Happy Menocal is an illustrator and fine artist who lives in New York City, and I love her custom heraldry portfolio that’s filled with fun, whimsical crests! They’re very useful on wedding invites, announcements and even as a personal monogram or logo. See more of her works on her website. Related posts: No related posts.
If you love the ’60’s, hippies, love, incense, spirit animals, and the color yellow, Devendra Banhart is the indie musician for you. His beautifully simple drawings really reflect his whimsy musical style. I find it interesting when artists dabble in various genres. Sometimes the style changes with the medium. Not here. All folk art…in sound […]
Love this quote by Eric Hanson: [quote] I have an exercise I do sometimes, to get my brain moving, to get the ideas from my head to my hand to my pencil. I draw a face. I draw an oval, or I draw the arrangement of features. Why are they always arranged the same, like a […]
This is me, perfectly encapsulated by the riot-inducing Anne Emond (you simply MUST see more of her comics!) Related posts: No related posts.
It’s midweek already! And if you’re already suffering from post-new-year blues, let Grant Snider’s incidental comics cheer you up! And get this, he’s studying to be an orthodontist while drawing cartoons on the side. Talk about double lives! I know the next time I’m waiting at the dentist, I’ll be conjuring up some story about […]
Since graduating art school three years ago, I’ve been following the artwork of children’s book illustrator Kelly Murphy. I really would like to illustrate children’s books but I have problems drawing people. Her work has taught me to let go of the confining concepts of how human anatomy “should” look. Murphy’s work has inspired me […]
I’m in love with everything done by Minneapolis-based artist Jennifer Davis. Her paintings are a perfect blend of whimsy, mystery and color that it’s hard to describe exactly what it is that makes me feel the way I do about it. Her creatures and figures take on various colors, shapes and forms (some human-like and […]
Loving the fun, whimsical illustrations Elisa Carareto – an illustrator from São Paulo, Brazil. Related posts: No related posts.
Dutch illustrator Antigoon has recently curated an excellent looking new exhibition at Walls Gallery in Amsterdam, open until 24th August, as an extension of his Exquisite Corpse website (last image, shown below). I love referring to the Exquisite Corpse as a creative exercise in my classes and his website was able to showcase the illustrations brilliantly. For […]
One of my absolute loves in the illustration genre is story-telling for both adults and kids alike. I have a stack of very old illustrated story books that was handed down to me by my cousins which I treasure till this very day. I stumbled on Jon Klassen’s Burst of Beaden via Gallery Nucleus, and […]
Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS illustrations from Till Hafenbrak, a Berlin-based illustrator. His simple, two-dimensional work is brought alive by limited though vibrant color choices (not unlike screen printing); and I can totally see his illustrations transformed into infographics and animation. See his portfolio for more of his work – which includes various other styles. Related posts: No […]
As a former art director who was schooled in Canada and France, Janice Nadeau’s portfolio is a mix of retro and modern illustrations beautifully rendered in watercolor. Whimsical in nature and playful in message, it’s no wonder that she is the three-time recipient of the Governor General’s Award for Illustration (Canada). And also, what’s great […]
Penelope Dullaghan is an illustrator and co-founder of Illustration Friday and I just let myself spend an hour (plus some) looking at her artwork and reading her blog because her artwork made me feel incredibly relaxed, which would make sense because aside from illustrator, she is also a yoga instructor! Looking at art and reading […]
The struggle to constantly create new things, is very real. Do you ever find that you’re so much more inspired when you get out of your normal daily routine? I do. When I went to that conference in Berlin last year, my neurons were firing around in my brain like it was the fourth of July. […]
The Emotional Capacity of Mr. Roger Eveline Tarunadjaja is an illustrator who has had her work published on Frankie magazine — in the form of a poster, no less! She is now working on the design of tee shirts for Hurley, apart from selling her original works and limited edition prints, in her shop (her […]
Born in Bosnia & Hercegovina and currently living in San Francisco, Maja Ruznik work intrigues me. Her paintings predominantly focus on people’s faces. Blurred yet crisp, their eyes are piercingly cool and stoic – reflecting a certain helplessness; perhaps even a cry for help. Some of her work is founded on her experience as a […]
I love Leigh Wells’ gocco print entitled Where I Sit, which was an unpublished illustration she did a few years ago about thought and creativity. (Read about her and Victoria of sfgirlbybay’s fun gocco process here.) Further prodding led me to her website with more beautiful illustrations accompanied by gorgeous hand-lettering work. She did the […]
I’m apartment hunting…and it sucks. So I though I’d post some images by the lovely Lisa Chow of Apt. 3305 to remind myself that home is where you should feel comfortable, safe, and loved. And more importantly, you can feel comfortable, safe, and loved anywhere, anytime. Be your own anchor. Related posts: No related posts.
I admit – since I hadn’t read French illustrator Blexbolex’s first book Dog Crime, I was a little worried that I wouldn’t be able to follow his latest book – No Man’s Land. I didn’t have to worry though. Turns out that Dog Crime was a precursor to his latest book – one that was 3 years […]
Jacopo Rosati makes these amazing illustration with felt – working with the medium to create pieces that are simple, and yet beautifully offset by the textures of the felt. Each piece takes about two hours, and he has a video to show you how it’s done! Related posts: No related posts.
I thought these inflatable dolls by Applebee’s are rather hilarious – they act as a stand-in version of you that you place on your chair when you go off for lunch. Best line ever? “Utilizing state of the art balloon-based technology, Lunch Decoy replicates your every move in the office.” Watch for the deliberate pause! […]
I’m so thrilled that Nelleke of Red Cheeks Factory has finally opened up her shop! She’s one of our past students from the Pikaland Artist Bootcamp and she has been busy creating lots and lots of illustrations after the class ended. I’ve been following her work for more than a year, and while we’ve talked […]
Oh Nicoletta Ceccoli! My friends know me too well. For my birthday last year, my BFF gave me Kate Bernheimer’s book The Girl Inside the Castle Inside the Museum which Nicoletta illustrated. Ceccoli has illustrated many books in her home country of Italy, but also the US and the UK but The Girl Inside the […]
Loving the quirky, folk arty feel of Kentucky based artist Becca Stadtlander. Her art has a fantastic sense of place that makes me want to visit Kentucky (just go to West Virgina and make a left) and calls to mind the works of Grandma Moses. Related posts: Jenn Smith Donna Wilson’s studio Made by Node […]
I’m intrigued by the detailed illustrations of Rosa Middleton – a cartoonist and illustrator based in the UK; who creates narratives with her images. There’s lots of things going on in the background of some of her illustrations that makes you feel like a bit of voyeur! They’re also packed with social commentary (she doesn’t mind […]
You know those glossy websites with their shiny, beveled buttons fit for Web 2.0? Well those are boring and predictable. They do the job, certainly, but without much pizazz nor flair. So when I saw Me & Oli’s website, I was smitten. And no wonder — the website is the brainchild of Sydney-based artist, illustrator […]
Happy Monday folks! Today I’m loving the work of Lieke van der Vorst who illustrated Frankie magazine’s latest cover. I love her way with color pencils and how she makes each piece look like a painting. Related posts: Hannah Waldron AFCC Interview: Frané Lessac Snippets from AFCC 2014 Silvia Celiberti: creating visuals for the brain […]
Loving the textures and organic forms of Edward McGowan’s illustrations, especially work done by his alter ego Parko Polo who only surfaces by night after Edward’s done working! In his after-work project, it’s clear that Edward’s style veers towards the playful; the geometrical and organic that can be seen subtly in his primary portfolio. LINKS […]
Finland based illustrator Vladimir Stankovic works with a variety of mediums – from watercolors, tempera, colored pencil and markers, and the results are psychedelic! What I admire is the way he mixes colors (and not to mention different mediums seamlessly!) He has an Etsy shop, and he posts a lot of his illustrations up on Flickr. […]
The romantic notion of a starving artist isn’t something that I’m buying into, and I think it’s a myth that is dangerous to those out there who believe that living in poverty because of your art is a noble (or even necessary) thing to do. I believe that those who can’t live off their art […]
“Pile it on Fluffy, and don’t skimp on the conditioner!” Painting by Pepe Shimada from Taiwan who obviously loves cats! Related posts: No related posts.
