I have worked for 25 years as an illustrator/(graphic) designer at the educational department of Rotterdam Zoo till 2014.
My work consisted of making illustrations for lesson-material, theme-panels at the enclosures of our animals, educational exhibitions, the childrens page in our magazine etc. I also made impressions and designs for our educational exhibits and, together with my trainees, almost all the graphic design for our educational deparment.
My private work (when I've got the time...) has a totally different subject. It´s often a kind of "dark ages/megalithic" fantasy. (It was always a challenge to get this somehow into my normal zoo-work.)
I'm also following figure drawing lessons in the evening at the free collage in my hometown.
From june 2020 I am working as a tree-inspector. This is mainly outside work, the always changing surroundings, weather and seasons I am working in tends to be very inspirational!
When you come back, please submit your gorgeous bird of prey and historical architecture art to the gallery of our groups on this thematic:
For birds: https://www.deviantart.com/arsrapax/ !
For architecture: https://www.deviantart.com/arsmilitaria/
To make your job easier I've collected the desired items here in a favorites collection with
your username: https://www.deviantart.com/orphydian/favourites/86812245/leenzuydgeest
Please take your time and submit them from your end to our group gallery! I can't do it myself since I'm mostly out of submissions these days as a group founder (10 per day is nothing).
You can also join us!
Let me know if you don’t know how to do any of this or you having difficulties being on mobile!