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🎨 Published illustrator, author & surface pattern designer 🦊August & Suus 📮Sign up for my monthly art bulletin: https://www.miriambos.com/newsletter 🔗or check my other links: https://linkpop.com/miriambos © Copyrights on artwork are reserved by Miriam Bos

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Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Jan 20

Hello! 🙂
My name is Miriam, and I’m an illustrator, children's book author, and surface (pattern) designer from the Netherlands.

I traditionally work with various art materials, which I mix with digital techniques.

If you'd like to know more about me, visit:
www.miriambos.com
Nice to meet you! 🤗

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Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 1d

Day 19 of Inktober is ‘Arctic’.
Suzy Squirrel makes a new friend from the far, far north,
while in the drawing of my husband, Coen, Mrs Donderhuys and Co. go on an icy walk and receive an unexpected visitor.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 2d

Day 18 of #inktober is “deal”.
August and Suus are trying to handle a rather wet situation, and Coen gave it his own twist again.
It’s October, and this year I’m joining the inktober challenge, together with my husband Coen. We make one ink drawing each day, inspired by a new theme

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 3d

Day 17 of Inktober is ‘ornate’.

The hare is working on a lavishly decorated cake, and Coen drew August and Suus, richly adorned with all sorts of crazy frills. #inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 5d

Day 15 of #inktober is ‘ragged’.

Oops, it’s probably not the first time Suusje had to mend her dungarees.
Coen drew something swinging for today. It's ragtime baby!

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 6d

Day 14 of Inktober is ‘trunk’.
August gets quite a scare! What’s that trunk doing there?
Coen took the prompt in another direction and drew a surprise for Mrs. Donderhuys.

#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 7d

Day 13 of inktober is ‘drink’.
I’ve been craving hot chocolate lately, but not the fancy kind like in my drawing. I prefer a simple mug with whipped cream myself. But Suzy loves what I drew for her!
My husband Coen’s characters, Mr. Donderhuys and Agent Postema, chose beer instead. 😁
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 8d

Day 12 of #inktober: “Shredded.”
August and Suzy are brewing a witch’s soup with grated porcini mushrooms. Fun fact: in Dutch it's called eekhoorntjesbrood (squirrel bread). My husband Coen drew Agent Postema shredding secret documents. We’re joining the Inktober challenge together

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 9d

Day 11 of @inktober is “sting”.
August had a bike accident, while Coen’s Mrs. Donderdhuys is fighting off a swarm of giant wasps.

This month, my husband Coen and I are both joining @inktober for the first time.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 10d

Day 10 of @inktober is 'sweep'! 🍂 The autumn leaves are falling fast, so August the Fox sweeps his way through the fallen foliage.
Coen drew two characters from his comic story 'Mrs. Donderhuys': Wana the Witch and her crow. #inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 11d

Day 9 of @inktober is 'heavy.'
I had fun drawing the bear, who often appears in my books. I call him 'Coen the Bass Bear,' as he's secretly based on my husband Coen, who used to play bass in a band.
Coen drew Mrs. Donderhuys, showing off her powers, while Suzy is playing some heavy metal.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 11d

Day 8 of @inktober is 'reckless.'
“Something wild and impulsive.” Would Suzy Squirrel ever do that? (You'll find out by reading my books).
Coen drew Mrs. Donderhuys. She’s clearly not afraid of a little danger!
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 11d

Day 7 of @inktober is 'starfish.'
It’s almost Halloween, so… costumes! right? What if August and Suus dressed up as starfish?
Coen drew an action scene inspired by old American comics.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 11d

Day 6 of @inktober is “pierce.”
Those poor marshmallows didn’t stand a chance!
Coen drew several versions, but I’m only posting one of his.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 15d

Day 5 of @inktober: ‘deer’.
I drew a forest friend for my characters August and Suzy.
Coen’s version turned out a bit darker.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 16d

Day 4 of @inktober is “murky.” Coen drew cloudy water with something vague living in it. August and Suus are also in murky water with something vague living in it 😂 (maybe frogs?) Btw, August hates getting this dirty (and so do I, brr!)
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 18d

Day 3 of @inktober is “crown.” I thought of a tree’s crown, so that’s what I drew. Coen drew a royal crown instead. It’s our first year joining the challenge, and every day we both make an ink drawing based on the daily prompt.
#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 18d

Day 2 of Inktober is “weave.” By coincidence, my husband, Coen, and I both had the same idea, although we both worked it out a bit differently. He drew his comic characters, Mrs. Donderhuys and her husband. I drew my characters August and Suzy.

#inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · 18d

It's October, and I'm joining Inktober for the first time, along with my husband, Coen. I'll draw something small each day featuring my characters August and Suzy, sometimes with their forest friends. Today I used bottled ink and fineliner. It's so much fun doing this together with Coen. #inktober

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Sep 14

Those are gorgeous!

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Sep 14

Remember, I recently posted a cat illustration that was based on a vintage cat sculpture?
I turned it into a ‘get-well’ illustration, and after creating it, I thought it needed a dog pal. So I created another ‘get-well’ card, in the same style, but based on those vintage Staffordshire Dog figures.

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Sep 10

Wow, it's been such a turbulent couple of weeks. But I'm back at work in my renovated studio with *drumroll* proper insulation! I'm so happy about that. So I'm hoping working in my studio in wintertime will be less frosty from now on!
Now it's time to get my butt back into gear! Haha.

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Mark Hoffmann @studiohoffmann.bsky.social · Aug 18

Let’s make some art!!! This Wednesday at 2PM Eastern, on insta, I’ll be joined by the super talented Miriam Bos @miriambos.com

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrators #childrensbookstagram #kidlitartists

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Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Aug 15

With these hot days we've been having in the Netherlands, I'm craving for some fresh summer fruits.
Here is an abstract illustration I made. 😁

Wishing you a great weekend!

#fruitart #foodart #illustratedfruit #illustratedfood

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Aug 11

I’m sharing another cat design today. This one I created for Dear Stella Fabrics. It’s part of last year’s Christmas-themed fabric collection featuring magical creatures.

In this pattern, a bunch of pixies are busy decorating for the holidays while dodging (and sometimes annoying) the cats.

Miriam Bos @miriambos.com · Aug 10

Missed International Cat Day due to family health matters. So I'm sharing this cat illustration. I’m sure no company will license it because it may be a tad bit too weird for their audience. However, it didn’t stop me from painting it 😂
It was inspired by a vintage cat sculpture I found at a museum.