Anouk Defesche

Dearest Deer

the work and its author

As I usually do, I suddenly get an image in my head, and I just have to draw it. This is the way it went for my “Dearest Deer” too. When the drawing was done, I could imagine her being in a forest. Then the little story came to me of this girl cutely dressing up as a deer to make her forest friends smile. I always like to add a little positive lesson/tip/anecdote or a wee joke.

“She always was close to nature. And on any given day, she would don her cutest craziest deer outfit and prance around the woods. She would give all the forest friends a great laugh and she enjoyed that immensely! Her philosophy is that everyone and everything deserves a laugh, a smile, a grin, a giggle, as it releases endorphins, which basically makes this world an even better place…”

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