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Kintsukuroi: Sacred Scars
Around the time I made this post, I began to conceive of ways to creatively share the transformative metaphorical implications of Kintsukuroi (objects “repaired with gold,” considered more beautiful...
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Anna Dittmann
Today I bring you the beautiful digital paintings of Anna Dittmann. She states: I have a love for nature, biology, and portraiture which are recurring themes throughout my work. Ethereal and...
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Oswaldo Guayasamin
Here are a few of my preferred selections from Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamin. Absolute favorite: I adore the way he paints hands and faces; long, lean, full of expression. Guayasamín dedicated...
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Julia Lillard Art
Julia Lillard makes bizarre collages with a hefty dose of vintage inspiration. Anyone who incorporates antique medical charts in art has a special place in my heart! I found her through this unique...
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Sam Guay
I was fighting a migraine when I stumbled upon this image by Sam Guay yesterday and thought “Yep, that’s how I feel.” I love that this illustration is somewhere between traditional fairy tale...
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Mandala Cakes
As someone easily entranced by patterns in art…and cake in general…and as a diehard Jungian, I adore Stephen McCarty’s mandala cakes. I believe these are raw, vegan confections (a culinary area I know...
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Russell Dickerson
Russell Dickerson has unique renditions of some horror-lover classic favorites. The Brundlefly! (Just watched this movie again recently, and decided that “Goldbluming” should be a verb) This Gremlin...
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Olivia Knapp
Ive been meaning to post about Olivia Knapp for quite sometime. I saved her entire portfolio, because I love looking at these images so much. From the artist bio: Olivia Knapp’s intricate hand drawn...
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Vintage Overexcited Mothers
This post began as a search for vintage Mother’s Day images, but what I found was a series of domestic ladies who are altogether TOO expressive. Look at all the exciting things women can do! Have you...
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Jakub Kujawa
Jakub Kujawa paints very compelling portraits. Amazing style and use of color… Jakub KujawaFiled under: art Tagged: art
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Tomoyoshi Sakamoto
Tomoyoshi Sakamoto paints strange, thought provoking “Tokyo Girls.” I want to know what happened… Some of them appear oddly serene or happy in the midst of rather grotesque scenes. Tomoyoshi...
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Ivan Hoo
It may look like a snapshot of some garbage, but Ivan Hoo specializes in photorealistic sketches. This is trompe l’oiel at its finest. Can you believe this dog is not three dimensional, but sketched...
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Marcin Kolpanowicz
Marcin Kolpanowicz is a Polish surrealist painter who is especially talented with large, complex buildings in various stages of motion and decay. I’m also a fan of his “Traveler’s Room” series, where...
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Ryohei Hase
Ryohei Hase paints captivating chimerical human-animals. The creatures are simultaneously ethereal and vividly disquieting. Some capture primal terror, confusion and raw instinct in a way that almost...
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Kim Alsbrooks
In watching the brief video artist statement by Kim Alsbrooks (pasted below), it rapidly becomes clear that she is about as down to earth and unpretentious as an artist can be. She is known for her...
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MIROIR Magazine: H2O
MIROIR Magazine is my all time favorite art publication. That’s a bold statement for a tireless visual arts junkie, but there it is. The magazine features a masterfully curated sampling of the finest...
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Camille Rose Garcia: Mirror, Black Mirror
Camille Rose Garcia has come out with a new book. All of her books are phenomenal, and Mirror, Black Mirror is another example of her inimitable creation. From the publisher: Mirror, Black Mirror is...
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Edward Pustovoitov
Though many people conceptualize “paradise” as some variety of tropical oasis, my vision is always more akin to glowing wooded areas. They feel so rich with life, and so inviting… Russian surrealist...
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Leslie Ditto
Ironically, I haven’t posted about many of my very favorite artists here. I tend to post new links as I come across them, or scan the hundreds of websites in my bookmark queue. Artists like Leslie...
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Miran Kim
To day I bring you a few selections from Miran Kim. This one reminds me of myself as a little girl, staring precociously into the strange Rorschach blots of my surroundings, flying pig in tow…because I...
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