Art

May 16, 2020

Dazzling Gold Leaf Details Illuminate Mysterious Portraits of Otherworldly Women

Artist Nikolaos Kafasis—also known as Nikolas Tower—combines watercolor and gouache to create rich, character-driven fantasy worlds. His paintings feature unusual, mystical women surrounded by abstract backgrounds of flowing colors, and often, layered with details in dazzling gold leaf. The artist draws upon several areas of inspiration in his paintings. His influences include motifs from Ancient Greek and Asian mythologies, as well as nature, anime, video games, and fantasy novels.

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May 10, 2020

Artist Fills Her Sketchbook With Vibrant Floral Gardens That Bloom From Her Brush

Painter Sonal Nathwani creates immersive gardens inside her sketchbooks. Each double-page spread contains a fresh arrangement of flowers, leaves, and stems, which transform the papers into bucolic portals. These romantic illustrations have an incredible energy about them, and they appear to bloom naturally from the artist's brush. Although she currently resides in Vienna, Austria, Nathwani was born to Indian parents in Africa and grew up in England.

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May 2, 2020

Swirling Resin Art Transforms Everyday Objects Into Miniature Oceanscapes

You can bring the beauty of the ocean indoors thanks to the resin art pieces of North Carolina-based artist Roni Langley. She crafts one-of-a-kind wall art, home accessories, and even surfboards that feature colorful, realistic seascapes. Langley has been creating art since childhood, but it wasn't until she was facing college debt that she decided to turn her passion into her career.

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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.