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Femme of Fantasy Come Alive in Kelly McKernan’s Paintings

American illustrator and fine artist Kelly McKernan paints women in imaginative worlds other than our own. Each of her scenes includes, as she says on her website; a woman and a world. These women either interact with the world around them or they seem to look off-page, over the viewer’s shoulder, as if there is […]

A pacing tiger dreams of its homeland in this fierce watercolour painting by Daniel Mackie.

Daniel Mackie Paints Animals with Their Habitats Within Them

Daniel Mackie is an ex-Photoshop junkie who turned away from digital art software in 2010. He says, “Photoshop was making me cut corners and it was driving me crazy with its flat colours. Once I started using watercolour it became instantly clear to me that one of the reasons I was becoming so frustrated with […]

You’re gonna LOVE what this Woman does to this Piece of Paper

In this speed painting video, Swedish artist Maria Björnbom Öberg shows us her exceptional skill with drawing. The stationery she’s using are copic markers, Holbein colour pencils and Faber Castell Polychromos to add color to the design, and a white gel pen to add sparkles and highlights. This incredible hand drawn illustration features a beautiful […]

Nordic animals are the subjects of this wacky totem pole illustration by Niark1

Niark1’s Insane Art will Make You Lose Your Mind

Crazy Frenchman Sebastien Feraut (aka Niark1) creates cheerfully mad paintings, illustrations and graffiti murals in his signature style. He uses geometric designs, cartoonish characters, text and psychedelic patterns to build each of his designs. The result is a mind-blowing mash-up of images that the artist has somehow managed to render in a legible form. Monsters […]

Cult horror film Little Shop of Horrors inspired this comic painting by graffiti and fine artist Scribe

Stories become Paintings Thanks to US Graffiti Artist Scribe

“Scribe” is the nick of American artist Donald Ross who has put his dynamic talents to use creating graffiti wall murals, children’s book illustrations and fine art paintings. He chose the nick Scribe because he incorporates folk tales, fantasy parables and biblical references in his artworks, turning these stories into visual works of art. Scribe brings […]

A smoker offers a cigarette to a friendly dragon in this fantasy Photoshop painting by Dan Kitchener

Dan Kitchener’s Photoshop Art isn’t your Ordinary Comic Book Stuff

UK artist Dan Kitchener has developed his own art style. He begins by designing a scene in his sketchbook and then turns to his computer to create a digital painting in Photoshop. The result is a combination of classic comic book art styles and art software styles, a fusion that creates a densely saturated image, unlike […]

Vampire horror bunny must havee gotten hungry just before Halloween in this creepy but cute illustration by Bill Carman

Spooky but Sweet Illustrations by Bill Carman

Bill Carman is an American artist who was apparently born with a banana shaped head. Whether or not this fact added to his artistic talents remains to be seen, but regardless, he’s one talented guy. He’s worked in publishing houses, at Ford Aerospace and he’s even spent time at LucasArts Entertainment. Carman’s illustrations are unlike those […]

A clever hiker holds onto a guide rope while he navigates a skull shaped maze in this illustration by Jessica Fortner

Mesmeric Illustrations by Jessica Fortner

Canadian artist Jessica Fortner works in both traditional and digital media, though even when working in traditional media, there are elements in her designs that appear to only be possible with the help of a computer arts program such as Photoshop. She pays such careful attention to form and detail that it seems almost unlikely […]

Alice from Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland doesn't seem quite so chaste and innocent in this illustration by Irureta

Spanish Artist gives a Dark Twist to Fairy Tales

As the Grimm brothers proved with their dark fairy tales; not all children’s stories have to be filled with happy little characters frolicking in their happy little worlds. Spanish artist Beñat Olea Irureta has now added his own twist to classic fairy tales and childrens’ book characters with his gothic fantasy illustrations. While some of the […]

Optical Illusion Portraits by Rex Whistler are Now Mind-Boggling Antiques

Hailing from the age celebrated by steampunk artists, Rex Whistler’s optical illusion portraits give a glimpse into the mind of this exceptionally talented artist. Though he didn’t live long (1905-1944), whistler created an enormous amount of drawings, paintings and other creative projects such as set designs for school plays and illustrations for books. Rex Whistler’s […]