Denise is a freelance artist, born and raised near Frankfurt, Germany and currently based in Tokyo, Japan.

Growing up, she has always been surrounded by different cultures due to her mixed heritage and constant travels between families. It wasn’t until her first trip to Japan where she discovered her love for architectural designs, nature and nostalgic pastel colours, which eventually led her to take her travel experiences and translate them into her own signature “Neon Pastel”-style. 

She likes to create places and scenes that are often based on real life locations, while adding a dreamlike twist to turn them into a dream world. Her main goal is to give the viewers of her art a feeling of warmth, familiarity and dream like nostalgia, even if they have no personal connection to the places she depicts.

Among others, she has been commissioned by Coca-Cola (for Fanta), The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, SEGA, WIRED, Warner Music and Procreate to create unique pieces of art. Apart from that, she has also worked in Japanese animation, designed merchandise and concept art for video games as well as other media and has been featured in online and print magazines.

Denise is a freelance artist currently working on unannounced projects across the entertainment industry. She is available for projects and collaborations.