Somewhere between a dream,
a forest, and a sketchbook.
Intricate ink drawings and paintings by Dutch artist Cil Laurens — where flowers grow through hair, feathers become landscapes, and stories hide inside thousands of hand-drawn lines.
A place where flowers grow through hair, feathers become landscapes, and stories hide inside thousands of hand-drawn lines.
The story begins when you step inside.
Dutch artist Cil Laurens creates intricate ink drawings and paintings that invite you to wander rather than simply look. Much like following a rabbit hole into an unknown world, every artwork reveals itself slowly. What first appears to be a portrait may transform into a maze of patterns, symbols, memories, and fragments of nature.
Working primarily on wood, Cil embraces the material's imperfections, allowing its grain and texture to become part of the narrative. Using technical pens with exceptionally fine nibs, she patiently builds layer upon layer of detail until the image begins to develop a life of its own.
Her inspiration can be found in unexpected places: the rhythm of leaves, the geometry hidden inside flowers, weathered architecture, forgotten stories, and the endlessly fascinating contradictions of human nature. Themes of transformation, vulnerability, curiosity, and resilience weave through her work.
Rather than explaining what a piece means, Cil prefers to leave space for wonder — every viewer arrives with different memories, dreams, and associations. The artwork is merely the doorway.
The work, sorted by surface
Each piece is either an original or a commission — the tag on the image tells you which.
Original
Original
Original
Original
Commissioned
Original
Commissioned
Process
Every drawing starts as a single line — the full journey, from bare wood to finished piece, is on Instagram.
New work, works-in-progress, and the occasional glimpse of the studio.
Instagram
Exhibitions
Recurring — no need to check a calendar, just the day of the week.
Contact
For commissions, murals, press or general questions — send a message and expect a reply within a few days.
Prefer Instagram? DM @cil.laurens directly.