Today is #LEGODay
 If everybody says that frontend development is the same as legos, Can I just drop the work and play with lego today?
Who's snapping bricks (digital or plastic)? 
#WebDev #Frontend #FreelanceLife

Freelancers: Recruiter calls about an enthusiastic client → Instant high. Then… days of radio silence. Brain goes: "Never getting another gig. Ever." Curl-up-in-a-ball despair. But those waits hit HARD. Sound familiar or am I just an idiot? 😅 #FreelanceLife #Recruiters #Comic #FreelanceDeveloper

Love #freelance & #WFH: deep focus, flexible schedule, quick workouts, more family time. But solo home office gets lonely So 2–3×/week I escape to de Koffiemolen for killer coffee & great vibes. They're renovating now… already missing that morning ☕ fix! #FreelanceLife #RemoteWork #cartoon #comic

Monday was the first day I went to my new client. For the first time in ages, I commuted by train and worked in an office. The weather decided to make the day memorable by throwing snow and ice at us! ❄️
 #cartoon #comics #freelancelife #frontend #developer #commute #snow #dutchweather #sneeuw

I created a small comic for HalloBabysitter.de They are celebrating that Robert is joining the company. And what better way to celebrate a new step like that with a comic.

Good luck Robert on your new adventure. #WelcomeAboard #NewTeamMember #TeamHallo #webcomics #cartoonart

I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions, but something about 2026 genuinely feels like a clean slate. Now that I stepped into full-time freelance development.
 Here’s to hoping #2026 brings more code that ships more comics of random developer stories.
 #Illustration #Comics #NewBeginnings

Happy holidays, everyone! Every year my daughters and I design it together — they demand to be on it, but veto anything too sugary.
 So we spend all Summer scheming ways they can get every single present from Santa themselves. Classic. 
 #cartoon #comic #familytime #christmas #christmascard

All by myself... 🎶 [Celine Dion vibes] As a freelancer, I'm my own team most days. But last week? Epic dinner with former #colleagues Solo gig, but blessed with amazing work #friends who still make time to catch up. ❤️ #freelancer #freelancelife #frontenddeveloper#dinnerwithfriends #comic

I’m going full freelance! First project kicks off next Monday, how cool is that?! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who helped me the past weeks. You’re amazing ❤️ Need a frontend/TypeScript dev? DMs are open, let’s talk! #cartoon #comic #freelancer #frontend #typescript #freelancelife

Loosing your job is one thing.
But having to tell your family is next level.
Let’s just say, reactions vary from person to person.

#cartoon #jobhunting #comic #layoff #family

My employer went out of business last month. 😢 Using the time for side projects, studying… and a new path: drawing gag comics! Turning the job-hunt misery into 3-4 panel stories. #cartoon #jobhunt #comic #layoff

A new @historyofnl.bsky.social art.
 In the 15th century, while most of Europe was tightening the grip of feudal lords, the Frisians were out here living their best “no lord but the Emperor” life. ✊ …and how it ended. A follow-up to Episode 15 👀 #cartoon #history #characterillustration #15thcentury

www.republicofamsterdamradio.com/episodes/his... New episode! We delve into Frisian Law and Frisian Freedom and how they developed in the 15th century. We then look at how conditions changed until in 1498 Frisian Freedom was stamped out by the very Emperor who was supposed to uphold it.

8th of October 1573 is the day that the city of Alkmaar defeated the Spanish army in the #80yearswar. My cartoon shows Sept 18: Kitman’s heroic strike on the Spanish standard-bearer saved the day! 💪 #AlkmaarOntzet #Kitman #1573 #History
#ThisDayInHistory #TodayInHistory #OnThisDay

I thought I would do a quick drawing for the 8th of October (#alkmaar victory 1573)
But it became a big sketch. 
It’s about the storming of the walls by the Spanish on the 18th of September #1573
Hope to get it done before the 8th. 🤞🏻
#80jarigeoorlog #tachtigjarigeoorlog #80yearswar #8oktober

The Spaniards are coming!
Hopefully a new project 🤞🏻
but at least it is good practice for the 500 episodes about the 80 years war with @historyofnl.bsky.social 😅
#80jarigeoorlog #1573 #tachtigjarigeoorlog #80yearswar #8oktober #alkmaarontzet #vierdevictorie #alkmaar #alkmaarsontzet

The team portrait series draws its blade... ⚔️ Meet our code poet—where logic meets lyric, and every line strikes true. A warrior of syntax. #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #CodePoet #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration

The team portrait series bends the knee. 👑 All rise for the king—every idea he backs turns to gold. Vision sharp as a sword, presence heavy as a crown. And today, we toast to his reign—it's his birthday, after all. 🥂✨ #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #PortraitSeries #illustration #RoyalEnergy

The team portrait series sets sail once more... ☠️🏴‍☠️ Introducing our pirate queen—she doesn’t do meetings, she calls councils of war. Sails by gut, fights by grit, and negotiates like a storm at sea. #CreativePortraits #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration #CorporateCorsair #SeaWitchEnergy

The team portrait series marches onward... ⚔️ Behold our digital berserker. He doesn’t debug—he conquers code like villages at dawn. The saga continues. 🩸🌑 #CreativePortraits #VikingVibes #CodeWarrior #TeamIllustration #CharacterDesign #PortraitSeries #illustration #ModernViking #CodeAndConquer

In our team portrait series; Behold our graphics Pasha—because when it comes to design, he rules. Master of layers, lord of layouts, sultan of spacing. 💻🖌️
#CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #DesignSultan

I thought I was going to be better with posting…but 🤷🏼 The team portrait series conjures on... 🔮 Next up: our spellbinding sorceress. She doesn’t code—she casts. Stay tuned for more magic. 🧙‍♀️✨ #CreativePortraits #TeamIllustration #WitchVibes #HistoricalGlowUp #PortraitSeries #illustration

youtube.com/watch?v=ewKu... Its happening…

Another #mermay2025 post.
It is day 21: Aquarium theme. #mermay2025 #mermay #mermaid #mermaidart #illustration #drawing #drawingchallenge #characterdesign #digitalart #mermaidillustration #artistsoninstagram #artofinstagram #sketchaday #procreateart #fantasyart #cartoon

Realized I never posted this piece from last year.

It was for a project and inspired by the #Simurgh. A mythical bird from Persian mythology. Said to be as old as time, the Simurgh raised heroes, healed the sick.
My take on a timeless legend. 🕊✨
#MythologyArt #Shahnameh #Illustration #digitalart

The team portrait series continues! 🎨🔥
Meet the next two legends from our team. The code-warrior and our wise genius, who basically invents things on the fly. More coming soon! 😄👑 #CreativePortraits #ArtInspo #TeamIllustration #HistoricalGlowUp #CharacterArt #PortraitSeries #illustration

🌊 It’s #Mermay2025! Kicking off with a mermaid & surfer soaking in dreamy ocean vibes 🧜‍♀️🏄‍♂️✨ #Mermay #DigitalArt #MermaidArt #SurfArt #OceanVibes #ArtChallenge #Illustration

New project! 🎨 I reimagined my teammates as historical figures — classic poses, dramatic flair. Had a lot of fun doing them 👑🖼️ Dropping them over the next few posts. Stay tuned! 👀✨ #CreativePortraits #TeamArt #HistoricalStyle #ArtSeries #cartoon #characterillustration #illustration

For some reason, previous post was removed. New artwork! For the @historyofnl.bsky.social latest episode, showing the 1500 baptism of Prince Charles in #ghent — with the Belfry dragon really breathing fire during the ceremony. 🔥🐉 #CharlesV #HistoricalArt #ArtCover #PodcastArt #DigitalArt

First post! 👋 I’m a comic artist who’s historically bad at posting (pun kinda intended). Trying to change that—starting with some work I did for the @historyofnl.bsky.social podcast. More comics and characters coming soon! #cartoon #history #historyofnetherlands #characterillustration #illustration