Monday 31 July 2017

tatiana plakhova


there comes a point when an illustration moves beyond just displaying information and gets into the realm of something else entirely. welcome to the world of tatiana plekhova. dazzling!

Friday 28 July 2017

stanislav nikireev


what, you don't think i can like realist etchings? i love this image

Wednesday 26 July 2017

nehemiah grew


proper old school now with nehemiah grew. there's loads to love in the back in the day niche of botanical illustration but grew is as good a place to start as any

Tuesday 25 July 2017

rene quillivic


you see these all over the place these days. curly waves, wee boats, i've even done some myself. chances are tho, rene quillivic was doing it first. possibly better known for sculpture these woodcuts are beautiful in their simplicity and grace

Monday 24 July 2017

zdzlislaw beksinski



breathtaking. it's no wonder the likes of guillermo del toro (apparently) cites zdzlislaw beksinski as an influence

Saturday 22 July 2017

Friday 21 July 2017

hokusai


so yes, every once in a while i like to go old school. this should need no explanation! having a browse the other day and cam across this. even all these centuries later the rightness of it just shines out from the image.

Thursday 20 July 2017

rebecca yanovskaya


ballpoint pen? bit of gold? that's all rebecca yanovskaya needs. and it works....

Wednesday 19 July 2017

Tuesday 18 July 2017

ian miller


and one of the reasons i wanted to draw like i did was very likely ian miller whose green dog trumpet i still have and still have no idea what's really going on. even now - an attack of the pumpkin creatures. whatever ian miller has in head, i'd like some of that!

Monday 17 July 2017

konstantin kalynovych


i can't get past looking at these images from konstantin kalynovych. i can't draw like this but when i was young and in my drawing phase this is exactly what i wanted to draw. and i'm not going to lie i wish i still could!

Sunday 16 July 2017

wire scorpion



more finger punishing in this easy to follow video that isn't a bad starter for making something bug like. worth remembering that once you're dialling in your technique you can add in all manner of beadwork etc to fancy it up. ideal for a rainy afternoon!

Saturday 15 July 2017

wire tree



even the thought makes my fingers hurt but one day i'm going to give it a go

Friday 14 July 2017

margaret macdonald


after harry clarke here's another favourite. or at least one of a pair of favourites, it being wrong not to mention margaret's prodigiously talented sister frances. always worth a look in to the kelvingrove if you're passing. failing that, if it's still in print, check out jude burkhauser's glasgow girls.

Thursday 13 July 2017

harry clarke


for me, discovering harry clarke was like opening a door but i can't help feeling that he's underappreciated out there in that there world of art. you can do your wee bit towards sorting that out....

Wednesday 12 July 2017

edward penkov


there's precious little about edward penkov online but what you do get is acres of images and when you got his set of skills, that's not something to grumble about.

Tuesday 11 July 2017

Monday 10 July 2017

akiya kageichi


you could argue that akiya kageichi wears his influences just a bit too obviously on his sleeve. but as i like all those influences i don't care. these are just sumptuous!

Sunday 9 July 2017

Saturday 8 July 2017

Friday 7 July 2017

pedro oliveira


am loving this beautiful considered portraits by pedro oliveira

Thursday 6 July 2017

nagato iwasaki


i'm a sucker for old bits of wood so there's no way i'm not going to be beguiled by the work of nagato iwasaki

Wednesday 5 July 2017

martin janecky


made out of glass. you just have to ask how...! martin janecky should be in the definition of artistry in the dictionary. mazing

Tuesday 4 July 2017

matthew dols


of all the figurative work i've been looking at recently it's matthew dols i keep coming back to

Monday 3 July 2017

darby lahger


it could be said that maybe there' a view that dalarna isn't the most interesting part of sweden. to that i say - darby lahger

Sunday 2 July 2017

Saturday 1 July 2017