Illustrations by Leslie Wood, an illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York
Found via leslieawood.tumblr.com
I recently came across these beautiful, subtle, wistful drawings via It’s Nice That. They’re by Milano Chow, a California-born artist who now lives in Brooklyn, NY. Milano’s work reflects her interest in domestic spaces and conveys a sense of the confusion and ambiguities found in ordinary life. (Images via www.itsnicethat.com)
I’m crazy about this brilliantly colored barn mural done by Brooklyn artist Maya Hayuk. (Images via www.alegriabydesign.com)
Wow, these paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Kristen Schiele just blew me away. Kristen’s work is inspired by cinema, folklore, allegory, kitsch and story telling and often portrays scenes from nature, architecture and 70s movies as well as patterns derived from quilting and other craft traditions. (Images via kschiele.com except for the two images of [...]
Paintings from Brian Willmont‘s series, Gold Rush. Brian is an artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
I’m smitten with Joanna Neborsky‘s illustration titled “A Partial Inventory of Gustave Flaubert’s Personal Effects,” which recently appeared in the Paris Review. It paints a picture of the 155 objects found in Gustave Flaubert‘s house on May 20, 1880, twelve days after the French writer’s death, objects including a panama hat, 7 [...]
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