India-based illustrator Svabhu Kohli celebrates the splendor of the natural world with his intricately crafted works of art. The colorful, multi-layered images depict the oceans and cosmos, specifically focusing on creatures like whales, seals, and turtles. Each illustration utilizes many digital textures in order to create visual…
New beginnings happen everyday. Sometimes, they’re momentous occasions, like starting your dream job or moving to a new city for a fresh start. But often, they’re much less grand. Whatever your beginning may be, it’s important to face it, accept it, and…
Illustrator and graphic designer Erin Jang (aka @theindigobunting) plays with her food to form whimsical works of art. Appropriately dubbed “food faces” she arranges edibles on a plate that resemble facial features of various sizes and shapes. Erin has impressively fashioned hair from…
Manon Bijkerk (aka Lanonette) paints portraits in a colorful, mostly-graphic style that features sections of selective realism. Visually flattened elements are paired with minimal areas of shading, giving parts of her images a three-dimensional feel. When coupled with Manon’s thin and decorative lines, it…
I’m a long time fan of Kate Pugsley’s paintings and illustrations. They feature a fantastic mix of styles, riding a fine line between realism, fantasy, and abstraction—it’s what makes her compositions so memorable. My favorite pieces involve figures in flattened landscapes where the…
In October of this year, illustrator Olaf Hajek created 13 original paintings for the food company Vom Fass. These stunning works appear in their 2016 Art Calendar, as well as 12 different recipes for you to try. Conceptually, Olaf’s images are…
Brazil-based illustrator Willian Santiago has a gorgeous way of using texture in his enigmatic works. They have the look of a print, with their rough, distorted edges and visible color overlay. These techniques break up the bold, solid pigments and give our…
I’ve spoke of daily, short-term projects before—like #100daysofpapercutz by Melissa McFeeters. You can learn a lot from exploring a single topic for a set number of days. In this same vein, illustrator Victoria Fernandez successfully completed #30daysofcats. Each day, she would create…
Kansas City-based illustrator Sarah Walsh draws state flowers in a series that’s both informative and beautiful—she depicts their vibrant colors and also diagrams the parts of each bloom. So far, Sarah has completed five states: Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, New York, and California. I hope there…
Kelly Beeman paints glamorous fashion illustrations that are reminiscent of the artist Modigliani. Like the famed creative, Kelly draws her figures in a similarly elongated style, allowing their fashionable frocks to flow across their bodies. Her looks are high-end, and her…