Illustration

July 12, 2020

Artist Forages Her Home to Arrange Beautiful Botanicals Into Ethereal Illustrations

Nature lover, writer, and botanical artist Bridget Beth Collins (aka Flora Forager) creates artwork using plants like a painter would pigment. She artistically arranges flowers and leaves into whimsical illustrations that look like they’re straight out of a fairytale. The Seattle-based creative lives in an urban cottage that she and her young family call The Burrow, because, the artist says, “it looks and feels like a hobbit hole.

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April 29, 2020

Beautifully Nostalgic Moments Captured in Illustrations That Mix Photorealism and Anime Styles

Artist Kouki Ikegami creates striking digital artworks that look as though they're stills from an anime. His illustrations juxtapose gritty urban scenes with solitary female characters who are going about their daily lives. From waiting at a railroad crossing to passing through the subway to overlooking a city, these romantic, transient scenes are filled with nostalgia for the quiet moments in life. Ikegami's art is particularly impactful because of the complex compositions.

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My Modern Met

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