with a flair for the unusual - sometimes shocking and often disturbing. There's a hint of surrealism in his art with a heavy dose of graffiti, peppered with a dash of expressionism. Brandt's art tells the story of society's self indulgence, its violent unrest and the crushing isolation and loneliness of its individuals - issues that plague our modern day world. The outcome of these stories is left to his viewers. Tragedy looms heavy over many of Brandt Hardin's subjects, these accidental, freakish characters, plucked from reality, struggling to cope with the harshness of the environment that has been forced upon them. Who are these disturbed individuals and what will come of them? Are you sympathetic to their plight or do you condemn them for who they are or what they seem to be?
Lo Cole’s distinctive artwork first came to prominence in the mid-1980s when he was invited to produce the controversial album sleeve designs for Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “Welcome To The Pleasuredome.” Voted ‘best dressed record sleeve of the year,’ by the NME reader’s poll, Lo’s work was launched on a market that has provided him with employment as an artist and illustrator over 25 years.
His work regularly features in national newspapers and magazines such as The Sunday Times, Vogue, Elle magazine, The Boston Globe and more, where his humorous and abstracted approach to imagery is highly identifiable.
As a poster artist, Lo has produced dynamic designs for clients including the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Londo
Detroit illustrator Mark Hammermeister is one skilled artist with the pixels. This seriously talented, digital painter is laying down some seriously fantastic, stylized digital art. Look at the level of detail in that Jimi Hendrix illustration below. Look at the pattern in the shirt and the individual strands of hair! Mark wrote on his blog that it took him three hours to do this painting in Photoshop. Three hours – are you kidding me? It was painted over a ballpoint pen sketch. If this took Mark only three hours to create - what can he do in eight – recreate the Sistine Chapel? Hammermeister style!
The images below I could let go on forever. They're just so incredible. Wouldn't you agree?
Seems like only yesterday when
artist Nate Owens was featured on
Illustration Pages. But can you believe it was back in August? Wow, time flies! Where did the summer go? Anyway, back in August we featured Nate's
imagekind store where he sells prints of his illustrations and paintings. He also has a separate
Zazzle store where he sells his art on mugs and t shirts. Fun!
Are you an artist who brings a sketchbook with you everywhere you go – consistently jotting down almost every place you visit – almost every thought - just about everything you see? Some artists can’t leave the house without a sketchbook – one in the car – one in a backpack – a small one in a pocket. Do you think
Tommy Kane is an artist whose constant companion is a sketchbook?
Eat, sleep and breathe design – there are others out there who do – that’s what a professor once told me upon my first day of college. He was a graphic design professor, who unfortunately passed away soon thereafter. I never had the benefit of learning more from him. But his words remained forever engrained in my mind. Of course they didn’t only apply to design. They apply to art in general. Tommy Kane seems to be one of those “others” that eats, sleeps and breathes art. That would explain his intense understanding of art and his ability to create such compelling graphic design and beautiful drawings and paintings. Perhaps he’s discovered the contentment and solace that can be found inside one’s mind recording personal experiences and the world around him inside a sketchbook.
The expressions on the faces of the characters in
Nate Owens’ paintings are priceless – not to mention the situations he puts them in. His art has a Norman Rockwell feel to it. Wouldn’t you agree? There’s so much to look at in every painting – each with its own unique story to tell. He’s certainly an artist that loves what he does and is having a good time doing it. As you look through his art you’ll find that there’s also a serious side to Nate Owens, evident in many of his other beautifully rendered paintings. Whatever the subject matter, Nate Owens’ approach to painting is that of an exceptionally skilled craftsman on a noble quest to make us smile.
Nate Owens has been doing illustrations for publication and gallery art (oils, watercolors, acrylics, etc.) for years. His art has appeared on everything from bus benches to ads, magazine illustrations, TV spots and gift products like coffee mugs, shirts, greeting cards and wall decor prints.
Artist Woulter Tulp has crafted a remarkable body of work in a variety of styles and medium over the past decade. A graduate of Willem de Kooning Academie, Woulter has been making a living as an illustrator since 2001.
Woulter creates incredible caricatures of historical figures such as President Obama and Abraham Lincoln – entertainers such as Johnny Cash and Michael Jackson. He has even completed a few of his friends and family. But caricatures are one aspect of this versatile artist. Explore his work further and discover more treasure along the way.
It’s absolutely incredible how Wouter can move in and out of such a wide range of styles and still maintain the same flawless excellence within each one. Every illustration he creates is equivalent to the other in terms of mastery, inventiveness, and beauty. Such an enormous body of work would be impossible to record all in one post but hopefully the work that is displayed here is reflective of his many techniques and approaches to art.
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Mia Tavonatti, the creator of the Svelata Foundation for the Arts, enjoys the adventure of creating life and searching for truth through beauty in art.
Svelata is a foundation dedicated to the creative expansion of humanity through exhibitions, documentaries and educational programs designed to reveal the true nature of creativity and the transformative power of beauty.
By revealing the creative processes of artists to the mass public, starting with her own, Mia intends to break down the barriers between artist and non-artist and eliminate the blocks that discredit and disintegrate the dreams and aspirations of so many potential creators.
Mia earned her BFA and MFA from California State University Long Beach, where she majored in Illustration. She has studied in
Paris at the Sorbonne, Parsons School of Design, and in the studio of renowned French impressionist Monsieur Relange.
Mia has been creating art professionally for twenty years, and her work can be found in numerous private, institutional and corporate collections including those of Marriott Resorts and Harrah’s Casinos. As an illustrator, Mia has created art for over twenty books, eight of which she has also authored, and the covers for sixty plus young adult, children’s and art instructional books.
Some of us as artists can remember a point in our lives when someone almost extinguished our “spark”, whether intentional or not. In the video below Mia talks about a specific incident in her childh
Camilla knew she was meant to be an artist when she arrived at
Comic Con International in 1998 and saw the clouds part and heard the angels sing. How’s that for realizing your destiny?
Artist Camilla d'Errico is a product of her split heritage, Italian and Canadian rolled into one: Italian feistiness, Canadian politeness, and an early addiction to Saturday morning cartoons, comics and manga. Growing up she was more often doodling sexy damsels and dragons on her textbooks rather than reading them. Today she is following her dream of working creatively for a living thanks to her relentless energy, dedication, and just enough sleep deprivation.
What drives Camilla d'Errico to create? It’s a love for what she does – an unremitting devotion and a strong resolve to succeed.
Never regret what you do but regret what you don't. If you’re passionate about it – don’t hold back and go for it. - Camilla d'Errico
Art is most often a labor of love as many artists know. There’s an unexplainable, driving force deep within every artist that compels us to create. If we’re ever stripped of the opportunity to explore our imaginations or deprived of the time we need to record our dreams and bring them to life, we become empty and fragile, frustrated and angry. All creative souls understand.
Many of us have an understanding of what it takes
The work of
artist Charles Kaufman isn’t restricted by common, everyday thinking. Charles paints any subject he wishes on any surface he desires. Unconventional and bursting with imagination the subject matter of his paintings range from woman and wine bottles to surrealistic toasters in the wild to wacky characters at organ factories.
Charles is fearless in his approach to art. He’ll create his art on
discarded soda cans and carved wood as well as the traditional canvas. It’s as if he as so many ideas of things to paint; they explode on to any surface available.
However don’t be fooled by the playfulness of his subject matter or his choice of rustic materials on to which his art is applied. Charles Kaufman is very serious about his work. He has two published books about his art with a third one soon to be released. On his website he offers an insightful view on how he
layers paint on canvas. He also provides a look at his
beginning sketches along side the finished paintings accompanied by brief explanations of his process.
Artist Katy Betz is sending out invitations to play, dream and imagine and we’re happily accepting. Katy’s paintings are stunningly beautiful and brimming over with imagination. The journey through her world is filled with vibrant colors and whimsical settings.
Uninhibited by the confines of practical thought and reasonable explanation Katy’s paintings enable us to soar freely beyond what we know to be real into a fantasy filled with creativity and invention. Katy’s art possesses an atmosphere of youthful innocence that is both refreshing and invitingly warm. She challenges us - almost dares us to dream and become inspired.
Katy received her BFA in Illustration from Laguna College of Art & Design in 2006, and will be receiving her MFA in Spring 2011 from California State University, Fullerton. Katy is a gallery artist, children’s book writer & illustrator, muralist, and part-time college professor. She also teaches workshops and accepts private commissions.
Free flowing forms, soothing, melodic movement, gentle connections between affectionate souls, Charmagne Coe’s paintings will touch you like a gentle breeze upon the back of your neck on a warm summer day.
These are personal works of art that speak differently to each individual who views them. Somehow Charmagne manages to capture innocence and fear, frailty and strength, love and melancholy with unique figures in extraordinary surroundings.
Charmagne Coe creates her
mixed media paintings in a studio in Northern Arizona. Her medium of choice is watercolor combined with pastel and various inks.
Charmagne holds a degree in Fine Art from Northern Arizona University. She describes her work as illuminating the connection between humanity, spirit, nature and time.
Megan Duncanson is a self taught contemporary artist living out her dream of creating beautiful artwork in her studio at the remote location of Meyers Chuck, Alaska.
Megan draws inspiration from the many places she has lived throughout her life such as the secluded bush of Alaska and the tropical paradises of Hawaii and Florida. Inspiration from these places comes in many forms such as trees, boats, birds, vibrant sunsets, water, palm trees, cities, martinis; anything she sees around her can be used to it's fullest extent to draw the viewer into each piece and provide them with an enriching and pleasurable experience. A highly prolific artist, she literally produces hundreds of paintings each year.
Megan strives for her art to have an element of surprise, and at the same time, affect each individual on a personal level with elements they can relate back to their own life experiences. She describes her style of art as a mix of Contemporary Eclecticism and Pop. And yet, it is different and unique in its own way, which is refreshing, and full of light and laughter.
Megan Duncanson's goal as an artist is to bring happiness and joy into people's lives through art. When people look at her art and smile, Megan feels she has a
Are you familiar with the work of artist
Eyvind Earle? Well among his many accomplishments as an artist Eyvind Earle was responsible for the styling, background art and colors for the Disney classic, sleeping beauty. He also worked on many other Disney films throughout the 1950s. He has been described as an artist who pursues beauty – his work described as striking and beautiful.
Lorna Allen is a self taught artist from New Zealand; an artist, like Earle, who pursues beauty, creating remarkably
gorgeous landscapes. And although there isn't an obvious similarity between the two artists in reference to technique, their artwork has a similar atmosphere about them and a magical quality, both approaching the exquisiteness of a landscape in there own unique styles.
Lorna Allen records her world in a way that sooths your soul and shelters you from the harshness of realty. Her enchanted paintings are richly colored, alluring scenes that grant us the opportunity to see the peacefulness and magnificence of nature through her eyes.
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Such a spry, sprightly simian! Love this. (P.S. What sort of pencil? Charcoal, ebony grpahite, or...?)
hi Laura ... thanks! Just 2b on strathmore with colour in photoshop.
Wonderful energy!
Thanks Alison!
I love this! So happy bouncing along!
Thanks Beth Anne! Boucne, bounce, bounce!