{"id":17,"date":"2022-02-25T18:38:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:32:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:32:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FB-Cover-23-van-pagina-gebruiken-15.png\" title=\"FB Cover (23 van pagina gebruiken) (15)\" width=\"851\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FB-Cover-23-van-pagina-gebruiken-15.png 851w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FB-Cover-23-van-pagina-gebruiken-15-480x268.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 851px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-730\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Alida de Graaf<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>My art begins with my love for animals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/contact-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Book your portrait<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-tablet=\"true\"><p>Hand-drawn animal portraits in pastel,<\/p>\n<p>with an eye for character and detail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_image_sticky_tablet et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Duitse-Herder-pastel.jpg\" alt=\"Duitse Herder\" title=\"Duitse Herder pastel\" width=\"400\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Duitse-Herder-pastel.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Duitse-Herder-pastel-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Duitse-Herder-pastel-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-1100\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jet-de-dalmatier.jpg\" alt=\"Dalmati\u00ebr Jet\" title=\"Jet de dalmatier\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jet-de-dalmatier.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Jet-de-dalmatier-480x371.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-224373\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/labrador-retriever.jpg\" alt=\"Labrador retriever\" title=\"labrador retriever\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/labrador-retriever.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/labrador-retriever-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-224343\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_pb_image_bottom_space_phone et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nova-Scotia-Toller-scaled.jpeg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nova-Scotia-Toller-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nova-Scotia-Toller-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nova-Scotia-Toller-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Nova-Scotia-Toller-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-885\" title=\"Nova Scotia Toller\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tijger-in-the-water.jpg\" alt=\"Tijger in het water\" title=\"Tijger in the water\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tijger-in-the-water.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tijger-in-the-water-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-224315\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Tiger in the water 30 x 40 cm without a frame<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-tablet=\"true\"><p>A small selection of my recent work. Check out the gallery for more examples.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_pricing_tables_0 et_pb_pricing_tables et_pb_pricing et_pb_pricing_2 et_pb_no_featured_in_first_row et_pb_module et_flex_module\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_pricing_table_0 et_pb_pricing_table et_pb_module et_flex_module et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_pricing_heading\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_pricing_title\">Price A4<\/h2><span class=\"et_pb_best_value\">20 x 30 cm<\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_pricing_content_top\"><div class=\"et_pb_et_price\"><span class=\"et_pb_dollar_sign\">\u20ac<\/span><span class=\"et_pb_sum\">325,=<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_pricing_content\" data-et-mv-hidden-tablet=\"true\"><ul class=\"et_pb_pricing\"><li><span> Drawing of a head and shoulders<\/span><\/li><li><span> Background color of your choice<\/span><\/li><li><span> Includes a mat<\/span><\/li><li><span> excluding shipping costs<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_pricing_table_1 et_pb_pricing_table et_pb_module et_flex_module et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\"><div class=\"et_pb_pricing_heading\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_pricing_title\">Price A3<\/h2><span class=\"et_pb_best_value\">30 x 40 cm<\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_pricing_content_top\"><div class=\"et_pb_et_price\"><span class=\"et_pb_dollar_sign\">\u20ac<\/span><span class=\"et_pb_sum\">375,=<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_pricing_content\"><ul class=\"et_pb_pricing\"><li><span> Drawing of a head and shoulders<\/span><\/li><li><span> Background color of your choice<\/span><\/li><li><span> Includes a mat<\/span><\/li><li><span> excluding shipping costs<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/colored-pencils-gf01330edc_1920.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/colored-pencils-gf01330edc_1920.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/colored-pencils-gf01330edc_1920-1280x853.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/colored-pencils-gf01330edc_1920-980x653.jpg 980w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/colored-pencils-gf01330edc_1920-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-112\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Commission<\/h3><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>To make a nice portrait, I need a good reference photo. This is a digital photo on which I can see the eyes, nose and fur sharply, because I enlarge it before drawing. See photo tips on how to take a sharp photo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" data-placeholder=\"Vertaling\" id=\"tw-target-text\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_1 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fantasy-g103ee4d4c_1920.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fantasy-g103ee4d4c_1920.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fantasy-g103ee4d4c_1920-1280x517.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fantasy-g103ee4d4c_1920-980x396.jpg 980w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fantasy-g103ee4d4c_1920-480x194.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-114\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Photo-tips<\/h3><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>A good reference photo is incredibly important because that\u2019s what I work with. A good photo should be high-resolution and, ideally, taken at eye level. It shouldn\u2019t be in direct sunlight, but it should be in natural light. The photo must be in focus. I prefer to have several photos so we can choose from them together. Try zooming in on the photo and see if you can clearly make out the eyes, nose, and fur.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_2 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_animated\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/piggy-bank-gaf9e8692c_1920.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/piggy-bank-gaf9e8692c_1920.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/piggy-bank-gaf9e8692c_1920-1280x837.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/piggy-bank-gaf9e8692c_1920-980x641.jpg 980w, http:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/piggy-bank-gaf9e8692c_1920-480x314.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-117\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Prices<\/h4><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_description\"><p>Prices for portraits vary depending on the size. See the \u201cCommissioned Work\u201d section. I require a 50% deposit to cover time and materials. This deposit is non-refundable, unless I am unable to complete the drawing. Once you are satisfied with the drawing (I will email you the final version), you can pay the remaining balance. I will send you the drawing after payment is received.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"\" data-icon=\"!\">Home<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":203,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224376,"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/224376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alidadegraaf.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}