Jan is born in 1936 in Holland, Jan van Haasteren has delighted puzzlers with with fascinating and original jigsaw puzzle designs.
As soon as he gets to hold a pencil, he is hooked on drawing. Still every day Jan goes up to his studio in the attic for drawing more images for new puzzles. Drawing still fulfills him with a lot of satisfaction. He always tries to put a feeling of his childhood in his drawings.
Look out for Jan van Haasteren's trademark feature. In virtually all of his pictures, there is a shark fin hiding somewhere. Can you spot them?