Danish Illustrator Liv Hansen | Narrative Art Rooted in Nordic Mood

I’m Liv Hansen, a Danish illustrator based in Copenhagen. My drawings are shaped by everyday scenes, cultural memory, and the quiet moods of Denmark from the 1920s to the 1960s. Working in colored pencil and gouache, I create vintage-inspired illustrations that explore atmosphere, stillness and the passing of time.

You can read more about my latest pieces in Studio Notes.

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Danish kitchen illustration by Liv Hansen. A woman stands at the window in a 1950s-style kitchen while a child mixes ingredients at the table. Colored pencil artwork rooted in mid-century nostalgia.

Formiddag i Køkkenet (Late Morning in the Kitchen)

About this collection
These pieces reflect my approach as a Danish illustrator: narrative art rooted in cultural memory, mood, and detail. Part of a Danish tradition that values story and atmosphere, my work revisits mid-century life through color, texture and everyday emotion.

Read more about how memory, mood, and observation shape my work as a Danish illustrator - and explore essays on on quiet scenes, vintage storytelling, and Nordic cultural memory in Studio Notes