Alex Ferreiro is a Spanish illustrator with impressive skill. He has been working for quite some time and has numerous awards and exhibitions to prove it. This particular piece carries a lot of emotional impact. While it’s hard to understand what exactly is happening, there is no denying there is a lot of anguish and nervous energy, which is what makes this piece so fascinating. Obviously the painting is not meant to be understood, but rather felt and in that it achieves to keep your stare on it. Read More Saturday Inspiration: “Keep in Flames” by Alex Ferreiro
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This Saturday inspiration comes from Kotaro Chiba, a Japanese illustrator with an interesting vision. The lines in his work are always thin, gentle and curve into delicate, fragile shapes. His style mashes anime as represented by the mandatory high school girl with traditional woodcuts as you can see in the giant rabbit, which seems to be confused as to why it’s all saddled up. Does the girl ride the bunny upon full’s moon to spread tiny baby bunnies in the forest? One will never know.
This Saturday’s inspiration comes from successful illustrator, book cover designer and painter, David M. Bowers, who has graced us with “Heart Throb” – an astoundingly delicate and surreal oil painting. The colour palette and the brush strokes are something to truly marvel. Perhaps the most common thing you might have thought is ‘why has she opened herself so much?’. My first thought was ‘well, open-heart surgery won’t pose much difficulty with this one’. Read More Saturday Inspiration: “Heart Throb” by David M. Bowers