Janne Harju

This one’s an editorial illustration for a story about bad relationships between fathers and daughters. Girl is trying to get her father to skate with her, maybe because she knows he is interested in ice sports, but father is only interested in ice hockey news and is angry to the girl for interupting him, maybe wishing he had a boy with who he could play.

I think I found a good combination of retro and modern style in this picture. I have been trying to soften my style lately, get rid of sharp edges of colored areas by softening them by blurring. By having both sharp and blurry edges I’m trying also to get more feeling of space and movement.

Opening illustration for a story about mothers in law (good ones and bad ones). Here’s a mother trying to keep his son to herself, protecting him against invaders.

First one here is an opening picture for story about importance of breakfast. Lady is eating healthy breakfast and that gives her energy to fly through the day.
Two lower pictures are examples of good breakfasts.

Illustartion for the magazine of Finnish electricity company, about planning meals of the week ahead to make life easier.
Texts on the tables are shorts of weekdays in Finnish: Ma = Monday, Ti =Tuesday, Ke= Wednesday, …