Exhibitions of Dali, Picasso Miró and the Brazilian artist Aldemir Martins made a strong impression on this Brazilian-born graphic artist Rubens Lp. This 28-year-old also recalls hours spent with his father drawing his comic book heroes like Wolverine, Superman, Batman and X-Men.
Creating artwork for Rubens Lp is about, “Inspiring people, and true [...]
Oh Nancy Tobin what you do to me! Nancy is a contemporary visual artist who just launched her new website displaying her gorgeous work — what a dreamy spot to land on first thing in the morning amidst vibrant, happy colors and shapes, flowers and fanciful swirls.
Nancy is another artist that I have on my [...]
I am so pleased to introduce you to the founder and director of Squam Art Workshops, Elizabeth MacCrellish, who lives in Sandwich, New Hampshire. If you already know her then this may not be an introduction but rather a nice opportunity to get to know her better. When I first heard about Squam Art Workshops [...]
I love the dots, lines and shapes in the abstract illustrative art of Paola Guimerans. And oh my goodness her colorways are energetic and playful! Paola was born in Spain and recently relocated to New York to pursue her MFA in Design and Technology at Parsons. ::blog:: & ::flickr:: & ::website:: & ::vimeo::
(images from paola [...]
A twitter contact of mine, MeanMillies, just sent me a tweet about Art School Girl in Chicago thinking I’d like the paper products and… she’s right! Such sweet finds here.
Art School Girl is Amy Rowan who has a passion for paper and a love for specialty printing processes and so she specializes in [...]
I found fine art printmaker Unity Coombes on Flickr yesterday and I really like her style, it’s right up my alley. I love this picture of Unity in her studio in Cornwall, England surrounded by her beautiful illustrations. She appears to be quite happy with the work she is doing. It’s so inspiring to see [...]
I feel like sharing a new painting in my home from artist Jennifer Davis. It’s called Girl and it looks so pretty on my blue wall in the living room. Jennifer’s work really inspires me. You know that feeling when you just ‘click’ with a piece of art or the work of a particular artist? [...]
I woke up this morning thinking about art in train stations most likely because these images are the last I saw before going to bed. I’d like to ask you, during your morning commute did you see art like this in your train station?
Do you recognize this work? I’m sure you do… it’s Camilla Engman, [...]
I can’t believe I nearly forgot to post this and the event is in Los Angeles TOMORROW NIGHT. The Tinlark Gallery is throwing a party to celebrate their 2 year anniversary and along with the party they’re presenting the INSPIRED exhibit curated by 7 art & design bloggers and I’m one of the curators. I’ve [...]
This isn’t typically a color palette I’d be into but something about all of these tones of green mingling with oranges and yellows really speaks to me right now. I guess my heart is whispering Palm Springs when my body is screaming, “No Holly, you are really still buried under a mountain of ice and [...]
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