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 just can’t get enough of these drawings by Tacoma-based artist Sean Alexander, whose interview and work I first featured over the weekend. Here are some more of my favorites of his. (Images via seanalexander.net)
Sean Alexander is a Tacoma, Washington-based artist whose meticulously detailed drawings you may have seen before on Booooooom or Juxtapoz. I was really excited to get the chance to interview him. Check it out:
How would you describe the style/aesthetic of your art?
My drawings pull from a lot of traditions: [...]
Take a peek at these drawings from Julia Pott‘s sketchbook. Julia is an illustrator, award-winning filmmaker and blogger at Huffington Post. According to her website, she ”employs awkward animated characters to act out her inner confusions.” (Images via www.juliapott.com)
These drawings by Judit Orosz really caught my attention. I love the touches of color on these pencils drawings, and I just love that she added an anchor tattoo in the first one. A little more about Judit: She is an artist who grew up in Hungary, studied film, photography and [...]
I’m really excited to be showcasing Seattle-based artist Dain Fagerholm’s work in this interview feature, whose awesome little monster gif’s you’ve no doubt seen while browsing around tumblr (which is actually where I first encountered his work, and instantly reblogged, how could I not, it was irrestible!) Here goes:
How do you describe your artistic [...]
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