Ukrainian tattoo artist Dmitriy Samohin is an enormously talented tattooer who has made a name for himself with his realistic tattoos. He tattoos life-like portraits of people and animals in an artistic way; creating body art that is a beautiful blend of photo realism and artistic styling. There are few tattooers out there who can match […]
Dutch artist Marcel Witte specializes in photorealistic paintings of personified animals. This video shows the making of one of his paintings, called “Gracious”, in which a lion gently carries a baby lamb with unexpected tenderness and gentleness. Like all of Marcel Witte’s paintings, he has included a human element in the scene. In Gracious, the […]
Lil’ Drac was rescued after his mother abandoned him due to the stress caused by their home disappearing – the zoo where they’d once lived closed. This fun video shows the little bat’s personality emerging as he grows up under the care of volunteers at the Bat World Sanctuary. You can learn more about Lil’ […]
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 […]
Two friends, Matt Stanley and Andrew Flounders, were surfing off Amble, Northumberland, when a young seal joined in for some surfing fun. The seal approached them by nudging their ankles before attempting to climb onto their surfboards. According to a spokesman for a nearby seal sanctuary, the seals often sit on surfboards provided for them by […]
A breakfast-eating dude is in for a surprise when he doesn’t feed his kittens when commanded. Puny human gets what’s coming to him.
When musician and artist Jarbas Agnelli saw a photograph of birds sitting on electric wires, he decided to make a song. The melody for the song was created by using the birds’ positions on the wires as music notes. The result was a beautiful, emotive melody that seemed to express the essence of the photograph. He […]
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Marcel Witte is a photorealistic painter from the Netherlands who paints surrealist and photorealistic images of animals. Some of his paintings are simply beautiful portraits, but others have a single human element added to the scene that personifies the animals and gives them character. Witte has this to say about his paintings; “In my artwork, […]
One lucky raccoon came across a magical, mystical sprinkler harp and got the opportunity to show off its skills as a musician.