Striped Serenity by Treechild Yamakawa Shuho The Brussels-based illustrator brings her

The Brussels-based illustrator brings her refined aesthetic sensibility to animal subject matter without losing the lightness that makes her work distinctive

Muted blues and greys settle over the scene like early morning fog

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The composition is stripped of all excess

Striped Serenity by Treechild Yamakawa Shuho The Brussels-based illustrator brings herStriped Serenity by Treechild is a bold exercise in rhythm and restraint. Vertical bands of colour some dense, some barely there create a pulsing, almost meditative visual field. Treechild's instinctive approach to colour is on full display: hues are chosen with feeling rather than formula, and the result is a composition that manages to feel simultaneously energetic and calm. The abstract format strips everything back to its essentials, letting