Spring Whitaker
Illustrator Spring Whitaker is an animal lover and it certainly shows in her work....
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Hayley Mitchell
The exuberance and confidence radiating from Hayley Mitchell‘s cubist-inspired faces is contagious. It’s...
Cornelius Völker
I love the work of Germain painter Cornelius Völker, particularly his hair portrait series. He brings an almost abstract quality to each piece with his saturated and heavy brushstrokes. Drama!
Donald Martiny
There’s something so satisfying about the Donald Martiny‘s hefty brushstrokes. These larger than life pieces of art are more like sculptures than paintings, as the American artist use gallons upon gallons of polymers and dispersed pigment…
Becca Stadtlander
There’s something about Becca Stadtlander‘s illustrations that seems to fit in so nicely with the holidays. Perhaps it’s the nostalgic folk art influence. Or the fact that each work brings me to the most comfortable and warm place…
Leslie Weaver’s Faces
Inez loves to dance, Flora has sass, Anya laughs at her own jokes, Binda is always blushing, Babette loves her drinks stiff and Selby and Poppy have been best friends for ages. Leslie Weaver‘s painted ladies radiate…
100 Days of Plants & Pots
Several months ago, watercolor artist Sarah Ehlinger jumped on Instagram’s #100daysproject bandwagon with her artistic documentation of #100daysofplantsandpots. She recently celebrated her 94th day with a lovely bohemian bouquet and I just couldn’t help but be overcome with motivation to start my…
The Swimmers
It’s amazing how heavy brushstrokes can bring so much realism and life into a painting with such simple composition. I’m absolutely smitten with these works from Colombian artist Pedro Covo. They take me back to summer…
Everything Is Coming To You
Inspired by finding the novelty and adventure in everyday life, rituals, symbols,...
The Original Surf Art
Even before he founded Surfer Magazine in 1960, John Severson was a professional surfer, talented filmmaker and well respected artist. In fact, his paintings and sketches of Hawaii-California surf culture are regarded as the original surf art. After launching…
Diamonds Are Forever
Holy moly, I’m obsessed with South African artist Kurt Pio‘s larger than life diamond paintings. Many moons ago, while enrolled in the jewelry design program at FIT, I spent hours upon hours learning how to paint diamonds using gouache…
Bobbie Burgers
A flower isn’t just a flower. Vancouver artist Bobbie Burgers‘ paintings recontextualize flowers...
Coffee + Ice Cream Sketches
You certainly won’t find Giulia Bernardelli crying over spilt coffee. The Italian...