Every week ArtisticMoods invites an artist to tell something about the ambitions behind their work. This week: Dutch illustrator Manon Bijkerk, aka La Nonette. Officially I am an Illustrator, but more of a contemporary one. I have a degree in Illustration from ArtEZ (Zwolle, The Netherlands) and I also studied at Escola Massana, Barcelona, which had […]
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Beautiful colors, wonderful compositions and pretty little details.. I love everything about these portraits! They are the work of Peggy Wolf, who was born in Germany and currently works as an illustrator in London. On her Etsy page, you will find many, many more of her works available for a very fair price.
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Although Lisa Golightly studied photography she became a painter of beautiful, snapshot-like portraits that are adored by many. Her works often include children which, as she explains, is a result of having children herself. “Much of my work explores the memory of childhood and how watching my own children influence the snapshots of these memories.” www.kikiandpolly.com […]
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Oh how I love these elegant portraits by Spanish painter Alfredo Palmero.. beautiful women popping out of endless dresses.. playful and abstract structures, yet realistic and filled with emotion. This is where classic meets contemporary art. And in Palmero’s case, this can be taken quite literally as he is the third in his generation of […]
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When you regularly search for art on the internet and you’re familiar with Spanish painter Juan Bejár’s work, you’ll know when you’ve come across one of his paintings. His works, in which beautifully odd children are portrayed in semi-surreal environments, have this lovely classic yet unique style which I fell in love with at first sight. And […]
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Takahiro Kimura’s collages are created by pieces of photos which are rearranged, painted and transformed into fierce and outstanding images that easily catch your attention. Based in Tokyo Japan, Takahiro’s works have traveled widely and can be found in books, advertisements and exhibitions. Besides these works, I also highy recommend a look at his short-films, […]
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Sarah Ball is one of those artist whose paintings I fell in love with at first sight. Born in South Yorkshire and currently living in South Wales, she is a multiple award winning artist whose works have been exhibited widely. In Sarah’s portraits it’s the strongly characterized faces of her beautiful characters that tell the stories […]
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