Art

September 15, 2015

Hand-Illustrated Designs Provide Uplifting Messages of Encouragement

Artist Scotty Russell blends elements of hand lettering with illustration to produce uplifting messages that are perfect for anyone pursuing their passion. He creates the images under the moniker Perspective-Collective and, in them, he pairs a short inspirational quote with an ink drawing that relates to it. The beautiful pieces are memorable, snappy, and range from serious to amusing, with advice like: “Face your fears,” or “You can't make everyone happy. You are not pizza.

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September 14, 2015

Giant Paintings of Roses Covered in Dewdrops Capture Every Tiny Detail

Artist Gioacchino Passini takes an ordinary blank canvas and transforms it into a larger-than-life garden of dewdrop-covered roses. The petals appear soft and supple, an effect that is heightened by the flowers' brilliant coloring. Passini's large-scale paintings not only offer audiences an in-depth look at the beauty of nature, but they're also a way for the artist himself to explore the minute details that tower above him as he paints.

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September 10, 2015

Photorealistic Pastel Drawings of Landscapes Affected by Climate Change

For years, artist Zaria Forman has been traveling to the world's most environmentally endangered areas to keep a visual record of landscapes greatly impacted by climate change. She draws inspiration from her travels to create stunning, large-scale pastel drawings of the awe-inspiring views. This includes the melting of Arctic icebergs and rising sea levels slowly submerging flat lands like the Maldives.

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September 2, 2015

Gyotaku: The Traditional Japanese Art of Painting Marine Life with Actual Fish

In her nature-inspired works of art, Heather Fortner not only depicts the forms of fish, but does so using the actual bodies of the fish. The technique is called gyotaku (? gyo “fish” + ? taku “rubbing”), a traditional Japanese method of fish printing that originated in the mid-19th century as a way for fishermen to record the size and characteristics of their daily catches.

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