Sam Wolfe Connelly is an artist out of Savannah, and went to the Savannah College of Art and Design. It looks like Sam works in all sorts of media, digital, watercolors, graphite, acrylics and more. His works are filled with animals, and often very surreal. Take a look at these select images and then head on over to his site for more.

Sam Wolfe Connelly Portfolio

An artist out of Berlin, Jurgen was trained at the Visual Arts at Fachhochschule Hannover and has had work in exhibitions in Germany, Russia and the United States. He works primarily in oils, and while he does create some single figure images, most of his work is this image collage layout. Figures that might be recognizable from movies such as Carrie, The Wolfman and even Hellboy, as well as figures that look plucked right out documentary photos or someones personal collection. Each one of the paintings forces you to question what the story is, what is going on in these images and how do the figure relate. I like the contrast that some of the paintings have with areas being highly rendered, while other areas look loosely sketched as seen in the third image.

Head on over and see the rest of his work: Jurgen Grewe Homepage

So far the Creep Machine has featured mainly contemporary art, but when I’m not looking for more current art to share I am researching classical art. Most of the work does not fit with the direction of the site, but some of it does, such as the work of Franz Xaver Messerschmidt a German-Austrian sculptor during the 18th century. He was once assistant professor of sculpture at the Imperial Academy of Vienna, but was passed over for the Chair of the department due to what they called “confusion in the head”, delusions and hallucinations. Due to what some believe to be Crohn’s disease, Messerschmidt alleviated the pain by punching himself. He then used himself as a template to create what he called the “canonical grimaces.” For the full story head on over to John Coulthart’s blog. I like how this classically trained artist created what most people would not consider classical art created hundreds of years ago.

Jason Asato is an artist/illustrator out of Hawaii. The majority of his works are digital paintings, but he has been adding some graphite drawings to is website that once filled his sketchbooks.I love the feel that the drawings have, especially the skull drawings. While most of these drawings occupy a small area of the paper, I really think his drawing style filling the majority of the paper would look amazing. Jason also added some of the drawings to his etsy page, all framed up and ready to sell.

For the rest of the drawings take a look here: Jason Asato Homepage

Kate MacDowell has not only traveled around the world for inspiration, but has also studied at a variety of institutions in Oregon and North Carolina. She states that her work is “in part responses to environmental stressors including climate change, toxic pollution, and gm crops.” Each piece is hand sculpted out of porcelain. Every little detail is made piece by piece and then added to the final form. The finished works are stunning. A few of the sculptures have been fitted to be lit from the inside. It looks great in the photos, but I am sure it is an exciting effect when seen up close.

Head on over and see the rest of her work: Kate MacDowell Portfolio

Doug Gordon is a Seattle based artist. He works in both digital as well as airbrushed paintings. His work is very colorful and surreal. His website shows some closeups of the paintings, showing how much control Doug has with the airbrush. I would love to see these paintings in person, they trul deserve to be seen up close.

Head on over and take a look at the rest of Doug’s work: Strangosity.com

An illustrator out of Oslo, Norway, Esra Roise has a great style and a unique way of looking at things. Most of her works seem to be made with pencil and watercolor. I really like the contrast created by the pencil and bright colors and texture created with the paints. Esra has already created some works for publications such as Vice magazine, and is open for more. Head on over and take a look at all the work that is offered.

Esra Roise Homepage

An artist working out of Washington DC, Andrew Wodzianski graduated with a Masters from the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work has been published the Washington Post and shown at galleries such as Art Whino, Fraser Gallery and more. He works in a variety of mediums; inks, gouache, marker, acrylic and oils. His mixed media works have a more graphic feel to them, while his oil paintings tend to be more classical in style. It is his paintings that caught my eye from the start. You’ll first notice looking in his gallery that he has quite a few series of works. From his muted and washed out “House” series to the “Sequences” and “Coulrophobia” (fear of clowns) series. I really enjoyed the “Lucha Libre! / Persephone & Other Paintings” section as well as his Earlier work which is the most classical out of the bunch. The painting that stands out the most to me is “Paul” (shown), which was inspired by DH Lawrence’s “Rocking Horse Winner” and Caravaggio’s “Conversion on the way to Damascus”. It’s a great idea and painted beautifully.

Check our the rest of his works: Andrew Wodzianzki Homepage

I have been meaning to add some more photography posts to the site, and am happy to show the work of Erin Mulvehill to kick it off. Currently living in New York, Erin is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a B.S. in Photography. She states that “my work aims to explore the human connections and subtle nuances that whisper into the ear of our every day.” She has a few series of works on her site, along with some external projects she is working on such as The Camera Project. It was her “underwater” series that really got me hooked on her photography. Each one of these photos is captivating and haunting, you don’t get a clear image of the figures but the emotion they display is very clear.

Head on over to her site to see the full series and the rest of her work: Erin Mulvehill Photography

Fabio Viale is an Italian artist that does the most amazing things with marble. I don’t often share sculptural work, but the moment I saw the sculptures of Viale I had to post. He has made some really amazing things out of marble such as a working boat, popcorn, toilet paper roll and the busts shown below. The “Souvenir Gioconda” and “Skull” are both out of marble but look just as though they were made out of styrofoam, it’s mindblowing.

Head on over and take a look at the rest of his work: Fabio Viale Homepage