Maaike Bakker’s Colorfully Bizzare Illustrations

The work of South African illus­tra­tor Maaike Bakker is some­times sil­ly, some­times abstract, and always very inter­est­ing. It seems to take inspi­ra­tion from folk art and myth­i­cal tales, pit­ting beasts against one anoth­er in these styl­ish and col­or­ful com­po­si­tions. Enjoy the pletho­ra of inter­est­ing col­ors and tex­tures. You’ve earned it.

All images via her Behance page.

BONUS: Maaike cre­ates iden­ti­ties. I love the illus­tra­tive yet designy nature of them: