An artist working of of the Highlands of Scotland, Tim Maclean. He works primarily with acrylics and has a very unique style of drawing. The distorted and stylized figures he creates can be seen clearly in his preliminary drawings as well. His website seems to be under construction, but you can check his work out on Flickr as well as Society6.
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The art of 非
And artist working out of Tokyo, 非 (xhxix) works primarily with computer software to create these amazing digital paintings. In a way the art reminds me a bit of YDK Morimoe (featured), but perhaps they are both a part of the same art groups online and have influenced each other. It really is hard to believe these are digital images, I can imagine these all as large scale oil paintings. Check out the previews here and then over to the artists portfolio for more.
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The Art of Stuart Whitton
An artist working out the UK, Stuart Whitton has been creating art from an early age. His primary material is graphite, and all of the works you see on his site no matter how sculptural they look, are all hand drawn. I first saw Stuart’s work on booooooom after checking out the daily feeds on the new Artwire website, which is the main reason I created that site, a new way for me to learn about art and not have to scour the net for it. As stated on Stuarts homepage, his influences are in “the process of image construction, form, and surreal ambiguity with a preference towards detailed tonal qualities true to the realistic.” Looking at his work, it’s almost hard to believe that these are simply graphite drawings. The idea that he even drew strips of paper, and folds that you believe are changing the surface quality of the drawings, are in fact just elements to the drawing. After the preview images make sure to check out his homepage. He has multiple images of each work, and has some great close up shots as well.
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The Noir Art of Dianne Gall
An artist working out of Australia, Dianne received a Bachelors in Art from The South Australian School of Art in 1985. He work is clearly inspired by Film Noir, and there is an almost creepy narrative quality to each painting. Each painting has this sense that you might have either missed something a few frames back, or something is coming right around the corner. The paintings are not only voyeuristic, but create this other world that we can look into but always feels a safe step back. It could be the cinematic feel, or the monochromatic color scheme. It gives me a nostalgic feel for Hitchcock movies. Take a look at Dianne’s website for more work, and she also has two blogs that she updates with news, and daily paintings. (Here and Here) Youc an also check out a recent exhibiton entitled “Come the Night” that took place at the Emerge Art Space this past March 30th – April 15th.
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The Art of Thomas Ehretsmann
Thomas Ehretsmann started out as a comic book artist in 1998, and then moved over to illustration for magazines. In 2009 he was lucky enough to learn from Norwegian master, Odd Nerdrum. He has an outstanding style, and what I admire most is the fact that his art is very much his own, as opposed to being overly influenced by Odd Nerdum. It’s quite often I see a student paint in a similar manner as the teacher, but not here. Thomas’ comic book and illustration background was no doubt a major contributor to the style he has now. Take a look at his blog or Behance profile for more work.
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The art of Julie Dillon
An artist working out of Northern California, Julie Dillon received her BFA at the Sacramento State University and continued her education at the Academy of Arts Universty in San Francisco and Watts Atelier. He clients included Wizards of the Coast, Volta Creations, Fantasy Flight Games, and more. She recently had some work on view in “The Brass Age: A Steampunk Affair”, a show that took place in Pomona, CA. Take a look at the preview images, and then head over to her site for more. She has prints available as well.
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The Haunting Figures of Bruno Walpoth
I’ve recently been haunted by the ghostly sculptures of Bruno Walpoth. Life-size, his powdered beauties, as if in opposition to their ghostly stature, seem heavy and grounded, their gazes locking whomever sees them into a spiritual arrest.
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The Art of Aaron Reichert
An artist working out of New Orleans, Aaron Reichert’s work draws “inspiration from the dynamic meeting of celebration and ruin – opulence, downright extravagance, sloth and disintegration.” He works primarily with acrylics on canvas, and using a limited monochromatic color palette, and loose energetic brush strokes he creates these dynamic portraits.
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