Stunning Oil Paintings Of NYC Subway Riders Reading Magazines… And All The Males Are Animals!
Matthew Grabelsky’s ‘Underground‘ looks fantastic! His surreal/realistic oil paintings of NYC subway riders reading magazines (and kid’s books) are stunning with a twist… all males are animals! If only they had prints of some of these paintings, the whole show is too stunning to pick from, though Canal Street (tiger reading Car and Driver) is my current favorite. Continue reading »
Murals Of Faceless Figures By Seth Appear To Witness The Unseen
French muralist Julien Malland (aka Seth – previously) has been extremely prolific over the last year, traveling to far flung locations around the world including China, Tahiti, New Zealand, Italy, Canada, and even the Reunion Islands in just the last few months alone. Seth paints large-scale human figures—mostly children—that appear faceless, cut off by the edges of buildings or turned completely away from the viewer, as if looking out into the world or witnessing something we cannot see. Continue reading »
Enchanting Illustrations And Animated GIFs By Sparrows
These enchanting artworks are created by professional illustrator Sparrow. Sparrow is a username that she use on Tumblr, as she explained “It’s from A Ubiquity Of Sparrows by Craig Arnold, who has written all my favourite poems about birds that aren’t really about birds.” Continue reading »
Wonderfully Weird Paintings By Piotr Jabłoński
Piotr Jabłoński (aka Nicponim) is a digital painter and concept artist from Bialystok, Poland. Enjoy his brutally detailed paintings so wonderfully weird. Continue reading »
Miniature Ink Drawings By Christian Watson
These tiny illustrations are by Christian Watson, illustrator and owner of 1924. Christian posts his own miniature ink drawings (that are often less than a half an inch tall) on his Instagram. Continue reading »
The Creepy Girl From ‘The Grudge’ Has A Hilarious Instagram Account
Sadako vs. Kayako is a new horror film that features the main horror characters from the movies The Grudge and The Ring. Sort of like when Hollywood gave us Alien vs. Predator, except this is from Japan. Anyway, the distributor gave the ghost character Kayako Saeki from The Grudge her own Instagram account to promote the new flick. See her in everyday activities with her sidekick Toshio in all their creepy glory. Continue reading »
This Girl Made A Yummy Apple Turnovers Shaped Like Jabba The Hutt
According to Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin: “May the 4th be with you! Have a peek at how I made these yummy apple turnovers shaped like Jabba the Hutt – easy and fun. These were a blast to make (and eat) and took about 45 min to create.” Continue reading »
“The Voice Of The Night”: The Terrifying And Dark Fantasy Art Of Michael MacRae
Gritty, dark fantasy, dystopian, and at times, creepy art is the crime today. The culprit is Michael MacRae, a talented artist from DeviantArt who has created a whole world on his own. By world, we mean that he has created art with a certain flow of continuity and with a story attached to each piece. Thus Michael is also a great storyteller. Continue reading »
An Alien Planet Of Candy-Like Rocks And Plants By David Brodeur
‘Celestial Series’ is a project by Chicago-based digital artist David Brodeur. In this series Brodeur created an alien world with glowing crystals, berry-like plants, and candy shaped orbs that sprout from the ground. Continue reading »
“The Last Of Us” Concept Art By John Sweeney
John Sweeney is a very talented Illustrator and concept artist. He currently works at Naughty Dog and created many concept art for the amazing videogame ‘The Last of Us’ on PlayStation 3. His environments are full of details and post-apocalypse atmosphere. Continue reading »
By The Danger In Her Eyes: The Hauntingly Beautiful Portraits By Elena Sai
Elena Sai (Elena Zaitseva) is a talented digital artist from Kiev, Ukraine. In each portrait Elena combines realism with creepy features and makes a breathtaking disturbing masterpiece. Continue reading »
Why Are Robots Still So Far Behind Humans: Robots With a Human Touch By João Paulo Bragato
João Paulo Bragato visualizes robots with a wonderful sense of personality. Continue reading »
Of Sunrise And Sunset: Morbid Skies By Alena Aenami
“Hello, my name is Alena, i’m illustrator from Ukraine. I have education in graphic design, traditional art and interior design. I am experienced illustrator with good comprehension of anatomy, colours and composition rules. I am good in graphic or painting, digital or traditional art, vector images.” Continue reading »
Slavik’s Fashion: The Most Stylish Hobo in The Ukraine
For Slavik’s Fashion, Ukrainian photographer Yurko Dyachyshyn chronicles the daily stylings of a 55-year-old homeless man living in an undisclosed hiding place in the city of Lviv. Slavik changes his clothes at least once every day, pulling together outfits from items collected in city trash bins and homeless aid centers. Continue reading »
Artist’s Gorgeous Watercolor Paintings Align Perfectly With Surroundings
Russian watercolor artist Elena Efremova (previously) travels the world but documents her travels in a stunning way – she paints her surroundings, and then aligns her painting with the backdrop to make a picture perfect moment. Continue reading »
Police Sketches Of 15 Literary Characters Based On Their Book Descriptions
It’s a complaint you hear time and time again from readers when beloved books are adapted into films: The actors don’t match the mental image conjured up by the book’s description. So illustrator Brian Joseph Davis decided to see exactly what kind of faces those descriptions would create by using a law enforcement composite sketch software called FACES ID. Continue reading »
Beautiful Otherworldly Artwork Of Cyril Rolando
Cyril Rolando is a hobbyist digital painter from France and loves the universe of Tim Burton and Hayoa Miyazaki. Beginning using only an art website called Oekaki and his computer mouse, he spent two months experimenting with and learning digital painting techniques. He then realized that if he wanted to continue to develop as an artist he must upgrade his instruments and began creating his artwork using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. Still pursuing his studies by day, Cyril worked to recreate photos and how to create his own surreal worlds where any fantasy or story was possible. His work has continued to evolve, growing into the beautiful unique style you see today. The elements of his paintings contain just the right detail and texturing to bring the viewer into his bizarre surreal worlds. Continue reading »
With Fire On Their Blades: The Dark Fantasy Character Art Of Eve Ventrue
Superb fantasy character art from German concept artist and illustrator Eve Ventrue. Eve Ventrue has been a professional digital artist since 2009 and works in the video game and movie industry. Eve’s clients include Aaron Sims Company, MOOD, LiK Studios, Mackevision, Applibot, CROOZ and PIPER Press. Her incredible fantasy and sci-fi themed creations have also featured in art publications 2d Artist and ImagineFX Magazine. Continue reading »
A Collection Of Cartoons For Those Who Like Smart And Modern Humor
Although John Atkinson, a cartoonist from Ottawa, calls his fun blog ’Wrong hands,’ we’re still sure his hands can do no wrong; all of his cartoons are filled with humor and creativity. He somehow succeeds in finding a fun side in every aspect of our lives — classic books, modern art, beloved pets or even social media — and then he brilliantly turns them into hilarious cartoons. Continue reading »
Stunning Digital Female Portraits By Irakli Nadar
Most people agree that portraits are the most difficult subjects to paint. It’s not easy—especially for a beginner—to look at another person and draw and or paint them as they are in front of you or on a photograph. Irakli Nadar is an up-and-coming portrait artist who was a CG modeller before he chose to get into illustration. Continue reading »
The Emancipation Of Dissonance: Surreal Artworks By Charlie Davoli
Charlie Davoli is a talented photographer and artist, who was born in Singapore 39 years ago. By a strange twist of fate, at the age of 6 he returns to his father’s homeland in a small town of Salento’s peninsula in Italy. His multiple influences create a singular retro rendering to his settings, between paintings, photography and collages. Continue reading »
Surreal Photo Manipulations By Laurent Rosset Turn Landscapes Into Giant Waves
Architect and digital artist Laurent Rosset creates sweeping photographic landscapes the seem to curl upward into infinity like an enormous wave that obliterates the sky. Rosset uses much of his own photography to create each image and enjoys discovering how even slight manipulations can vastly change the composition or meaning of a photograph. You can see more of his work on Instagram, and if you liked this also check out Aydin Buyuktas. Continue reading »
Absolutey Stunning Artworks And Funny Soviet Posters In The Pin-Up Style By Valery Barykin
The Russian artist Valery Barykin draws pictures in the Pin-Up style, mixing the American classic with Russian ordinariness. Now Valery has lots of great works in his portfolio, but the most popular project is the series of drawings called Soviet Pin-Up where he combined the famous style with the socialist posters. And, we must say they look very nice with the pretty girls you could never imagine on the real posters from the USSR. Continue reading »
World War II Paintings From The Soviet Union
We tend to forget how horrific World War II was for the Soviet Union. Here’s a fascinating collection of Soviet War paintings. Continue reading »
Man Dresses Up Every Sunday To Take His Grandmother To Church
By now most of the legends have already been debunked and sorted out. Except maybe for the one of the mysterious Sunday Man from Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading »
