I love Tove Jansson. It was suggested to me that I research her work due to the elements of nature in it that relate to AW.
The Moomin troll series are my favourites, they're so witty and charming. Jansson makes great use of line in her pen drawings - similar to AW - creating texture and depth with the density of pen strokes. I love it when she combines this with block colour like in the above illustrations.
She also greatly appeals to my love for kitsch. Oh to make wonderfully ugly things. I actually didn't like Moomins when I was a child, I thought they were quite creepy and unsettling.
Also, her website has a wonderful section showing the island she spent so much time on with some great photos. :^)
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