John Baselmans He was born on 20 May 1954, in Aalst (Waalre), the Netherlands He is an Artist / Philosopher / Writer / Graphic Designer / Illustrator who attended the "Graphic School (high school) " and "The Free Academy" in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. After that, he attended several drawing courses, including Airbrush and Architectural Rendering, in the USA. His pen drawings are made in a combination of pen and ink, color pencils, watercolor pencils and soft pastel chalk. This technique, which he developed himself, is unique and has been well received around the world. In his career, he has created thousands of drawings and illustrations. He designed more than 200 stamps for the Post Office of the Netherlands Antilles. He has presented his artwork in more than 56 exhibitions worldwide.