Art

June 6, 2016

Tranquil Impressionist-Style Paintings Showcase Beauty of Natural Parks Around America

Intense shades of red, deep purple hues, fiery oranges, and splashes of bright green combine to form Erin Hanson’s soothing landscape paintings. The young contemporary pairs exceptional multi-hued skyscapes with leaning trees and imposing mountain faces to impart her own unique impressionist take on the picturesque settings. Armed with a paintbrush, Hanson forms “abstract mosaics of color and texture” that convey a mastery of shades, tints, and tones.

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May 28, 2016

Culinary Artist Creates Cookie Masterpieces Inspired by Japanese Cultural Motifs

These detailed designs may look like skillfully painted portraits, but they are actually iced sugar cookies. The mind behind these brilliant biscuits is Japanese artist/baker Chihiro Ogura. She runs a small, independent baking company named ANTOLPO that produces a collection of amazing custom cookie creations. Despite the fact that they are sculpted from dough and icing, Ogura’s products could pass for miniature painted masterpieces.

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May 24, 2016

16-Year-Old Uses Body Paint to Skillfully Transform Herself into Fantastical Creatures

16-year-old Lara Wirth produces body painting with effects so believable that they startle strangers with their realism. “After finishing a creation [on myself], looking in the mirror can be a little frightening,” she told the Instagram blog. “I did once make a man scream in the supermarket when I rounded a corner right in front of him. He wasn’t prepared to be met by a zombie.

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May 16, 2016

Artist Reflects on Life During Pregnancy by Drawing Trees From Around the World

Artist Dina Brodsky wowed us with her miniature landscape paintings last year, and she has since embarked on another nature-inspired series she calls The Secret Life of Trees. The basic idea behind the project is to illustrate 126 different trees from all corners of the world, celebrating these life-giving plants that so many of us overlook in our day-to-day lives.

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