Art

June 7, 2020

Ethereal Watercolor Paintings Capture Stockholm’s Colorful Energy

Inspired by picturesque scenes of Stockholm, Swedish artist Gunnel Moheim captures her hometown in colorful watercolor paintings. The talented creative works freely, allowing her emotion and intuition to guide her work and the delicate quality of her chosen medium to shine through. She says (translated from Swedish), “Creating and being creative is almost as important to me as breathing.” For Moheim, watercolor is the perfect medium because of its “subtle transparency and luminosity.

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May 30, 2020

Surreal Paintings of Serene Women Surrounded By a Beautiful Chaos of Color

Artist Soey Milk crafts beautiful portraits of women that contain elements of calm alongside calamity. She does this by implementing visual push and pull in all of her works. Some parts of the composition, such as the faces of her subjects, are tightly rendered in a realistic style while the backdrops are gestural with visible brushstrokes and paint drippings.

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May 27, 2020

Designer Shows What Famous Historical Figures Would Look Like as Modern People Today

Becca Saladin’s unique talents for breathing life back into famous historical figures from around the world has made her famed Instagram account, Royalty Now, a first stop for lovers of both history and graphic design. Earlier this year, the artist described her intricate process to My Modern Met, saying, “It takes a long time to get it all to look like it makes sense.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.