Pascuala Lira – a Chilean artist that loves soft tones and uncomplicated subjects. She also loves creating beautiful paintings on wood pieces – also called Maderas – like the one above. Her art feels so homey, doesn’t it? It makes me want to sip mate and relax by the fire (yeah, it’s still winter in Vancouver).
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Shane McAdams
I think I just died and went to heaven. OH.MA.LWORD. This is incredible!! Shane McAdams is a genius. I was already a huge fan of his work and had featured a few of his pieces, but this is just way too cool and deserves a feature. Shane has created a new 2012 collection combining his signature ball […]
Oriol Angrill Jordà
Watercolor and acrylic paintings by Oriol Angrill Jordà. For a second I thought these were pictures! It’s great to see how different mediums influence each other – in this case double exposure photos seem to be the inspiration. all images: Oriol Angrill Jordà
Hello and Welcome!
Hello friends!! Welcome to my new super duper home. How you likey? Here, grab a blanky…and oh yes, here, have this cookie..nom nom. SO EXCITED to have my new artful home. The new home has WAY more space than my previous one. The new Artful Desperado will allow to create more projects and grow the […]
Kyle Thompson
Kyle Thompson’s self portraits are worthy of an “waaaaaah” facial expression. You know? When you open your mouth and scratch your head thinking, how did he come up with this!? At just 20 years of age, Kyle’s skillful eye is already putting together some serious compositions, all based in his love for books and surrealism. […]
Amanda Valdez
Who needs a cup of coffee to start the day when you can have this? Seriously. Amanda Valdez – an up and coming Seattle based artist – is causing some serious ripples in the west coast art scene. I found her work while browsing through a few art magazines (totally forgot which one! Luckily I […]
artful fridays – Spencer Tunick
Continuing with the “body as the central focus ” theme this week… Spencer Tunick uses lots of human bodies in his large scale photo shoots – we’re talking sometimes even hundreds of them! He’s been doing it for quite some time now – no wonder why he masters the skill of making people stay still to […]