Studio Notes

Looking at Danish travel posters as an illustrator: the scenes, compositions, and details that hold my attention. A vintage-inspired illustration of a Danish railway station, inspired by the tradition of mid-century Danish poster art. Growing up, I knew my great-granduncle Aage Rasmussen had designed travel posters for DSB. I’m also related to Erik Stockmarr—Stockmarr is my middle name—and his work is associated with circus posters. Those were family facts. The posters were a

Old photographs, films, and illustrated books are among the things I return to most often when looking for material to draw. I'm particularly interested in Denmark in the early and mid-20th century—not only how places looked, but the details that locate a scene in a particular time: clothing, architecture, railway stations, gardens, furniture, and the landscape itself. Those details often find their way into my own illustrations. Vintage-inspired Danish garden scene, drawn in