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About

Sella Molenaar is an Amsterdam based illustrator. Her work is defined by intuitive lines, pure simplicity and infinite freedom while celebrating the feminine, the sensual and the aesthetic.

© Daisy Ranoe

Mission.

For years I have been fascinated by the female body: hard and soft, strong and vulnerable. I would like to capture the female essence in all its endless shapes and variations. Every woman is an inspiration to me. 

I want to pay attention to the sensual, in subject but also in execution. I love to draw women who embrace their bodies, who are in touch with themselves and above all dare to be who they are. I want to feel the material, smell the paint, draw every line with intention and go home with hands full of ink.

In my drawings, I let the emptiness speak for itself, let that one vibrating line tell its story and let the essence be enough. I want to marvel and honor everything that makes life beautiful. I want to draw in freedom and with pleasure and hope I can show you that in my work. 

It’s my mission to make drawings that are sex-positive, showing the beauty of things that are often supposed to be covered. I want to contribute to a positive and empowering image of women and a better and fairer world. That is why I love to work with people and brands who endorse this mission.

I would like to meet you!

© Eliza Zarah Goedhart

© Eliza Zarah Goedhart

Sella Molenaar is a freelance illustrator. Take a look at her illustrations here or check out her most recent work on Instagram. Do you want to learn how to illustrate by Sella Molenaar? Book a workshop in her studio in Amsterdam.

Selection of Clients

Dolce & Gabbana / Dior / Chloé / Estée Lauder / Marc O’Polo / Ted Baker / Oger / Nike / H&M / La Perla / Marie Jo / De Bijenkorf / Schaap Citroen Juweliers / Gassan / Diamond Point / Audemars Piguet / M.A.C. / Molton Brown / Jo Malone / Rituals / Smashbox / Moët Hennessy / Heineken / HK Living / Pulitzer Hotel / The Hoxton / Pillows Hotel / Harpers Bazaar / Marie Claire / FD Persoonlijk / Cosmopolitan / Kosmos Uitgevers / Atlas Contact / Fontaine Uitgevers / Blossom Books / T.I.T.S. / Van Gogh Museum / Young Stedelijk / Bonhams / Mama Cash / Vrouwen Rechtswinkel Amsterdam / Verlieskunst

Press

ELLE / Marie Claire / Cosmopolitan / Glamour / VIVA / Fashionista / Volkskrant / Linda / Metro / PUP Magazine / Libelle