Quirky art

The moment I opened my eyes What a wonderful morning ... Starting the day and find your heart intact in love is a great

Artist Tara Roskell rediscovered her creative energy, creating whimsical, imaginative portraits in wax pastel and mixed media.

I can show students a range of artists work and if Cristina Troufa is in the mix, there are certain to be several students who choose to look at her work. I shouldn't be surprised. The first time I saw her work I did a double take. It's not often that you look at an

Fusing charming portraits of wildlife with the severe trappings of historical costume, Bill Mayer (previously) creates darkly fantastical worlds in his detailed gouache paintings. A frog poses in royal dress, a pearl-draped mouse looks ready for a ball amongst massive wedges of cheese, and a rhinoceros stands ready to defend his territory in a suit of armor. The accomplished illustrator lives in Decatur, Georgia and has had a long career as a commercial artist. More

Eloise Enjoys Elegant Earrings, 16" x 8", acrylic paint, paper, ink on canvas Here is the inspiration sketch for this fun painting: And here is a detailed step by step WIP for Eloise: This painting is done using my Coloring Book Method. So I begin with the outline, done with a paint pen. I then add in the mixed media elements--in this case magazine pages and scrapbook paper. And a little bit more--I decided to make her eyes and lips really pop! Then comes the paint. And after that, I go back…

Art Direction,Typography,Illustration

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Creating individuals is what Michele Mikesell is most interesting in. It is her hope that these portraits will be familiar characters to the viewer, subjects we recognize and identify with. Mikesell is inuenced by a diverse and extremely eclectic group of different movements including Abstract and German Expressionism, Art Informal, Children’s Art, as well as the 17th century Dutch masters and the current Pop Surrealist movement. DECORAZON Gallery is a contemporary international art…

May you Take Time to Smell the Roses I've been thinking about something a wise man once said, "Whatever is pure, whatever is noble, whatever is right, if anything is excellent and praiseworthy, think about these things." When I first read it, I thought it was impossible; life is not a bed of roses. Many awful things happen, and I need to think and process through them. Then I realized that we process through the hard and ugly then return to the right and good. It is an invitation to dwell…