… They are so rare
And I love Aro! He’s cool, smart and intriguing. What started as an innocent question from a TwiMom customer, progressed through a Post-it Sketch, finally came to happy conclusion as a full blown Portrait of Aro. Here’s some “work-in-progress” for you:
And this is a final result:
Now, I feel like some [...]
Wed, February 10 2010 » Arts, books, images, inspiration » No Comments
Having a little girl named Ariel (no relation to Disney in origins of this one), mermaids do pop in and out of our sub- and conscious once in a while. So, here’s an obvious manifestation of this slight obsession with girls with long squishy tails Introducing – Dreaming Mermaid:
It’s a hand-colored print mounted [...]
Tue, February 2 2010 » Arts, doodles, images » 4 Comments
I can swear there was a group on Flickr on which you could ‘pimp’ your Etsy purchases. I can’t find it (anybody?) right now, but hey, what’s my blog for pimping? Chopped liver? To tell you the truth, I’m always curious how my artwork ends up looking in somebody else’s houses. Some wonderful [...]
Sun, January 17 2010 » Arts, ETSY finds, images, inspiration » No Comments
Wednesday is a weird day. It’s right smack in the middle of the work week, neither here nor there… So, as part of my NY resolution to showcase more of the talents I’ve come across on the worldwideweb, I’ll make it a day to share my favorite Etsy finds, which I have plenty of.
Let me [...]
Wed, January 13 2010 » Arts, ETSY finds, crafts, inspiration » No Comments
Wow… just wow…
Unusual and undoubtedly gifted finalist of Ukraine Has got Talent Artem/Ursula singing the Phantom of the Opera Duet. Both sides:
Mon, December 28 2009 » Arts, inspiration, miscellaneous » No Comments
Tue, December 22 2009 » Arts, books, design, doodles » 1 Comment
I made this Flickr gallery because the snowflakes are so naturally beautiful and perfect, each in it’s own special way Click on picture to visit Flickr and see each of these tiny miracles up close and personal.
Fri, December 18 2009 » Arts, images, inspiration » No Comments
Ok, fist was his art. Then he had me at the Flickr profile: “Powered by tofu and noodles. Draws a lot. Moves freely in any direction. Occupation – pedestrian”
Introducing, the Bigheadedrobot aka Philip Kirk:
Naturally, I was first drawn (get it?) to his intricate black and white ink drawings:
Then I moved into his brightly colored universe, [...]
Fri, December 11 2009 » Arts, images, inspiration » No Comments
I honestly don’t know ANY artistically inclined person, who wasn’t at least slightly fascinated with Alice and her Wonderland. Surrealism taken to the max, with vivid images just begging to be transferred onto the clear piece of paper. I don’t know how many times I oogled striking black and white illustrations of the Alice book [...]
Tue, December 8 2009 » Arts, books, images, inspiration » 4 Comments
I like it when my drawing muse is visiting… When a refrain in a song catches my imagination, or a melody inspires wild images that are just itching to appear on paper. It’s such a high to be able to make your vision to appear in a pretty solid form for everybody to see!
I get [...]
Wed, December 2 2009 » Arts, images, inspiration » No Comments
The latest Doodle: 
