Sad city

This time around I got to create an illustration for someone else’s story! Thanks to Verhaal van de Maand, I created this illustration of a rather sad city. I read the story and got inspired by the existential tone, the longing for anarchy, the rejection of our post-modern world without connections, without purpose.

The story ‘Tropic of Concrete’ is written by Brian Jones and published on 22nd of june 2025 as the winner of the june short story competition.

The illustration is made with blue pen and aquarel on paper.

Thanks to Verhaal van de Maand!