.

I am available for PB, MG and covers.
I also do posters and portraits.

🎨: www.vendelavrensk.com
✉️: vendela@vendelavrensk.com

#portfolioday2025

January 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM

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Made an illustration for Dones amb Sal, an organization for supporting women working with the Mediterranean Sea. Now available as pin, T-shirt and bag!

#vendelavrensk #merch #donesambsal #kidlit #editorial

December 21, 2024 at 1:58 PM

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And here is my Art vs Artist collage for 2024! Digital drawing (mostly procreate) mixed with traditional watercolor, delicious color palettes and geometric shapes ❤️
I hope you like it! More art at www.vendelavrensk.com

December 20, 2024 at 9:26 AM

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It’s _that_time of year! Art vs artist time!

Every year I make a collage and look through my art and think about what I’ve learned, and what I would like to do more (or less) of in the future.

#ArtVsArtist2024 #artvsartist

December 19, 2024 at 5:33 PM

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Thanks Debbie!

I am Vendela Vrensk, a published Swedish kidlit illustrator living in Spain.

I am seeking representation in hope to find those beautiful, meaningful and quirky-ful projects I love to work on.
Let’s connect ✨

www.vendelavrensk.com

www.instagram.com/vendelavrensk

An illustration of a young girl, with bobbed brown hair, tenderly hugging a polar bear in lofoten in Norway. It’s evening, the sea mist swirls up on the shore and the sky is a beautiful orange pink.

November 15, 2024 at 11:28 PM

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Is anyone feeling Christmas yet?

I know it’s early but I couldn’t resist changing our Halloween picture for a Christmasy one, that I did last year.

Do you celebrate Christmas? If so: how?

#vendelavrensk #kidlit #editorial #christmas #novent #merryxmas #feliznavidad #godjul

November 13, 2024 at 12:10 PM

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If you, like me, are feeling a bit deflated today please remember: now it’s more important than ever to make /enjoy beautiful, magical, meaningful art.

Here is an animated #kidlitartpostcard for you on this #kidlitartpostcardday 💛

💌 vendela@vendelavrensk.com
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