animated paper cut illustration of a boat sailing the sea

Bold, imaginative and playful collage illustrations by Elze van den Akker

Singin birds in pink blossom, a colorful mixed media collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

Pink hare in English landscape. a playful papercut collage licensing illustration by the jolly illustrator

Thrush with Strawberries, a colorful mixed media collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

pink english landscape papercut collage surface pattern design by the jolly illustrator

Japanese cranes, papercut collage illustration with pen drawing by the jolly illustrator

French landscape, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

happy pigs in the meadow, a playful papercut collage licensing illustration by the jolly illustrator

childrensbook illustration, a colourful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

two pink parrots in green, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

flowers in yellow vase, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

Hellaboris Flowers and Robins,a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

festive woman playing cello, a bold and colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

the wave, papercut collage illustration inspired by Kanagawa, the jolly illustrator

Japanese spring with cherry blossom, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

portrait of Frida Kahlo, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

spring surface pattern, a colorful papercut collage surface pattern design by the jolly illustrator

Christmas illustration of a scandinavian harbour, a festive papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

summerly surface pattern design, a colorful papercut collage surface pattern design by the jolly illustrator

LHBTQ+ rainbow celebration cake, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

car with flowers and dog, celebration greeting card design, a colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

moose in the meadow. A colorful papercut collage illustration by the jolly illustrator

surface pattern design for children, a colorful papercut collage surface pattern design by the jolly illustrator

'We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing'

George Bernard Shaw

bold, quirky and playful collage illustrations for every age

My name is Elze van den Akker.

I am a Dutch freelance illustrator trying to bring joy and happiness with my art. I specialize in playful, bold, and colourful illustrations for grown ups that children may enjoy too.

Papercut collage is the starting point of all my artwork but I like to add black pencil drawing or do something completely different every once in a while. Basically I love to play and hope my art makes your heart sing.

Making animals, floral illustrations, and imaginative landscapes is what I love to to do most.

There is this tiny appartement in Amsterdam that I pay rent for, love to bits and call my home but often you'll find me somewhere else playing.

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