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Liv Hansen
Danish illustrator & actress
Studio Notes
A journal on acting, illustration, and quiet creative work.


Copenhagen Through the Eyes of a Danish Illustrator
Copenhagen is a city that reveals itself slowly. Not necessarily through the famous streets or landmarks, but in smaller details — the pattern of old tiles in a hallway, the glow of a kitchen window on a winter afternoon, or the brief moment when someone pauses by the water. As a Danish illustrator based in Copenhagen , I often begin my drawings with these small observations. I rarely set out to document a place directly. Instead, I notice fragments of a place — a gesture, a


Danish Illustrator Liv Hansen: Quiet Scenes and Vintage Storytelling
As a Danish illustrator, I'm rarely setting out to capture something grand. It’s more often the small, familiar human things that hold my attention — details that feel like they’ve always been there (and in a sense they have). A small Danish train platform, inspired by mid-century Denmark and the atmosphere of Matador. The drawing began with the image of a small Danish train platform — the kind of place that exists all over the country, often unchanged for decades. I’m drawn
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