Tape, Paper Towels, Pool Balls: Artist Turns Everyday Symbols Into Meditations On Restriction, Fragility And Self‑discovery
Andy Cash DeLapp is a transgender oil painter based in Seattle, WA, who earned his BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2023 and has quickly gained recognition as a Neddy Award finalist and SAM Emerging Arts Leader. Continue reading »
Artist Paints Smoky Lounges And Quiet Strangers, Letting Half‑finished Details Turn Viewers Into Co‑authors Of The Scene
Michael Carson is an American figurative painter known for atmospheric oil paintings of solitary or small groups of people in bars, lounges and urban interiors, rendered with muted palettes, strong design and a mix of realism and stylization. Continue reading »
Heavy Charcoal Shading And Dramatic Light Make Daniel Álvarez’s Drawings and Illustrations Feel Pulled From Dreams
Daniel Álvarez is an illustrator from Mexico City; he creates contemporary drawings that explore how humanity moves, thinks and behaves by reflex, often in stark black‑and‑white charcoal, graphite and digital media. Continue reading »
An Artist Paints Aristocratic Frogs, Masked Lemurs And Weird Florals In Lush Gouache, Turning Classical Portraiture Into Surreal Dreams
Bill Mayer is an American illustrator and painter based in Decatur, Georgia, celebrated for exquisitely rendered gouache paintings that fuse classical still life and portrait traditions with strange, whimsical and sometimes dark fantasy characters—royal frogs, masked lemurs, birds in suits, flowers with human faces and more. Continue reading »
Cassandra Jean Turns Fantasy Worlds Into Lush, Manga‑leaning Illustrations, Giving Beloved Book Characters Faces Fans Can Instantly Recognise
Cassandra Jean is an American illustrator and comic artist who works primarily in manga‑inspired digital drawing, known for illustrating popular YA fantasy novels and creating her own webcomics. Continue reading »
This Artist Paints Surreal Female Portraits Where Tropical Leaves, Veils And Shadows Slip Across Faces, Turning Identity Into A Lush, Private Jungle
Marie‑Eve Proteau is a Canadian painter based in Austria, known for dreamy, surreal portraits of women whose faces and bodies are partially hidden by plants, hair, veils or patterned shadows. Continue reading »
French Ceramicist Creates Adorable Blobby “Specimens” With Stone‑like Bodies And Tiny Faces Turning Alien Life Into Pocket‑sized Companions
Monsieur Cailloux is a Paris‑based ceramic artist and self‑styled explorer who has invented an imaginary planet, MRCX, populated by the “Cailloux Tribe” – small, blobby, stone‑like beings he sculpts in clay. Continue reading »
“What Can We Do To Save Ourselves In This Difficult World?”: The Obsessive Sketchbook‑style Drawings By Isamu Gakiya
Isamu Gakiya aka Guinea Mate is a Japanese illustrator and draughtsman known for dense, surreal pencil and pen drawings that sit between portrait, creature design, and psychological vignette. Continue reading »
“Farewell Waltz”: The Emotional Illustrations of SilllDA
SilllDA is a South Korean visual artist whose vibrant, emotionally charged digital illustrations and paintings have gained global attention. Continue reading »
Paper, Flesh, and Urban Myth: Dissecting the Darkly Surreal Collages of John Vochatzer
John Vochatzer, (aka Calamity Fair), is a San Francisco-based collage and mixed-media artist whose surreal, corporeal imagery explores the contradictions of contemporary life. Continue reading »
Stunning Vintage Photographs of People Posing With Olmec Colossal Heads in Mexico
The Olmec colossal heads are massive stone sculptures carved from basalt, depicting human faces with distinct features like fleshy cheeks and flat noses. Continue reading »
The Superb Pencil Portraits of Kei Meguro Look Like Black-and-White Photographs
Japanese artist Kei Meguro has gained international acclaim for her hyper-detailed pencil and graphite portraits that often resemble black-and-white photographs. Continue reading »
Artist Gil Bruvel Crafts Spectacular 3D Wooden Sculptures
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Gil Bruvel’s latest wooden sculptures feel less like objects and more like quiet revelations. Continue reading »
Amazing Winning Photos from the 2025 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest
Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us – 1st Place Winner: Rachel Moore, USA
The 2025 United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest showcases breathtaking underwater and ocean photography, raising awareness of marine beauty and fragility. Continue reading »
Beautiful Winning Photos From The 2025 Fine Art Photography Awards
Fine Art Photographer of the Year – Professional: “Time Has Wings” by Leigh Schneider
The 11th Annual Fine Art Photography Awards has once again honored an extraordinary selection of winners in the Professional category, showcasing diverse and captivating fine art photography from across the globe. Continue reading »
Very Personal and Delicate Portraits by Wilfrid Wood
Wilfrid Wood, a London-based artist known as “Plasticine Daddy,” is celebrated for his bold and expressive portraits that blend humor, exaggeration, and keen attention to facial expressions. With an ever-growing Instagram following, he captures authentic and intriguing faces in unapologetically raw portraits, captivating audiences with his unique artistic style. Continue reading »
Paola Grizi’s Paper Book Sculptures Might Leave You Speechless
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Italian artist Paola Grizi tells stories not with ink or paper, but with the expressive power of bronze. Continue reading »
Close Encounters: This Artis Creates Whimsical Paintings Of Cats In Their Funniest Poses
Joy, a California-based artist, is known for her vibrant animal art. Continue reading »
Postcards From the Factory: Beautiful AI-Generated Memorabilia Postcards by Visua_AI_Poetry
Visu_AI_Poetry, a multidisciplinary artist, has been working in the fields of performing arts, filmmaking, and photography for over 25 years. He holds a BA in Performing Arts and an MA in Fiction Directing. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Photos from the 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year
Travel Photographer of the Year 2024: Winner – Piper Mackay, USA
The 2024 Travel Photographer of the Year competition showcased an impressive level of talent, making the selection process increasingly challenging for the expert judging panel. The winning photos highlight the remarkable skill and creativity of photographers worldwide, while many other outstanding entries further underscored the competition’s exceptional quality. Continue reading »
Artist Ronald Restituyo Transforms Simple Sketches Into Photorealistic Faces
Ronald Restituyo is a superb portraitist who mimics photos. His works focus on light, shadows, and expressions to show each person’s attractiveness.Lifelikeness distinguishes Ronald’s works. He creates realistic faces from sketches. See his drawings and photos’ startling parallels below! Continue reading »
By Using Masks Made Of Their Clothing To Conceal Faces, An Artist Twists Historical Portraits
Düsseldorf artist Volker Hermes mixes up historical portraits by hiding their faces. Volker admitted to using Photoshop to disguise people’s uniqueness by reshaping existing parts in the paintings. Continue reading »
The Superb Sculptural Portraits by Alejandro Monge
Alejandro Monge, a Spanish multidisciplinary artist, creates stunning large-scale sculptures using materials like fiberglass, concrete, and pigments, drawing inspiration from Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro and John Singer Sargent’s refined brushwork to craft debossed faces that seem to emerge from the materials, producing a captivating play of light and shadow. Continue reading »
Creative Spontaneous Sketches of Faces and Figures by Paweł Ponichtera
Illustrator and muralist Paweł Ponichtera offers an intimate glimpse into his creative process through a collection of raw, black-and-white sketches. Continue reading »
Spectacular Winning Images Of The United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Contest 2024
Awaken New Depths: Winner by Renee Capozzola (USA)
To mark World Ocean Day 2024 on June 8, Dive Photo Guide announced the winners of its 11th annual photo competition. Continue reading »
