I enjoy these portraits by Lou Ros because they are a skew on the standard portrait. While they don’t offer a different angle to the human face, Lou has made his work visually interesting by fracturing the features, repeating lines…
I enjoy these portraits by Lou Ros because they are a skew on the standard portrait. While they don’t offer a different angle to the human face, Lou has made his work visually interesting by fracturing the features, repeating lines…
With photographic collages, you can expect a certain level of absurdism. That quality can go either direction — it can be humorous or a bit more introspective, using symbols to communicate a larger, more serious theme. I think that Masha…
I find these drawings by Mike Lay to be an interesting example of lifestyle illustration. They are conscious of trends and fashion, expressive at the same time, encompassing a certain feeling from drawing to drawing. The use of bright, electric…
Tom Moglu has been pretty prolific in his collage making. Each day he creates collages out of bills, books, among other things, using a variety of colors and papers. Tom’s Flickr set includes more than 130 collages, often arranging them…
This afternoon, I am really enjoying the seemingly quick, effortless drawings of London-based artist Julie Dru. She writes that she loves the beauty of imperfections, which complements her hand-drawn, graphic and collaged work. Julie also completes monoprints as well! All images…
Luciano Scherer has two descriptors in his Flickr profile that I think sum up his work: post-naive and gothic. Themes in his work are a bit dark, with creatures looming over the landscape. They are in contrast to an otherwise…
I first featured Joakim Ojanen last year. A student living in Stockholm, Joakim shot me a link to his website with new work on it. I am a big fan of his drawings, with their visceral quality. I also and…
Yesterday, Kelly of Little Paper Planes suggested that I look at their current featured artist, Shelby DiMarco. Kelly told me that she was only 19, and making great work already. I’d have to agree with her! A collage artist, Shelby depicts…
There is so much good stuff on Niky Roehreke’s website that it’s hard to pick what to feature on Brown Paper Bag. Niky is very talented and lends her skills to a myriad of projects. This includes animation, drawing, painting, illustrations,…
I tweeted last week about the work of Katty Bouthier. She is an artist working in collage, using photographs and accent color to make her work pop. The content of Katty’s work tends to be fantastical and almost mystic. There is…