Claude Monet's Studio

I absolutely love this picture. It's so serene, yet so solemn.
Claude Monet and I share the same birthday.

Black Swan Shop

I loved Black Swan! The grandiose music of Tchaikovsky, the relentless spiral into absurdity, the dancing...
Natalie Portman's intellect and talent is something to be admired.

She is a part of the elite few that has an Erdős–Bacon number, or a number that measures your collaborative distance between the actor Kevin Bacon, and the Hungarian mathematician, Paul Erdős.
A "six degree of separation" meter of sorts...

These posters were designed by La Boca, a UK based design firm.
Check out more Black Swan merch at the Fox store.

Year of the Rabbit

The start of a new year means extended hours and seasonal help for the Japan Post. 

Thousands of postcards, or nengajō, are sent to friends and family with warm New Years greetings, 

much like the American Christmas cards. 

Below are two vintage postcards (circa 1950) depicting the year of the rabbit.

Omg fashion lolz

Lolz gone alta moda. Illustrations by Elizabeth Mosh.

"R" turned "G"

Pixar animation artist Josh Cooley transformed these memorable movie scenes into pages from a children book.
These various prints have been compiled into a book that is so adorably called "Movies R Fun."
Definitely some of my favorites... Can you name all of them?

Rosemarie Fiore

NY artist Rosemarie Fiore captured the fiery beauty of our Independence Day with her Pyrotechnics collection. These pieces of art were made by setting off and containing live fireworks on a piece of cardboard. What a creative idea. To me, they are simultaneously chaotic and composed.

Fashion Icons Disney-fied

Ulrich Schröder drew these Disney renditions of fashion designers for this month's issue of Elle Spain. On the left is Karl Lagerfeld, and on the right is Dolce and Gabbana.

Dalton Ghetti

Incredible pencil lead art by Dalton Ghetti. 

Cynical Proverbs

Nikki Farquharson altered these classic proverbs to reflect today's mentality. They made me laugh.

Acrylic Body Paint

I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw these pictures. These are actual people painted with acrylic paint. A creation of art by Alexa Meade.

Vid of the Day- Creative Art

This video will keep you guessing until the end... but it's worth watching all of it.

Typography

There's something I love about this slightly nerdy art. For those of you who aren't familiar with typography, (I wasn't until recently) it's the art of arranging type into illustrations... a lot more advanced than your regular old ":)". I'd love to learn how to do this! I posted the pictures big so you can see the detail.

John Lennon


Typography Woman


I love this one! A typography collage of Trento, Italy!


Found on Art Text.

Stephen Wiltshire

The other day I came across this story about Stephen Wiltshire, an autistic artist who has mastered drawing and painting cityscapes from memory. Wiltshire was invited to leave his hometown of London, and come to New York to draw a panorama of the city. He drew an accurate, detailed panorama of New York on a 18x3 foot canvas after taking a brief twenty minute helicopter ride over the city. This piece can be found in London along with several other panoramas the the same magnitude. Savantism is very interesting... makes me think back to Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man.

It's hard to see pictures of Venice without getting incredibly nostalgic, but this is one of my favorites. Please visit Stephen Wiltshire's site! I recommend watching the videos.


ps- I've decided the script font I've been using is too much for post content. Stay tuned for more changes.

Aoyama Hina

I love this intricate paper cut-out by Aoyama Hina. Click here to see more beautiful creations.

By yours truly

Location: Tanaka gallery.

Jill Lin

These embellished headband posters are by artist Jill Lin. Lovely.

David Downtown

If ever I get a portrait done, PLEASE let it be by David Downtown! His fashion illustrations are sassy, chic, and have a vintage feel. I adore them. All of them. I posted this picture because of the red accent.